Edu Assoc Articles
Arizona House moves to improve tuition tax credit program
3.10.10 - Through the magic of public access television, I recently watched debate before the state House of Representatives on bills to reform the tuition scholarship tax credit program. I'm happy to report that legislators engaged in a substantive discussion and adopted amendments from both parties.
Becoming a Classroom of Readers
3.3.10 - Donalyn Miller - As I stand in the hallway, monitoring students at their lockers before school begins, Emily wanders over to chat. She has been reading Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Simon and Schuster, 2000), a historical fiction novel about the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The events in the book have piqued Emily's interest in medicine and epidemics....
The Case for Slow Reading
3.2.10 - Thomas Newkirk - Open any newspaper and you are likely to find a story of some school whose students have read a million, two million—some big number of pages. As a payoff, the teachers wear pajamas for a day, or the principal shaves his head or agrees to eat worms, a reward to the delighted students. ...
A Refreshing Conversation
How do you keep yourself fresh after all these years?" Mark asked me. He was completing his sixth year as principal and by all accounts was doing a good job. He had forged strong relationships with his faculty and was appreciated by the families his school served, and his students were achieving in lots of areas. Mark should have been flying high....
Reversing Readicide
3.2.10 - Kelly Gallagher - On a recent cross-country flight, I found myself sitting next to the president of a multimillion dollar computer software company. To keep his business competitive, he told me, his organization regularly recruits employees from top universities. ...
Teaching Critical Reading with Questioning Strategies
3.1.10 - Larry Lewin - It is time—actually past time—to address critical-thinking and analytic-response skills in our classrooms. The pendulum is ready to swing from overreliance on rote learning and prepping for standardized tests to preparing students to be 21st century thinkers. And thank goodness; our world needs students who can read texts critically, not just fill in bubbles....
Extreme Makeover: School Edition
3.1.10 - The Michigan Department of Education wants public schools to think outside the classroom about ways to improve quality without necessarily spending more. Think online education. Think performance pay. Think consolidation. ...
Women in Science: UC San Diego Alumnae Succeed in Male-Dominated Fields
2.23.10 - Not only is the University of California, San Diego a leader in cutting-edge research and academic excellence, it is also a training site for national—and world—leaders. This winter, President Obama announced the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Initiative, calling for a series of nationwide programs to educate and inspire students to excel in science and math, especially underrepresented groups ...
Curriculum Reform in Chinese Secondary Education
2.19.10 - Kevin Lam - The theoretical foundation for the current educational system in China may be traced to the "Decision on the Reform of the Educational Structure", a decree issued in 1985 by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, which was formalized a year later by the National People's Congress with the ratification of the "Compulsory Education Law."...
Gaining Insight into the Meaning of the Constitution
2.14.10 - Deborah Stevenson - Did you know? Most people are unfamiliar with our U.S. Constitution and take its meaning for granted....
Why Teachers Should Try Twitter
2.12.10 - William M. Ferriter - I've got an embarrassing confession to make: Until recently, I wasn't convinced that differentiating learning opportunities for students really mattered....
The Teacher Who Made Me Speak
2.12.10 - vCarl Glickman - Noted education writer and speaker Carl Glickman recounts how, as a high school student with a stutter, he dreaded teachers calling on him in class....
Teaching Children with Challenging Behavior
2.1.210 - Caltha Crowe - Students with behavioral issues are challenging for teachers and classmates alike. ...
Stepping into Students' Worlds
2.11.10 - Amy Baeder - Teachers rarely live in the same neighborhoods as their students and the natural connections that once came from living nearby have eroded....
"The Strive of It"
2.11.10 - Kathleen Cushman - Kathleen Cushman spent a year interviewing 150 ordinary U.S. teenagers about how they got good at some particular pursuit....An Interview with Glenn Scoggins: Teaching at an International School
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Wendy Young
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It brings tears of joy and excitement to my eyes. I pray for the very best for each young man and all students everywhere. ...
keith baker
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2010-03-12 11:45:06
We already have national standards set by the Texas Board of Ed as textbook requirements. They are awful. Anything is better.
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2010-03-12 11:12:16
You lead referring to a "...Marxist-backed proposal..." is basically a lie. Upon reading the Dallas Morning News article, it is stated that the proposal was ...
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2010-03-12 10:31:43
It might very well be that there is "no convincing empirical evidence" that national standards drive superior outcomes. But, there is ample evidence on what ...
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2010-03-12 10:07:30
GOD is good all the time. It is time to take care of our own and not complain. We can achieve if we ...
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Colin Hannaford
EducationNews.org British and Foreign Correspondent. For twenty-five years Colin Hannaford was a head of math - and latterly also head of ethics - at one of England's most prestigious international schools. Whilst there, he developed a new way of teaching math that is attracting increasing international respect and attention.
EducationNews.org British and Foreign Correspondent. For twenty-five years Colin Hannaford was a head of math - and latterly also head of ethics - at one of England's most prestigious international schools. Whilst there, he developed a new way of teaching math that is attracting increasing international respect and attention.
