Education News http://www.educationnews.org Education News Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP or Dual Credit: Which Approach is Best for High Schoolers? For high school students facing up to the financial toll a college education can take on a family, amassing as many college credits as possible prior to enrolling makes a lot of sense. As a result, high schoolers in Missouri are enrolling in Advanced Placement courses and taking AP exams to earn college credit by [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/ap-or-dual-credit-which-approach-is-best-for-high-schoolers/ New York City High School Admissions Policy Biased, Lawsuit Claims In a lawsuit filed in federal court, New York City parents and activists are arguing that the high school admissions policies used in the district are discriminatory against Latino and African-American students. According to the plaintiffs, the process that determines which students are assigned to which public high schools disproportionately pushes minority students into chronically underperforming schools [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/new-york-city-high-school-admissions-policy-biased-lawsuit-claims/ Professor Snarks: Should Coursera Offer a Course on Itself? A massive online open course about one of the biggest providers of massive online open courses? According Bob Meister, who teaches social science and political thought at University of California Santa Cruz, that is just what students need. Although the suggestion for a Coursera MOOC is tongue-in-cheek, Meister made it as part of an open [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/professor-snarks-should-coursera-offer-a-course-on-itself/ Study: Computer Ownership Doesn’t Mitigate Income Achievement Gap A new study casts doubt on the assertion that raising computer ownership rates among low-income families could go some way towards closing the poor-rich academic achievement gap, TechCrunch reports. The findings are based on a randomized trial in California where researchers tracked outcomes after giving out free computers to students around the state. Authors Robert [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/technology/study-computer-ownership-doesnt-mitigate-income-achievement-gap/ Three Additional States Granted NCLB Waivers, Brings Total to 37 Three additional states have been approved for waivers from some of the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced earlier this week. The waiver approvals for Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia mean that a total of 37 states and the District of Columbia will now be exempt [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/three-additional-states-granted-nclb-waivers-brings-total-to-37/ LA Board of Education Election Pits Teacher Against Upstart Politician Antonio Sanchez, 31, and Monica Ratliff, 43,  are vying for one of seven seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education. Ratliff has strong appeal to educators with her background as a legal aid attorney and as a successful teacher at a high-performing school, but what Sanchez lacks in experience he makes up for in [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/la-board-of-education-election/ What’s Behind the Gap in ADHD Diagnoses in US and France? Is there something uniquely American about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? This might seem like a strange question to ask about a recognized mental illness – something that doesn’t typically know any national boundaries. At the same time, it’s hard to ignore in light of the fact that more than 9% of American children are diagnosed [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/whats-behind-gap-in-adhd-diagnoses-in-us-and-france/ Texas Scraps Controversial CSCOPE Curriculum Support Effective August 31st, the controversial CSCOPE curriculum support system designed to help Texas teachers align with state standards will be pulled from classrooms. State Senator Dan Patrick announced that all twenty board members that are responsible for overseeing the CSCOPE system have signed a letter that pledges to scrap the lesson plans.  ”The era of [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/texas-scraps-cscope-curriculum-support/ Why is Math Education Software Lacking? Kids use the computer for everything from socializing to gaming to math homework – that is, until they reach algebra. In 1988 the Rand Corporation reported that instructional software is great for simple math drills and teaching basic procedures, but it faltered beyond that point. Even with today’s advances in technology the market lacks effective [...]

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]]> http://www.educationnews.org/technology/why-is-math-education-software-lacking/ Commission Proposes Reciprocity for Distance Learning Programs Regulating distance learning programs around the US has presented a challenge for states and the federal government, but a new report published by the Commission on the Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education could serve as the key to unlocking the gridlock. The commission, which is comprised of accreditors from around the country, proposed that states [...]

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