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The Politics of School Choice
Kevin Donnelly - July 3, 2009 - The cultural-Left and the Minister for Social Inclusion, Julia Gillard, reject such research. Believing that social class determines educational success or failure conforms to the socialists’ worldview—one where capitalist society is riven with inequality and injustice and doing well has nothing to do with merit, application or ability. Such a self-fulfilling prophecy also justifies spending millions on feel-good programs that aim to overcome

Effects of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum on Low-Income Children's Mathematical Knowledge
July 3, 2009 - Evaluate short-term and long-term effects of the curriculum on children’s early mathematical development and learning environments

Yale University Professor Interviews Holocaust Revisionists
July 3, 2009 - Yale professor Mark Oppenheimer interviews this writer and Mark Weber for a four-part article titled The Denial Twist published in The Tablet, A New Read on Jewish Life. His introduction is titled American Psycho.

Who will write the national standards?
Outline Process to Develop Common English-language Arts and Mathematics Standards 
July 2, 2009 - WASHINGTON­ - The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced the names of the experts serving on the Common Core State Standards Development Work Group and Feedback Group

Commentary: Justice in Milwaukee - Michael F. Shaughnessy - July 1, 2009 - Senior Columnist EducationNews.org Every once in a while, some newspaper article comes to my attention, which reassures me that there is, in fact, some justice in the world.

Arizona High Schools Get an "F" in Civics - July 1, 2009 - Survey reveals only 3.5 percent of Arizona public high school students could pass citizenship test

National Coalition Presents "Design Principles for K-12 Mathematics Standards and Assessments" and Seeks Seat at National Standards Writing Table June 30, 2009 - The United States Coalition for World Class Math, a new non-partisan organization of concerned parents collaborating with professional mathematicians, educators, and others to promote improvements in K-12 mathematics education..

Understanding Reading First: What We Know, What We Don't, and What's Next
June 29, 2009 - In 2008, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education published research findings on Reading First, a centerpiece of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act that provided $1 billion per year to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

Opening Up the Classroom
June 29, 2009 - This report, “Opening Up the Classroom: Greater Transparency through Better, More Accessible Course Information," by Jay Schalin, proposes a way to improve the transparency and accountability of colleges and universities.

Christina Asquith on Iraq’s "Golden Period" for Reporting
June 29, 2009 - Asquith discusses the trials of freelancing in Iraq (which she did in 2003 and 2004). Read the complete series.

The drugs don't work
June 29, 2009 - The number of people on antidepressants is soaring – we may be more miserable, but let's swap the pills for support and care

Do-Over!
June 28, 2009 - by Jason Zasky - Haunted by the failures of his youth, a middle-aged husband and father goes back to school—elementary school.

Education Terms that Share the "Phon" Root
June 28, 2009 - Psychology and education are well-springs from which buzzwords and jargon rise, and when psycho-babble meets ed-speak, obfuscation is born. In other words,

Film exposes dark underbelly of Shariah law
June 27, 2009 - "When we started this movie, I had no idea that it would be as relevant as it has become today, on the date we're releasing the film," McEveety said. "Now, with the elections turning out the way they did in Iran,

National Education Accountability Requires Overhaul
WASHINGTON, DC (June 26, 2009) –Test scores in reading and math alone cannot describe a school’s contributions to the full range of student outcomes.  Instead, a new accountability system that combines testing with qualitative evaluation is needed to replace the discredited No Child Left Behind Act.  

Undeclared World War III
by Haim Harari - Re-published June 26, 2009 - "As you know, I usually provide the scientific and technological "entertainment" in our meetings, but, on this occasion, our Chairman suggested that I present my own personal view on events in the part of the world from which I come.

The Academic Quality of Teachers: A Civil Rights Issue
By Sandra Stotsky - June 26, 2009 - Although knowledge of the subjects they teach is the chief characteristic of effective teachers, knowledgeable teachers are not evenly distributed across public schools

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