Letters
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May 6, 2008
The most powerful rebuttal to the claims about the significance of international test scores still comes from Singapore’s previous education minister.
May 6, 2008
It’s helpful to have accurate graduation data, but developing a better mousetrap to count dropouts doesn’t address a more basic problem: graduates lack essential educational skills.
May 6, 2008
A few points concerning "Papal Visit Spurs Plea for ‘Saving’ Catholic Schools":
April 29, 2008
School culture and test scores are both important in giving schools the "Blue Ribbon" designation, the authors argue.
April 29, 2008
The author contends that a recent Education Week article mischaracterizes urban debate leagues' work.
April 29, 2008
Misconceptions about Idaho’s virtual schools spread quickly when news outlets picked up information from one another.
April 29, 2008
The author asks: Would anyone in his or her right mind question the importance of technology in American business, in our health-care system, or in the military-industrial complex?
April 29, 2008
Part of America’s mathematics education malaise is math professors' 'symbiotic' relationship with education research funding, the author argues.
April 22, 2008
It is disappointing that Education Week did not use this opportunity to include an article on the negative impact the No Child Left Behind Act has had on gifted education.
