Curriculum and Learning

The latest stories on the application of courses and their content in schools.

Scientists Ask: Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains?

December 3, 2008, AP

Biosphere 2 to Become Teacher Training Site

December 3, 2008, AP

S.C. Educators Discuss Dropout Prevention

December 2, 2008, AP

Gender-Segregated Classes Draw Praise, Concern

November 24, 2008, AP

Financial Crisis Drives Up Interest in Economics

November 24, 2008, AP

News Briefs

Judge Halts 8th Grade Algebra Test

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge last week ordered the California state board of education to postpone its bold and expensive plan to require all 8th graders to be tested in algebra. November 4, 2008

Financial-Literacy Requirements

As part of an effort to promote the inclusion of financial education in state standards and required courses, the Washington-based nonprofit group Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, and Citi, a global financial-services company, have mapped whether students are required to study financial education. November 4, 2008

Producing Engineers

Policymakers should take steps to produce more minority students capable of becoming engineers and scientists, a new report argues. October 20, 2008

What Works Clearinghouse Dings 'Accelerated Math' Program

Accelerated Math, a popular middle school mathematics software program, was found to have “no discernible effect” on student achievement in a review by the federal What Works Clearinghouse. October 7, 2008

Draft Texas Science Standards Remove Language Irking Scientists

A first draft of new Texas state science standards removes language that says students should understand the “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories and hypotheses in biology. September 30, 2008

Arts Assessment

Large-scale assessment of students’ proficiency in the arts could help ensure that children are offered standards-based instruction in music, visual art, theater, and dance, a new report contends. September 30, 2008

More News Briefs

Much of New-Media Learning Said to Occur Informally

Playing and socializing online develop young people's technical skills and media literacy in ways that rival formal education, a study says. November 20, 2008

Activists Line Up to Testify on Science Standards

November 20, 2008, AP

Senior Year Inviting More Math Choices

Interest in 12th grade math options is rising as more states require four years of the subject and schools explore alternatives for struggling and high-achieving students. November 18, 2008

Children's Lack of Playtime Seen as Troubling Health, School Issue

An emphasis on academics and other structured activities is stripping young children of much-needed time for make-believe, experts warn. November 17, 2008

More Schools Cultivate Learning in Student Gardens

November 17, 2008, AP

Dream Education: 1 Student at a Time

November 17, 2008, AP

Alabama School Board Approves 2nd Bible Textbook

November 13, 2008, AP

ACLU: Mobile's Gender-Segregated Classes Illegal

November 12, 2008, AP

Fair-Use Help for Internet on Its Way

Media experts have drafted guidelines to help teachers and students grasp the legal issues they say have unnecessarily restricted the use of online resources. November 11, 2008

Assessing '21st-Century Skills' Won't Be Easy, Paper Says

November 10, 2008

Group Launches Push for More Math, Science Teachers

November 10, 2008

Native American History, Culture Gaining Traction in State Curricula

November 4, 2008

Commentary

Advanced Placement for Whom?

November 3, 2008

Pilot Projects to Aim at Workforce Issues

October 30, 2008

Math Specialists Roam South Dakota to Help Elementary Teachers