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California's Algebra 1 Mandate for 8th Graders
Jennifer Dounay, Sherry Skelly Griffith, and Loren Kaye discuss the implications of testing all California 8th graders on introductory algebra concepts and concerns regarding algebra readiness.
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Student Achievement Since No Child Left Behind
Jack Jennings and Nancy Kober discuss the successes and challenges of No Child Left Behind and what to expect in the future from the federal education law.
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Open Content in K-12 Education
Lisa A. Petrides discusses and answers questions about "open content" — shared resources educators can use, change, and republish for their own use.
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Open-Content Licensing
As the movement for "open" education resources continues to grow, encouraging educators to share online curricula and materials for free, it's become vital for ed-tech leaders and classroom teachers to understand the different types of licenses that make the process legal and safe.
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Opinion
Copyright Confusion Is Shortchanging Our Students
Media expert and educator Renee Hobbs writes about the culture of fear and misinformation that she claims is stifling teachers' use of the Internet in the classroom.
Curriculum
News in Brief
Coalition Calls for Opening Access to Publicly Funded School Materials
Releasing educational materials into the “open education” arena would give students, regardless of income level or geographic location, access to valuable curricula, and help educators continually improve and update learning materials, advocates say.
Assessment
Online Anti-Plagiarism Service Sets Off Court Fight
A lawsuit filed by high school students alleges that a company is violating their rights under U.S. copyright law.
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A National Roundup
Scientists Deny Kansas Officials Copyright in Flap Over Evolution
Two prominent national scientific organizations are withholding copyright permission from the Kansas board of education because of the groups’ objections to a proposed revision of the state’s science standards and its treatment of the subject of evolution.
Law & Courts
Expirations Keep Documentaries Out of Schools
Documentary films that have become classroom classics are running into problems, because their expired rights are preventing schools from obtaining copies.
Assessment
Court Rules Against Editor For Publishing Chicago Tests
A newspaper editor who published the content of six standardized tests used by the Chicago public schools violated copyright law, a federal appeals court has ruled. Still, the court said such information can be reproduced in similar forums, provided publishers show it is "necessary."
Law & Courts
Supreme Court Lets Stand Religious-Tile Ban at Columbine
The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to hear appeals in several education-related cases, including an appeal by the parents of victims of the Columbine shootings—who were barred from using religious messages in an art project displayed in the school's hallways.
Classroom Technology
Bill Would Ease Copyright Limits For E-Learning
Likely changes to U.S. copyright law this fall would give schools and higher education institutions new rights to use copyright materials over the Internet and in other technologies used for "distance learning."
Law & Courts
Supreme Court Ponders Copyright Extension
What do educational publishers, librarians, and the descendants of Dr. Seuss have at stake in a U.S. Supreme Court case about copyright?
Ed-Tech Policy
Wider Use of Computers in Schools Brings Confusion Over Copyrights
When students working on a geography project download a colorful map from the Internet or pluck a regional folk song from a CD-ROM, can their teacher or principal be sued for breaking copyright laws?