Economics
International
Opinion
Education’s ‘Groundhog Day’
Only the foolish would think that 13-year-olds' skills at bubbling in answer sheets would mean much for a nation's well-being, argues Gerald W. Bracey.
Curriculum
Schools in Argentina Reeling From Collapse of Economy
When Argentina's economy collapsed suddenly at the end of last year, the hope and promise stored in its education system abruptly ended. Today, many educators there wonder if schools will even open next month to begin the new academic year.
School Climate & Safety
Downturn Threatens Ed. Business More Than Terrorism
The education industry has emerged from the past two months largely unaffected by the terrors of Sept. 11 and anthrax-tainted mail. Whether it can endure the economic downturn is another question.
Assessment
National Assessment Will Evaluate Students' Knowledge of Economics
For the first time ever, the federal government plans to begin testing groups of students from around the country to gauge their understanding of economics.
Teaching Profession
Unions Decry Global Economy's Education Impact
Teachers' unions from around the world have issued a collective warning about the potential downsides of globalization, contending that the new global economy based on free trade and deregulation, if left unchecked, threatens the quality of, and access to, education in rich and poor countries alike. Includes a Reporter's Notebook, "Delegates Reminded of Elusiveness of Universal Schooling."
Teaching Profession
International Union To Debate Effects Of 'Globalization'
Stories of global economic challenges are expected to drive much of the discussion when some 1,000 teacher leaders from across the globe converge in Jomtien, Thailand, later this month for a meeting of Education International, a worldwide coalition of organizations representing education workers.
Curriculum
Academic Contests Shaping Curricula For the Humanities
Even with little of the publicity and recognition—or public and private funding—that surround the top mathematics and science competitions for students, academic contests in the humanities have had an impact in the classroom, many educators say.
Curriculum
Opinion
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Current school reform efforts fail to reflect the realities of American education and economic life, argues Rona Wilensky.
School & District Management
Economic Growth
Economists are taking a greater interest in education, resulting in a boom in school-related research in recent years. Includes: "A Sampler of Economic Research on Education."
Curriculum
Nation's Economic Good Times Leave Districts Short on Support
Christopher J. Watkins has become an economic indicator of sorts in St. Louis Park, Minn.
Standards
Voluntary Standards for Economics Released
America's schoolchildren will be better equipped to handle personal-finance decisions throughout their lives, from managing their allowances to making sound investments, if the new voluntary national standards for economics are adopted in schools countrywide, authors of the guidelines say.
Standards
An Economics Education
An Economics Education
Following is a sample content standard from the voluntary national standards in economics.
Following is a sample content standard from the voluntary national standards in economics.
Curriculum
Federal Government Takes Cues From Popular Culture
Teachers have long vied for students attention with the forces of popular culture. Comic books are an old-fashioned diversion, and television is in a league all its own.