October 14, 1998
Education Week, Vol. 18, Issue 07
Education
Research on Tracking
Here are some of the major studies and books in recent years on tracking
School Climate & Safety
In the Hands of Children
The gun that Aron Gilliam used to punch a bullet into Jason Kelly on the
steps of Beach High School on Dec. 8, 1993, was cheap and easy to buy.
Education
Research Notes
Do teachers who follow an alternative-certification route teach as well as
traditionally trained teachers?
School & District Management
On the Wrong Track?
Some researchers are daring to suggest that tracking students may not be as bad as everyone thinks.
Education
The Need To Get Along
Gold stars for good behavior, wedged on kindergarten report cards between
seemingly more important information on young pupils' academic leanings,
may be a much more important gauge of future academic success than parents
give them credit for, an Illinois psychologist has concluded.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Superintendent Contradiction
How can short-tenured city superintendents turn academically depressed districts into ones that glow with success?