Issues

December 10, 2008

Education Week, Vol. 28, Issue 15
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Armed With a GED
No iPods. No cellphones. No MySpace or Facebook. And always a sergeant around to keep things in check. No wonder the Army Preparatory School is working.
Scott J. Cech, December 8, 2008
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12 min read
Federal Opinion Secretary Spellings' Unintended Legacy
Future leaders might look to the precedent established by Secretary Spellings to fashion a strategy that NCLB critics would embrace, thereby robbing her and President Bush of the education legacy they sought to leave behind, says Eugene W. Hickok.
Eugene W. Hickok, December 8, 2008
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4 min read
Reading & Literacy Opinion How to Foster Children’s Resilience While They Wait for Schools to Improve
The power of storytelling has helped students in one school district contemplate their futures and build community, explains Maurice J. Elias.
Maurice J. Elias, December 8, 2008
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6 min read
Accountability Opinion But Are the Schools Getting Better?
"Are schools measured as high-performing by their accountability systems actually better schools? And could others learn from them what to do better?" asks Heinrich Mintrop.
Heinrich Mintrop, December 8, 2008
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7 min read
School & District Management As Obama Panel Studies Education Dept., Search for Secretary Continues
Potential candidates include school chiefs and several current or former governors.
David J. Hoff & Alyson Klein, December 8, 2008
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3 min read
Curriculum Report Roundup Extra Dose of 9th Grade Reading Said to Help
Giving extra literacy classes to struggling 9th grade readers boosts their reading comprehension skills, according to second-year findings released last month from an ongoing federal study.
Debra Viadero, December 8, 2008
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1 min read
Special Education Ed. Dept. Releases Rules for Parents Under IDEA
The rules state that parents have the right to revoke their consent for their children to receive special education services, after making a request in writing.
Christina A. Samuels, December 5, 2008
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3 min read
Learning Gate student Margarita Czupryn, left, examines a weed and its root structure as Miranda College looks on in the school’s garden area.
Learning Gate student Margarita Czupryn, left, examines a weed and its root structure as Miranda College looks on in the school’s garden area.
Photograph by Andrew Innerarity for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Schools Adapting Curriculum to the Outdoors
Educators and activists are working to introduce nature-based learning for students as a way to address such concerns as childhood obesity and achievement.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, December 5, 2008
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9 min read
Equity & Diversity Better Data Seen as Vital to Improving Nation's Schools
Imagine the research possibilities if every student in the country carried a “virtual backpack” stuffed with statistics on his or her entire educational history.
Debra Viadero, December 5, 2008
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6 min read
School & District Management Tenn. to Change Training, Licensure Rules for Principals
Education officials in Tennessee are poised to launch a major overhaul of its system for preparing principals, in a move aimed at improving the quality of the of school leaders.
Lesli A. Maxwell, December 5, 2008
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4 min read
Special Education 'Response to Intervention' on NEA's Agenda
The NEA plans to take to help increase the capacity of teachers to engage in RTI programs as they spread through school districts.
Christina A. Samuels, December 5, 2008
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4 min read
Bill Gates, in a Dec. 3 speech in Washington, urges federal lawmakers to continue to support education, as well as initiatives focused on global health and poverty, despite poor U.S. economic conditions that are straining the nation’s finances. Mr. Gates’ foundation has committed roughly $2 billion this decade to projects to improve U.S. high schools.
Bill Gates, in a Dec. 3 speech in Washington, urges federal lawmakers to continue to support education, as well as initiatives focused on global health and poverty, despite poor U.S. economic conditions that are straining the nation’s finances. Mr. Gates’ foundation has committed roughly $2 billion this decade to projects to improve U.S. high schools.
Kevin Wolf/AP
Equity & Diversity Gates Urges U.S. to Be Educational Change Agent
The software mogul calls stepped-up federal investment in schooling a smart move in tough economic times.
December 3, 2008
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4 min read
Federal States Earn Poor Marks On College
The double whammy of soaring tuition and stagnant wages means too many Americans are seeing college slipping out of their grasp, warns the head of a biennial report card on postsecondary education.
Scott J. Cech, December 3, 2008
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5 min read
Law & Courts Justices Hear Peer-Harassment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court is seeking to use a Massachusetts lawsuit to resolve which federal laws are available to combat gender discrimination in education.
Mark Walsh, December 2, 2008
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5 min read
Federal Study Calls for Tightly Tying School Funding to Strategic Goals
A six-year investigation yields a call for remaking a system that researchers see as disconnected from student-learning priorities.
Debra Viadero, December 2, 2008
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6 min read
Equity & Diversity Out-of-Field Teaching More Common in Poor Schools
Children in high-poverty schools are about twice as likely to have teachers without standard qualifications, a study finds.
Stephen Sawchuk, November 25, 2008
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5 min read
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