January 28, 1998
Education Week, Vol. 17, Issue 20
Education
Idaho Teacher to Train for Space Flight
In tapping Idaho schoolteacher Barbara R. Morgan to become a full-fledged astronaut, NASA opened the space-faring profession to educators to a degree never before seen.
Education
Where Gown Meets Town
Toting their backpacks as they walk to class, Damian Ramsey and
Rolando Carino cut across the Clark University campus with all the
self-assurance of upperclassmen leading a freshman orientation.
Education
Teachers in Space: A Chronology
NASA began internal discussions on including private citizens in the space shuttle program in 1982.
Education
Opinion
A Tale of Two Schools
For this entire century, there has been conflict among educators,
public officials, researchers, and parents over whether traditionalist
or progressive ways of teaching reading, math, science, and other
subjects are best.