May 9, 2007
Education Week, Vol. 26, Issue 36
Education
Letter to the Editor
One Student’s Efforts to Let His Voice Be Heard
I am a junior high student, and I am using the intelligence I’ve gained so far in my education to help make my own school a more positive place for learning.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Math Needs to Be Fun, and Taught With Zest
It is possible to enjoy science and not employ think-tank-style mathematics for hypothesis problem-solving.
Federal
U.S. Faulted on Training of Scholars
College and university programs that prepare the nation’s education researchers suffer from mission muddle, a lack of common and rigorous standards, and inadequate resources.
Federal
Opinion
The High Stakes in Science Education
The current administration’s education policies can only impede the skill and talent development our society and our young people need.
Education
People in the News
Betty Edwards
Betty Edwards has been named the executive director of the National Middle School Association, based in Westerville, Ohio.
Education
People in the News
Lee S. Shulman
Lee S. Shulman will retire in August 2008 as the president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, an independent policy and research center for higher education, based at Stanford University.
Education
Report Roundup
Dental Health
For the first time in 40 years, the number of cavities in preschool-age children is on the rise, according to a study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Education
Report Roundup
Early-Childhood Education
States would reap significant financial benefits in as little as six years by spending more on high-quality preschool programs, suggests a study by Robert G. Lynch, an economist at the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute.
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.
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Corporate Expertise
Corporate scientific and technological knowledge, as well as negotiation and management skills, can be used to help improve public education, says a report by Boston, Mass.-based FSG Social Impact Advisors.
Federal
Report Roundup
NCLB-Related Tutoring Inadequately Studied
Insufficient research is available to support the continued use of the Supplemental Education Services provision of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, concludes a report by the Education Policy Research Unit at the University of Arizona in Mesa.
School & District Management
Leadership by Teachers Gains Notice
States take steps to create endorsements to licensing systems that would formally recognize teachers who have taken on leadership roles.
School & District Management
Hawaii Teachers Face Random Drug Tests
The Hawaii State Teachers Association has ratified a new contract that will require its members to undergo random drug and alcohol testing.