October 31, 2007
Education Week, Vol. 27, Issue 10
Special Education
‘Universal Design’ Concept Pushed for Education
The philosophy advocates creating lessons and classroom materials that are flexible enough to accommodate different learning styles.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Know the Game and Cover the Action
Richard Lee Colvin and Judy Johnson give five reasons why educators need to teach us more about teaching, and journalists need to pay more attention to what happens in class.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Progress, ‘Grade Level,’ and Chronological Age
It seems to me that there is a very easy way to obviate some of the problems with the No Child Left Behind Act, and that is to simply redefine the notion of “grade level.”
Education
Letter to the Editor
Why Lessons From Military Won’t Work in Schools
Applying the lessons Hugh B. Price outlines in traditional schools won’t be nearly as successful.
Education
Letter to the Editor
NCLB, Teachers Need Reasonable Expectations
Why do we expect young people to be capable of focusing on reading, writing, and arithmetic when confronted with the daily challenges of life?
Education
Letter to the Editor
Calif. Teacher Assessment Offers No Improvements
I and other faculty members in teacher preparation in the California State University system worked to oppose this bureaucratic imposition of an unfunded mandate.
Assessment
Opinion
‘Our Sacred Honor’
Too few students understand the costs of cheating, writes Peter Berger.
Accountability
Opinion
Closing the Measurement Gap
Jennifer Booher-Jennings explains why ‘risk adjustment’ could work for education.
Equity & Diversity
Ed. Dept. Holds Firm on Racial-Data Rules
Starting in the 2010-11 school year, students will be able to identify themselves as belonging to more than one racial or ethnic group.
School Climate & Safety
Lessons About Climate Change Pose Many Challenges for Science Teachers
Textbooks and other materials have not caught up to a growing body of scientific evidence about climate change.
Accountability
Gains Seen in Retooled Teacher Ed.
A Louisiana study suggests that new teachers can be as effective as, or sometimes more effective than, their experienced colleagues.
Federal
New Small Schools in N.Y.C. Post Higher Graduation Rate
At schools that are part of the New Century High Schools initiative, 78 percent of students graduate in four years, compared with 58 percent at the city's other high schools.
Law & Courts
Use of Race a Concern for Magnet Schools
School officials are examining their programs after the recent Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious assignment policies in districts.
Federal
Louisiana Gov.-Elect Faces Education Issues
Kentucky and Mississippi also will select their governors in the 2007 electoral season.
School Climate & Safety
Ideas for Revamping Calif. Schools Emerge From Study
Reformers are likely to push for an improved education data system, stronger pre-K and kindergarten programs, and school spending based more on student needs than on categories of programs.