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February 2002
Joanne Jacobs |
Watching the Numbers Unlike district schools, San Francisco's Edison Charter must succeed to survive...   |
Reason
February 2002
Joanne Jacobs |
Threatened by Success One charter school's fight against the education establishment... |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2009 |
Student Attitudes: Online Learning Students participating in a survey reveal their opinions about online learning courses. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 28, 2010
Bridget McCrea |
By the Book: Exploring One School's Success with a Technology-Based Reading Program The Web-based Lexia Reading includes three different levels (early reading, primary reading, and strategies for older students) and is designed to help students acquire and improve foundational reading skills. |
Salon.com
March 29, 2001
Joan Walsh |
The shame of San Francisco An ideological crusade aims to close a school that's worked miracles with poor black and Latino students. Why? It's a for-profit Edison school... |
Reason
May 2002 |
Letters The Media and G.I. Joe... Charter Rebuff... Three Priests and a Rabbi... Teen Demons... |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
Shame of a Nation A New York Times article ironically shows how far we still have to go. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 26, 2010
Scott Aronowitz |
California District Implements Writing Program Throughout Elementary Schools Stanislaus Union School District in Stanislaus, CA, reported that it implement Vantage Learning's MY Access! writing software for the 5th and 6th grades in all of its five elementary schools. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005 |
Education: "A Train Wreck Is Coming" Edison Schools CEO Chris Whittle talks about the crisis American elementary schools face in meeting the goals of No Child Left Behind. |
Reason
July 2009
Lisa Snell |
The Graduates Charter school success |
Science News
June 10, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Dropping Lowest Scores Determining which scores to drop when computing a final grade that is to a student's greatest advantage can be tricky. Here are some examples. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 30, 2009
Bridget McCrea |
By the Book: Technology Helps North Carolina School Close the Reading Gap Predictive Assessment of Reading can quickly determine if a child is deficient in phonics, lacking in fluency or in need of more vocabulary instruction. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008 |
Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework Technology-aided instructional practices are key to successful teaching in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. McKinley Technology High School's testing scores are proof of that |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Computer Science Courses Show Steep Decline... Students to Take on Challenge to Change the World... Avermedia Announces Stimulus Promotion... etc. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
William C. Symonds |
It's Teacher Salaries, Stupid Chris Whittle's book, "Crash Course: Imagining a Better Future for Public Education," is a provocative look at proposed radical school reforms. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 20, 2010
Scott Aronowitz |
Video Game Prepares Texas District for State Test Austin Independent School District in Texas is expanding the use of the DimensionM educational video games to seven middle schools and 15 charter schools. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2001
Lisa Snell |
Schoolhouse Crock Why George W. Bush's education reforms won't change anything... |
Salon.com
May 7, 2001
Arianna Huffington |
School of lies When it comes to education, only one rule applies in the nation's capital: "If it's broke, don't fix it"... |
Registered Rep.
April 29, 2013
Diana Britton |
Charter School Trailblazer: Michael Brown Advisor Michael Brown has been on the board of trustees for the East Harlem Tutorial Program for several years, and he was one of the founding members of the East Harlem Scholars Academy. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000
Pat Herr |
The Changing Role of the Teacher: How Management Systems Help Facilitate Teaching... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2, 2009
Ruth Reynard |
5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students. |
CIO
September 14, 2012
Gary Beach |
Time to Pay It Forward for Better Educated IT Workers The author knows American students lag behind other countries in STEM and thinks McKinsey's 'Closing the Talent Gap' report may be on to something. Is it time we incentivize our best students to forgo the private sector for jobs in public education? |
T.H.E. Journal
August 1, 2009 |
Drill Down As smart phone usage rises, applying the devices in education grows imperative. |
Registered Rep.
December 19, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
8 Facts You Didn't Know About the ACT and SAT In honor of test-taking season, here are some valuable statistics to know about the two tests. |
Reason
April 2006
Lisa Snell |
The Agony of American Education How per-student funding can revolutionize public schools in the U.S. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 17, 2010
David Nagel |
Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2005 |
Developing a Standardized Measure for Reading Ability With a standardized reading measure, teachers and parents will know a student's reading ability is continuing to increase, or, if it has decreased, know that it has been measured by a common scale based on the student's ability and not on content. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2009 |
K-2 Math by Dreambox Learning Dreambox Learning introduces K-2 Math, an online learning product for students in kindergarten through second grade that combines standards-based mathematics with interactive games. |
Science News
March 18, 2006 |
Explore Your Knowledge Test your math and science knowledge at the National Center for Education Statistics Web site. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 1999
Jody C. Isernhagen |
Technology: A Major Catalyst for Increasing Learning "If you can conceive of it, you can achieve it." (Kennedy Space Center, Florida) A rural Nebraska public school district adopted this philosophy when they applied for a three-year competitive Excellence in Education Grant in late 1995.... |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007
Andrew Matranga |
Solving the Math/Science Riddle The way out of our most serious educational challenge may lie in a host of new digital curriculum supplements. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Gimme an F! At least one aspiring broker wants retribution after the NASD mistakenly gave him a failing grade on his Series 7 exam last October. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 29, 2009
David Nagel |
Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. |
National Defense
June 2008
Alan L. Gropman |
Waning Education Standards Threaten U.S. Competitiveness High-quality education is critical to national security, and the United States must address a number of challenges in its educational system if it wants to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy and in key technologies. |
Reason
June 2005
Lisa Snell |
How Schools Cheat From underreporting violence to inflating graduation rates to fudging test scores, educators are lying to the American public. |
Mother Jones
May/Jun 2001
Chuck Sudetic |
Reading, Writing, and Revenue From New York to San Francisco, Edison Schools Inc. has been selling the idea that for-profit management companies can do a better job of teaching kids than public-school districts. But a growing number of educators say the reality doesn't match the hype... |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012 |
Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students. |
Fast Company
November 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Cellphonometry: Can Kids Really Learn Math From Smartphones? Schools are partnering with mobile-phone companies to help kids conquer math. Are smartphone-learning initiatives more than a corporate gimmick? |
Macworld
November 2003
Scholle Macfarland |
Grade-Book Software Five OS X-ready programs for teachers get assorted marks |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010 |
Bill Gates' School Crusade Bill Gates' foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Drill Down Administrators report on the obstacles they encounter in the effort to provide students with take-home technologies. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2006
Corey Bazemore |
The 'Power' of a Student Information System Neither distance nor war was any match for technology in one mother's effort to help turn around her son's sliding math performance. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2011
Dan Ferber |
Calling All Teachers This article focuses on preservice training -- training college students and graduates to be STEM teachers. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 16, 2014
Michael Blanding |
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology With 50 million public school students in America, technology holds much potential to transform schools, says John Jong-Hyun Kim. So why isn't it happening? |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2000
Sarah M. Butzin |
Project Child: A Decade of Success for Young Children Does technology make a difference in helping children acquire the basic skills of reading, writing and mathematics? Yes, according to a decade of research on a computer-integrated instructional program... |
Fast Company
April 2000
Sara Terry |
Schools That Think Everyone agrees: Education is essential for the future of the new economy. Everyone agrees: The public education system needs reform. No one agrees on how to do it. Here are four models for the future. |
Reason
November 2000
Jerry Jesness |
Texas' Big Test As George W. Bush touts his "Texas miracle" education record and other states move to mimic his state's approach, a closer look at test scores in Texas reveals a more enigmatic picture... |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2005 |
MathAmigo With the increased focus on math scores due to the No Child Left Behind Act, Valiant USA has released this K-8 standards-based math program for handhelds, including Palm OS devices, the AlphaSmart Dana and the Sony Clio. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2012
Cori Vanchieri. |
Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 27, 2009
Bridget McCrea |
Breaking Through Reading Barriers After using a tech-based reading program with struggling readers and special education students, fourth-grade inclusion teacher Ashlee Ritzko witnessed a new phenomenon: Students that were reluctant or resistant readers were suddenly excited about reading the novels. |
