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BusinessWeek
June 26, 2006
Greene & Symonds |
Bill Gates Gets Schooled Why Bill Gates and other execs have struggled in their school reform efforts, and why they keep trying.   |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2010
John K. Waters |
Dream On: Visionary Educators and Their Big Ideas The four educators we've chosen to spotlight as visionaries conceived, developed, and guided technology-driven initiatives perhaps initially thought to be impractical. |
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. |
Salon.com
May 30, 2000
Jonathan Schorr |
The charter school challenge Notes from two pioneering California charter schools -- one a success story, the other a failure. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010 |
Bill Gates' School Crusade Bill Gates' foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroom. |
Fast Company
January 2006
Wendy Zellner |
The Gates Effect The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wants to fix American high schools. Is it laying its enormous bets in the right places? |
ifeminists
December 17, 2002
Glenn Sacks |
Why Teachers Leave An effective school or school district leadership does one thing above all: It keeps good teachers in the classroom. Our schools are like an army whose best soldiers, year after year, are deserting. I have three solutions. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2006
Lisa A. Petrides |
ISKME Special Series Part 3: Using Data to Improve Instruction Are you using the right tests? The correct assessment methods? The best technology? These are only a few of the issues that must be addressed in the effort to use data to change teacher practice. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2002
William Zaggle |
Producing Assessment-Savvy Educators The biggest thing going for the education technology industry today is the push toward standards-based assessment. |
Teacher Magazine
May 2000 |
Becoming Good American Schools Book reviews on detracking, the "feel-good" curriculum, and charter schools |
Salon.com
October 29, 2001
King Kaufman |
Tuition-free, back-to-basics, inner-city private schools The new St. Louis Academies seem almost too good to be true. But their founders insist that failure is not an option... |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2007
Frances Bryant Bradburn |
A Program With Impact A suitably named North Carolina technology integration model is enriching teaching and learning in schools that need it most. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2005 |
The State of Education Florida Showcases the Best & Brightest Innovations at FETC 2005... Developing the Whole Child: Ocoee Middle School... A Laptop a Day: Manatee County Schools... A National E-Learning Model: Florida Virtual School... |
Salon.com
May 26, 2000
Catherine Davis |
Money talks In wealthy school districts, it drowns out the sound of the teachers. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2001
Philip J. Bossert |
Lessons Learned An inside look at four of the top technology school districts in the nation... |
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 2002
Dan Holden |
The Litany Investigating the organizational changes needed to make technology effective in the classroom and create an environment where no child is left behind |
Reason
February 2002
Joanne Jacobs |
Threatened by Success One charter school's fight against the education establishment... |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2003
Bob Lally |
Difference by Design: Taking Learning Tools From the Home into the Classroom Technologies developed as learning tools that will be used by children at home are judged by a different set of criteria than those educators use to determine their suitability for the classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001 |
On The Web Student performance enhancement and college prep service provider aims to make college a reality for every student... Web site offers a place for students to exchange their old textbooks for ones that they currently need... Teaching children about preventing injuries in the home... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers. |
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
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... |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 30, 2006
Mallory Stark |
Lessons From Privately Managed Schools An interview with Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of educational management organization (EMO) Advantage Schools on how -- and if -- professional business management practices can improve the performance of troubled American public schools. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2003
Chris Rother |
Technology's Value in Education A teacher survey reveals the importance of student access to computers and the need for more tech training. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2002
Sylvia Charp |
Changes to Traditional Teaching Teaching and learning have changed as the use of technology becomes more prevalent... |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012 |
Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000 |
Broadly Speaking In this month's Broadly Speaking, we speak with Judy Hamilton, CEO of Classroom Connect... |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2005
Bill Pflaum |
A Second Look at the Nature of Technology in the Classroom Research gathered from visiting schools nationwide reveals that while investing in computer-based instruction and assessment programs can improve student learning, an engaged teacher is still far more invaluable in driving student success. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2004
Faye P. Taylor |
Education Technology Helps Unite School Communities, Improve Academic Achievement The landmark No Child Left Behind Act has spurred the adoption of innovative education technology and Internet-based programs into classrooms nationwide. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2005
Barbara Frey |
A Virtual School Principal's To-Do List The following to-do list shows the differences and likenesses in this new realm of virtual education. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2006
Ken Bird |
Student Information Systems >> How Do You Spell Parental Involvement? S-I-S Research shows parental involvement improves student achievement, and because with the advent of the Internet and the use of Student Information Systems, schools have never had an easier tool to offer parents. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2007
Manchester, Mao & Puentedura |
Systemic School Reform :: Maine The MLTI prides itself on securing funding for ed tech, providing teacher training that meets specific schools' needs, and building learning communities. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2008
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
President Ed Tech Following a rough ride with the Bush administration, only one candidate offers the policies and vision that can reinvigorate our industry and help our students gain a foothold on the future. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 14, 2008
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina The organization New Schools for New Orleans aims to create networks of schools to receive shared support services while avoiding the dysfunctions of a large urban district. |
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. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2007
Mary Ann Wolf |
Systemic School Reform :: A Guiding Hand A systemic approach to school reform demands leaders with vision, who understand how every step of their efforts fits together to support teachers and benefit students. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
John K. Waters |
How Geek Became Chic With budgets and staff stretched thin, schools are turning tech-savvy students into technology leaders and a popular, important source of IT support. |
Reason
December 2005 |
Let a Thousand Choices Bloom Fifty years after Milton Friedman first proposed the idea of education vouchers, school choice proposals come in all shapes and sizes. Here, 12 experts debate the future of American education reform. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2004
Chris Rother |
Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2007
Anita Givens |
Systemic School Reform :: Texas Texas' TIP program packages six key technology resources to create a digitally rich environment that has helped turn at least one low-performing school into a recognized success. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2005
Gloria Bush |
Logging on to Staff Development Enhancing your teachers' knowledge and use of educational technology through online professional development. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2007
Neal Starkman |
Ready for Their Closeups Digital technology is putting students in front of the camera as well as behind it. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2008
Esther Shein |
One-Stop Shopping With Learning Management Systems Virtual course delivery is only one of many options afforded by an LMS, which allows educators to transfer online a host of educational and administrative tasks. |
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.... |
Salon.com
May 11, 2001
Meg Robbins |
The failure of testing President Bush wants to "test every child, every year." But a growing movement of families and teachers insists this is a formula for mediocre schooling and stressed-out kids. |
BusinessWeek
June 26, 2006 |
Best Practices: A Top 10 List Frustrated by the meager payoff from its traditional efforts to improve schools, a new generation of business philanthropists is developing innovative approaches to solving this seemingly intractable problem. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2003
Kathleen P. Fulton |
Redesigning Schools to Meet 21st-Century Learning Needs Investing in high-quality teaching is the most important action America's leaders can take to put our children's dreams within reach and prepare our nation for the future. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2005
Chris Rother |
Teachers Talk Tech The Teachers Talk Tech survey exposes a growing problem: Cash-strapped schools must choose between using computers as administrative or instructional tools. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2001
Sylvia Charp |
Professional Development Public dissatisfaction with academics is causing educators to re-examine their curriculum to put more emphasis on effective teaching... |
