Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Education Week: Expert Panels Tackle Ways to Improve STEM Education

Expert Panels Propose Ways to Improve STEM Education

Two federal advisory groups have issued reports on preparing and nurturing students in science, technology, engineering, and math. (September 21, 2010)

Special Ed. Advocates Cautious on Common Standards

Advocates are wary and optimistic about what common standards and tests will mean for students with disabilities. (September 20, 2010) | Comments (3)

DREAM Act Gains Traction as Senate Prepares to Vote

(September 21, 2010)

Court Overturns Oregon Laws Against Giving Explicit Books to Minors

(September 21, 2010)

Time and Stability Seen as Key to Effective Mentoring

(September 20, 2010)

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Tucson Students Undeterred by Ethnic-Studies Dispute

An Arizona state law restricting ethnic-studies classes hasn't kept students at Tucson Magnet High from signing up for the courses this fall.(September 21, 2010)

E-LEARNING REPORT

Schools Blend Virtual and Face-to-Face Teaching

(September 20, 2010)

This Week In Education: Thompson: Focus on Elementary Schools

Thompson: Focus on Elementary Schools

by john thompson

Is the current focus on fixing broken high schools going too far in the wrong direction? That's what EWA's Linda Perlstein says: "Anyone involved in schools would tell you that if we wait to tackle the problem of inadequate education until children are in high school, it’s too late." Elementary schools

La universidad: un sueño alcanzable | College: A Possible Dream

Samantha Hernández, estudiante de segundo año en California State University Domínguez Hills, persigue sus sueños de la universidad y la carrera por medio del apoyo constante de su familia, administradores de la universidad, y la ayuda económica que recibe.

Samantha Hernandez, a sophomore at California State University Dominguez Hills, pursues her dreams of college and career thanks to the strong support of her family, university administrators, and the financial aid she receives.

Pandering, Craven One-Upsmanship on Tax Cuts—the Edu-Implications :: Frederick M. Hess

Pandering, Craven One-Upsmanship on Tax Cuts—the Edu-Implications

by Frederick M. Hess • Sep 21, 2010 at 9:42 am
Cross-posted from Education Week

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I try to restrict my commentary to education; I don't usually wade into broader policy debates. But the recent contretemps over tax cuts--especially the new Republican proposal announced last week by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell--has major edu-implications. The feds are already spending a trillion dollars a year more than they collect; more than 40 cents of every dollar we're spending is borrowed money. Optimistic scenarios have us cutting this to "only" a half-trillion a year by 2020.

Responsible public leadership requires making choices. Promises of freebies and endless goodie bags

Curriculum Renewal: There has to be a better way �Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech

Curriculum Renewal: There has to be a better way

by Dean Shareski

Saskatchewan is smack dab in the middle of curriculum renewal. The shift is to outcome based education.

It is a student-centered learning philosophy that focuses on empirically measuring student performance, which are called outcomes. OBE contrasts with traditional education, which primarily focuses on the resources that are available to the student, which are called inputs. While OBE implementations often incorporate a host of many progressive pedagogical models and ideas, such as reform mathematics, block scheduling, project-based learning and whole language reading, OBE in itself does not specify or require any particular style of teaching or learning. Instead, it

Illinois requires bilingual preschool — Joanne Jacobs

Illinois requires bilingual preschool Illinois now requires public schools with preschools to offer bilingual classes to students who aren’t fluent in English, reports the Chicago Tribune. Students are supposed to learn “basic academic skills in their native language as they learn ...

Teacher Dumpster-dives for supplies

Bill Kurtz of the Denver School of Science and Technology waving a $1 million check The Daily Churn: Tuesday | EdNewsColorado

The Daily Churn: Tuesday | EdNewsColorado

The Daily Churn: Tuesday

by EdNews staff

What’s churning:

If you missed seeing Bill Kurtz of the Denver School of Science and Technology waving a $1 million check over his head, go to www.oprah.com. DSST was one of six high-performing charters networks nationwide to be awarded $1 million each from Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network during Monday’s talk show. Kurtz, who is the CEO, opened the first DSST high school campus in Stapleton in 2004. The network expanded to include a middle school feeding into the Stapleton high school and, this fall, expanded to Green Valley Ranch in far

Graduation rates vary widely at schools serving similar students | GothamSchools

Graduation rates vary widely at schools serving similar students

by Maura Walz

CFE found that eighth-grade attendance was more closely associated with graduation rates than any other variable.

City high schools that serve similar students graduate their students at wildly different rates, according to a

Losing HOPE - Inside Higher Ed

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Losing HOPE

Popular Georgia scholarship that spawned many other merit programs faces financial struggles, and policy makers concede some tough choices ahead.

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Times Change in Higher Ed Coverage

New York Times now treats research universities as news commentators, not news makers, say Illinois researchers.

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An Adjunct's Novel

In Fight for Your Long Day, a long-term adjunct offers a fictional account of life very much off the tenure track.

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Calculating How Much 'Education Pays'

College Board report documents value, to individuals and society, of postsecondary degrees -- even as college prices rise.

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Commencement Speakers Announced: Connecticut College, Olin, Rice

Virtual classmates forge real friendships - Web's #1 Source for K12 and Higher Education News and Commentary - EducationNews.org ��

Virtual classmates forge real friendships 9.21.10 - Students from Wisconsin Connections Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade public school that operates almost entirely over the Internet, took a field trip to the Mitchell Park Domes to learn about the world's ecosystems and interact ...

Oprah Winfrey gives Denver charter school $1 million 9.21.10 - The high-performing Denver School of Science & Technology charter school was rewarded with a $1 million check on Monday's "Oprah Winfrey Show."

More kids at Memphis City Schools opt for breakfast served in class 9.21.0 - Hawkins Mill Elementary has transformed the most important meal of the day.