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School Reform News
May 2002
Cleveland Parents Don't Choose Voucher Schools. Say Opponents
Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes? Chico Marx, Duck Soup Opponents of parental choice in education have deployed a wide range of arguments ... (read more)
Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes? Chico Marx, Duck Soup Opponents of parental choice in education have deployed a wide range of arguments ... (read more)
Education Industry
A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures, Inc., which conducts research ... (read more)
A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures, Inc., which conducts research ... (read more)
Just the Facts: Teacher Certification
Although serious questions have been raised about the value of the current procedure for certifying elementary and secondary schoolteachers, sheer inertia ... (read more)
Although serious questions have been raised about the value of the current procedure for certifying elementary and secondary schoolteachers, sheer inertia ... (read more)
Math Skills Become 'Fuzzy' After Teaching Reforms
Do the new methods of teaching mathematics advanced by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM): (a) help all children gain a conceptual ... (read more)
Do the new methods of teaching mathematics advanced by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM): (a) help all children gain a conceptual ... (read more)
May 2002 School Reform News (pdf)
The May 2002 issue of School Reform News is the first to feature The Friedman Report, a monthly review of school choice efforts taking place around the ... (read more)
The May 2002 issue of School Reform News is the first to feature The Friedman Report, a monthly review of school choice efforts taking place around the ... (read more)
Mystery: What Makes a Good Teacher?
Since good teachers have a profound effect on student achievement, the solution to improving student achievement would appear to be blindingly obvious: ... (read more)
Since good teachers have a profound effect on student achievement, the solution to improving student achievement would appear to be blindingly obvious: ... (read more)
No Backlash on Standards
The latest "reality check" on the standards-based reform movement, recently released by Public Agenda in conjunction with Education Week, confirms that ... (read more)
The latest "reality check" on the standards-based reform movement, recently released by Public Agenda in conjunction with Education Week, confirms that ... (read more)
November Initiatives Target Bilingual Education
Statewide ballot initiatives in Massachusetts and Colorado this November will seek to eliminate bilingual education programs and replace them with one-year ... (read more)
Statewide ballot initiatives in Massachusetts and Colorado this November will seek to eliminate bilingual education programs and replace them with one-year ... (read more)
Paige Calls for More School Choice
"It's a disgrace" that a country claiming to value education "hasn't powered it up with the energy of choice," declared U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige, ... (read more)
"It's a disgrace" that a country claiming to value education "hasn't powered it up with the energy of choice," declared U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige, ... (read more)
Questions for Choice Opponents
"America already has created the greatest voucher program in history," said U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige in a February 28 speech to the Black Alliance ... (read more)
"America already has created the greatest voucher program in history," said U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige in a February 28 speech to the Black Alliance ... (read more)
Smaller Classes No Remedy for Poor Teachers
For the second year running, a reduced class-size intervention program for disadvantaged K-3 children in Wisconsin has yielded significant findings that ... (read more)
For the second year running, a reduced class-size intervention program for disadvantaged K-3 children in Wisconsin has yielded significant findings that ... (read more)
Teachers Are Better at Teaching than Children
"[Research in cognitive psychology] helps explain why students taught with structured curricula generally do better than those taught with either more individualized ... (read more)
"[Research in cognitive psychology] helps explain why students taught with structured curricula generally do better than those taught with either more individualized ... (read more)
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Michigan New Mexico New Jersey New York Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Union ... (read more)
California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Michigan New Mexico New Jersey New York Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Union ... (read more)
U.S. Supreme Court Precedents
In Committee v. Nyquist (1973) the U.S. Supreme Court held states cannot provide targeted financial aid to religious schools, either by paying grants directly ... (read more)
In Committee v. Nyquist (1973) the U.S. Supreme Court held states cannot provide targeted financial aid to religious schools, either by paying grants directly ... (read more)
What Characterizes an Effective Teacher? an exclusive interview with Barak Rosenshine
Charles Dickens created the characters Thomas Gradgrind and Mr. M'Choakumchild in his novel Hard Times to satirize schoolteachers who taught "nothing but ... (read more)
Charles Dickens created the characters Thomas Gradgrind and Mr. M'Choakumchild in his novel Hard Times to satirize schoolteachers who taught "nothing but ... (read more)
What Should We Expect from Smaller Classes?
Math Problem #1. If a teacher devotes 20 percent of class time to one-on-one instruction, in a class of 30 students, how much more time does the teacher ... (read more)
Math Problem #1. If a teacher devotes 20 percent of class time to one-on-one instruction, in a class of 30 students, how much more time does the teacher ... (read more)