http://theednews.org en-us N/A [email protected] Tue, 27 May 2008 08:42:54 EDT 20 http://theednews.org/articles/25958/1/In-Defense-of-Testing-Series-What-I-Didnt-Find-in-the-Math-Panel-Report/Page1.html I was astonished to learn that the final report of the prestigious National Mathematics Advisory Panel, Foundations for Success, released 13 March 2008, did not include a single word about teaching the metric system. The Panel was established by President Bush in 2006. Its charge was to recommend strategies to foster greater knowledge of, and improved performance in, mathematics among American students, in order to keep America competitive, support American talent and creativity, and encourage innovation throughout the American economy. The report was heavily focused on the critical skills and skill progressions needed for students to acquire competence in algebra.
]]> [email protected] (In Defense of Testing Series - ThirdEducationGroup.org) Mon, 26 May 2008 23:32:24 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25958/1/In-Defense-of-Testing-Series-What-I-Didnt-Find-in-the-Math-Panel-Report/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25983/1/An-Interview-with-Keith-Storey-The-Road-Ahead-Transition-to-Adult-Life/Page1.html Senior Columnist EducationNews.org
Eastern New Mexico University
Dr. Storey, you recently released the second edition of your book " The Road Ahead: Transition to Adult Life". What led you to write the first edition? My co-editors and I were looking for a text that was written more for practitioners (teachers and other support providers) rather than for other academics. We wanted a practical text where people could take the information and put it directly to use.
]]> [email protected] (Michael F. Shaughnessy Senior Columnist EdNews.org) Mon, 26 May 2008 21:04:57 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25983/1/An-Interview-with-Keith-Storey-The-Road-Ahead-Transition-to-Adult-Life/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25959/1/Everyone-knows-there-are-no-stupid-questions-and-everyone-is-wrong-A-false-premise---performance-pay/Page1.html Guest Columnist EducationNews.org
Everyone knows “there are no stupid questions,” and everyone is wrong. There are stupid questions, and one was recently answered in EdNews. A columnist interviewed a Brooke Terry who had recently claimed that research shows higher teacher pay has no relationship to student test scores, that this was bad news, and the pay system should be changed. That was an answer to a stupid question, a waste of everyone's time and of the money spent to get that answer.]]> [email protected] (Keith Baker Guest Columnist EducationNews.org) Mon, 26 May 2008 20:35:56 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25959/1/Everyone-knows-there-are-no-stupid-questions-and-everyone-is-wrong-A-false-premise---performance-pay/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25922/1/Educations-Wag-the-Dog-Geniuses-Lost/Page1.html Guest Columnist EducationNews.org
It is like someone shouted “FIRE” in a theater, but nobody moved. Is the theater empty? No, it’s full of people, but still nobody moved or even cared. We are losing hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of potential geniuses every year in the United States because we are just not finding them before it’s too late, which in most cases is about the time they are suppose to start 9th grade.]]> [email protected] (Dick Kantenberger Guest Columnist EducationNews.org) Sat, 24 May 2008 23:59:22 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25922/1/Educations-Wag-the-Dog-Geniuses-Lost/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25916/1/An-Interview-with-Brooke-Terry-Teacher-Compensation/Page1.html Senior Columnist EducationNews.org
Eastern New Mexico University
You recently published a paper on teacher compensation and you have indicated that teacher salary is simply not linked to academic achievement. Give us a bit of history first about teacher salary and how it got to where it is today.]]> [email protected] (Michael F. Shaughnessy Senior Columnist EdNews.org) Sat, 24 May 2008 23:41:18 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25916/1/An-Interview-with-Brooke-Terry-Teacher-Compensation/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25883/1/quotNot-Perfect-But-Much-Improved----ELAR-Standards-for-Texasquot/Page1.html Education Policy Commentator EducationNews.org
The Texas State Board of Education today approved David Bradley's amendment by a majority vote. Texas now has new English / Language Arts / Reading standards (K-12) for every public/charter school in the state. Gail Lowe and Barbara Cargill presented the Bradley amendment. ]]> [email protected] (Donna Garner Education Policy Commentator EdNews.org) Fri, 23 May 2008 23:09:41 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25883/1/quotNot-Perfect-But-Much-Improved----ELAR-Standards-for-Texasquot/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25888/1/RAISING-HEALTHY-VACCINE-DRUG-FREE-CHILDREN/Page1.html [email protected] (NewsWithViews. com) Fri, 23 May 2008 19:32:14 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25888/1/RAISING-HEALTHY-VACCINE-DRUG-FREE-CHILDREN/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25869/1/Socializing-Homeschooled-Students/Page1.html Columnist EducationNews.org
One objection to homeschooling is that the students don't get the chance to socialize with others. There are several things wrong with that view. For one, it isn't really an argument and is usually presented as a dogmatic statement with the implication that it is to be taken at face value. Not only is specific evidence lacking, there isn't even a pretense in that regard.
]]> [email protected] (David W. Kirkpatrick Columnist EdNews.org) Thu, 22 May 2008 23:20:40 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25869/1/Socializing-Homeschooled-Students/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25858/1/quotDrama-Outrage-and-Truth-at-SBOE-Meeting-Todayquot/Page1.html Education Policy Commentator EducationNews.org
Texas is in the final leg of choosing its new English / Language Arts / Reading standards (K-12) that will be used in every public school in the state. New textbooks, TAKS and end-of-course tests, staff development, and teacher preparation will be changed to fit these new ELAR/TEKS standards. Texas heavily influences the national textbook market; therefore, what happens here can have wide-ranging implications for the rest of the nation.]]> [email protected] (Donna Garner Education Policy Commentator EdNews.org) Thu, 22 May 2008 19:57:51 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25858/1/quotDrama-Outrage-and-Truth-at-SBOE-Meeting-Todayquot/Page1.html http://theednews.org/articles/25880/1/McKay-Voucher-Report-Relies-on-Flawed-Analysis/Page1.html A recent Manhattan Institute report claims Florida's program of publicly funded, private-school vouchers for special education students fosters competition that helps special education students who remain in public schools. ]]> [email protected] (Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU) Arizona State University) Thu, 22 May 2008 18:22:52 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/25880/1/McKay-Voucher-Report-Relies-on-Flawed-Analysis/Page1.html