Education Week: Curriculum And Learning

Teaching Girls to Tinker

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

One reason that many girls don't develop an aptitude for math and science, writes Lisa Damour, may be that they aren't encouraged to explore how things work.

For $20, Kids Can Buy a Better Grade

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

A donation at one North Carolina school will get a student 20 test points—10 extra points on two tests of the student's choosing.

Educating for the Environment

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

School is an obvious place to root out our collective failure to understand and practice sustainable living, writes Lisa Bennett.

Reimagining the Textbook

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

Electronic reading devices, or e-readers, could revolutionize the classroom, write Michael L. Miles and Bruce S. Cooper.

Will Science and Engineering Now Be a Good Career?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

Adequate numbers of top students are being trained in the fields, write Hal Salzman and Lindsay Lowell, but many are being lured away by higher salaries elsewhere.

States Slow Standards Work Amid 'Common Core' Push

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

Policymakers in several states say they are waiting to see how the effort to develop national standards takes shape before proceeding.

Decades Later, 'Parents as Teachers' Has Spread Beyond Mo.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

The experimental program has reached worldwide since legislation in 1984 forced all Missouri school districts to offer it to students within their districts.

Students Demanding More of School Libraries

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

High School Sports Hall of Fame Going Up in Pa.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

States Lag in Educational Innovation, Report Says

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

A new report card finds little to celebrate in areas such as technology, high school quality, and removing ineffective teachers.

La. Educators Turn to Trades to Cut Dropout Rate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

La. High School Exit Exam to End

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

Marking School Time

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

We shouldn't compel every child to stay in school for longer days or longer years just because some may need to, writes Peter Berger.

Conflict of Interest Arises as Concern in Standards Push

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

A literacy group says that many of the writers are "representatives of multiple commercial entities that stand to profit."

Indian Education

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

At least five Northwest states have academic curricula and standards that address Native American culture and history, according to a study.