Keeping Special Ed in Proportion - 1 views
Keeping Special Ed in Proportion Experts say improvements in school instructional cultures can keep some struggling minority kids out of special education. http://www.edweek.org/tsb/article...
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National science test shows only slight improvement - 1 views
Over thirty years of investment in improving science education, and this is where we are. If you do the same thing over and over, why do you expect a different result? It's time for real change.
Why education inequality persists - and how to fix it - 1 views
By Valerie Strauss This was written by John Jackson, president of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, and Pedro Noguera, the Peter L. Agnew professor of education at New York University. ...
STEM http://usnewsstemsummit.com/ - 2 views
WASHINGTON, DC-October 18, 2011-U.S. News & World Report together with Innovate + Educate, STEMconnector™, and over 40 key organizations representing industry and education, will hold a major natio...
Digital Divide, Mobile Divide, Knoeledge Divide, Access Divide, are we a nation of oppo... - 1 views
http://thepowerofus.org/2012/01/06/digital-divide-mobile-divide-knowledge-divide-access-divide-are-we-a-nation-of-opportunity/ We Still Have a Digital Divide and it is growing!!'We Still Have a Di...
The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2010 with Highlights from the 2009 High School T... - 1 views
Now Available! The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2010 with Highlights from the 2009 High School Transcript Study The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released The N...
Digital Nation - 1 views
Adoption Gap Remains Along Demographic Lines; Socio-Economic Status Does Not Explain the Entire Gap WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Commerce's Economics and S...
The New Digital Divide - 2 views
December 3, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/internet-access-and-the-new-divide.html The New Digital Divide By SUSAN P. CRAWFORD FOR the second year in a row, the Monday...
SC11 June Newsletter - 1 views
http://sc11.supercomputing.org/ Follow SC11: SC11 will feature the latest scientific and technical innovations from around the world. Bringing together scientists, engineers, researchers, educa...
Duncan's equity commission and the 'rising tide' of avarice, hostility, testing - 3 views
I agree ~ and the lessons and sharp reminders in the article are not just for K-12
PLAYBACK: Race, Class and Technology Use - 1 views
There are great videos on the site of the McArthur Foundation.
New Ideas to Advance STEM Education in the US - 1 views
Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank unveiled findings from the Economics and Statistics Administration's (ESA) third and final report on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jo...
Black, Latino Students Perform at Levels of 30 Years Ago - 1 views
Black, Latino Students Perform at Levels of 30 Years Ago http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/black-latino-students-per_n_1224790.html Teresa Wiltz First Posted: 01/23/2012 4:44 pm U...
Is Affirmative Action Headed Back to the Supreme Court? - 1 views
Is Affirmative Action Headed Back to the Supreme Court? June 21, 2011, 5:07 pm http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/is-affirmative-action-headed-back-to-the-supreme-court/29699 By Richard...
The True Cost of High School Dropouts - 3 views
The True Cost of High School Dropouts By HENRY M. LEVIN and CECILIA E. ROUSE Published: January 25, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/opinion/the-true-cost-of-high-school-dropouts.html ...
What Does the Election Mean for Education in the 113th Congress? - 3 views
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Impact of America Competes Act Wednesday, 7 November, 2012 The day after the elections, at first blush, feels like Groundhog Day. After all the campaigning, spen...
How to Rescue Education Reform - 1 views
How to Rescue Education Reform Gracía Lam By FREDERICK M. HESS and LINDA DARLING-HAMMOND Published: December 5, 2011 SHARE THE debate over renewing No Child Left Behind, the education reform ac...
Mobile Multiplier or Mobile Divider? - 1 views
Mobile Multiplier or Mobile Divider? http://bigthink.com/ideas/41809 Dominic Basulto on January 4, 2012, 9:28 PM inShare12 Mobile_divide_mobile_multiplier The rapid proliferation of mobil...
Mobile Multiplier or Mobile Divider? - 1 views
Mobile Multiplier or Mobile Divider? http://bigthink.com/ideas/41809 Dominic Basulto on January 4, 2012, 9:28 PM inShare12 Mobile_divide_mobile_multiplier The rapid proliferation of mobile...
Broadening Engagement in SC the Conference Application - 1 views
Broader Engagement Program Apply now for a BE grant. Goals of the Program The goal of the Broader Engagement (BE) Program is to increase the participation of individuals who have been traditional...