Pope and U.S. Catholic educators set for key session
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pope Benedict likely will walk a fine line between trampling on academic freedom and laying down the law on orthodoxy when he meets with top U.S. Catholic educators next month, experts and observers say.
The April 17 session at Catholic University of America in Washington already has prompted some speculation that the German-born [...]
Tutors are helping themselves too
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“I like reading with little kids. I can influence them, and I can get better at reading,” she said.
Taylor is part of a program that pairs more than 1,000 Chicago Public Schools 9th graders from six high schools with about the same number of 1st graders. As the 9th graders teach the young pupils how [...]
Struggling Asians go unnoticed
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But Thana is struggling with her schoolwork, especially reading. Her four older siblings never graduated from high school, and now the 17-year-old is fighting to avoid the same fate.
“I’ve been here, like, ever since I was born, but I’m not really fluent with language,” said Thana, a slight girl with black hair and plastic frame [...]
Wanted A few bad teachers
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Buying off bad teachers is part of his effort to improve education, Berman said.
“What I really want to do is jump-start a conversation,” Berman said. “There are lots of kids who can’t read or do math and are well behind in science. … I’ve interviewed teachers who say their colleagues are not competent to teach [...]
Are teachers getting a fair deal
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The prevalence of a learning platform monoculture seemed this year to be overwhelming the Bett show that teachers once knew and loved. For governments there is always a fine line between influencing markets and stifling innovation. The heavy-handed compulsion for all schools to have a learning platform by the end of the year has removed [...]
School beckons to a nation in debt
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All of us earnestly hope that a good education will equip our children with meaningful life skills beyond just a competent grasp of the three Rs. But will it be enough to prepare them for a slowing economy? Will our children leave school with even enough financial nous to understand a mobile phone tariff or [...]
Arts education described as vital: State work force needs creativity
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Wisconsin needs to cultivate an innovative, entrepreneurial work force, and arts education is the key, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton said Friday.
A new task force on arts and creativity, co-chaired by Lawton and state schools Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster, plans to survey arts offerings in Wisconsin schools, hold public hearings around the state, and issue a list [...]
Peabody’s John Braxton named editor of top higher
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Vanderbilt Peabody College’s John M. Braxton has been appointed editor of the Journal of College Student Development. The journal is one of the leaders in the field of higher education research.
Braxton’s five-year term as the journal’s editor will begin August 1, 2008.
The Journal of College Student Development specializes in articles focused on college student growth [...]
Fighting Bilingual Education
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A grass-roots campaign called “English for the Children” is circulating a petition in California that would let voters curtail bilingual education in the state’s public schools. It may receive its strongest backing from Hispanic parents. In June 1997, 83 percent of Latino respondents to a Los Angeles Times poll said they oppose bilingual education.
If the [...]
Future of Economic Education Unveiled at National Business Education Conference
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New York, NY (PRWEB) March 21, 2008 — The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE, www.ncee.net) revealed today five Super Business in Action sessions at the National Business Education Association (www.nbea.org) Conference in San Antonio, Texas on March 18-21.
During the sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to preview the newest DVD and computer-based programs that [...]
