education research
Giving them what they want
EducationNews.org – A Global Leading News Source – Five “Honorees” of Bunkum Awards Announced for their Contributions to Sub-Par Education Research In an effort to help education policy makers separate the wheat from the chaff, expert third party reviews are provided by the Think Tank Review Project, a collaboration of the Education and Public Interest [...]
Or maybe their just lazy?
Now the article shows pictures of what I assume are brain scans but no where does it say that’s what they did. In other words, maybe the brain hasn’t been rewired but the expectations lowered? EducationNews.org – Internet rewiring youngsters’ brains A survey designed to examine the internet’s impact on the brain examined how 100 [...]
If they build it, will the legislature care?
Project Will Tell High Schools How Well They’re Preparing Students for College Success: Texas educators will soon have a place to go for concrete answers to whether their students go on to college and how well they do there. Great. But then that means that the legislature didn’t have a clue as to high school [...]
Alternatives to Texas 4 by 4
Here’s a guess at what Texas’ 4 by 4 will lead to. Lexington Herald-Leader | 11/20/2006 | Educator works to reduce need for remedial courses Joe Bagnoli graduated from Ashland Holy Family High School with a 3.7 grade-point average and with A’s in four years of college preparatory math courses — algebra I and II, [...]
Not all math classes are created equal
Texas has the solution to poor math scores–require more math classes for graduation. It’s part the new “4-by-4″ curriculum that’s supposed to raise standards and better prepare students for college. Tougher classes may await Texas’ college-bound | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle: In September, the board gave a tentative nod to a plan that would allow [...]