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NYT: "A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought" (Fernanda Santos)

posted Apr 29, 2011 7:27 AM by Rebecca Odessey

Article published in the New York Times on 4/24/2011 "The standards are believed to encourage deeper thought among students, and more emphasis on persuasion and analysis. However, questions remain concerning the implementation of the new standards, including how much oversight will be given to ensure they are followed."

McGraw-Hill: "What the U.S. Can Learn from the World's Most Successful Education Reform Efforts" (Dr. Steven L. Paine)

posted Apr 29, 2011 6:05 AM by Rebecca Odessey

Report on the results of the most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. PISA provides a detailed assessment and comparison of what 15 year-old students in 74 education systems have learned and how well they can apply knowledge. "PISA results for U.S. students fell around the OECD average range, as they have for the past decade, with scores around the average for reading and science and below average in mathematics. [...] The U.S. recovered quickly from the Sputnik setback... Any nation that can successfully regain its leadership position that dramatically can certainly find it within its power to improve its educational system to make it more competitive with the world’s best-performing countries today.

NYT: "Most New York Students Are Not College-Ready" (Sharon Otterman)

posted Feb 10, 2011 12:24 PM by Rebecca Odessey

Article published in the New York Times on 2/8/2011 "In light of new data, the state may have schools report both the graduation rate and the college ready rate."

AFT: "Advancing our Students' Language and Literacy: The Challenge of Complex Texts" (Marilyn Jager Adams)

posted Feb 10, 2011 12:18 PM by Rebecca Odessey   [ updated Feb 10, 2011 12:29 PM ]

http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/winter1011/Adams.pdf

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