Adult English language learners struggle against program’s policy | Minnesota...
Educators also say the system is flawed because tests used to measure progress don’t provide a full picture of what a student has learned. Progress learning English is measured with standardized tests...
View ArticleComparing 2009-2012 PISA Results | GSE Education Policy Blog
When the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released its most recent data yesterday, a flood of commentaries has, predictably, followed. Getting a simple understanding of what the...
View ArticleEnriching Literacy Instruction | GSE Education Policy Blog
Enriching literacy instruction is a central issue in responding to the coming implementation of the Common Core State Standards and, as we saw recently, responding to international comparisons, such...
View ArticleChange in higher education policy allows Navajo Nation students to receive...
Change in higher education policy allows Navajo Nation students to receive in-state tuition at Arizona state schoolsFARMINGTON — New Mexico students who are members of the Navajo Nation will be...
View ArticleKeynote Address at the Canada-China Business Council’s (CCBC) 35th Annual...
Canada-China Business Council’s (CCBC) 35th Annual General Meeting and Policy Conference Beijing, China, Friday, October 18, 2013 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Thank you for this invitation to speak to this...
View ArticleShooting the Messenger Doesn’t Kill the Message | GSE Education Policy Blog
A recent editorial in The Oregonian has repeated the biennial shooting of the messenger of the Quality Education Commission Report by creating the illusion that the public does not need to worry about...
View ArticleUniversity Of Michigan To Review Bad Weather Policy
ANN ARBOR (AP) - The University of Michigan plans to review the Ann Arbor school’s policy for shutting down during inclement weather, a top official told faculty members. Provost Martha Pollack said...
View ArticleHow do we open doors for English learners? Interactive Webinar Opportunity |...
How Do We Open Doors for English Learners? Join a free, interactive webinar on December 12th with PSU Graduate School of Education faculty member Julie Esparza-Brown on this topic. How do we open doors...
View ArticleDrake Law professor to discuss Obama’s trade policy at Yale Law School
Peter K. Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and the director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake Law School, will join leading academics and global activists in a public...
View ArticleNational Music Council/Music Education Policy Roundtable Summary of Recent...
February 11th, 2014 January 15, 2014 Earlier this week, Congress released a final, bipartisan omnibus spending bill to fund all discretionary federal programs through the end of the current fiscal...
View ArticleColumbia University’s School of Social Work Adopts an Open Access Policy for...
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services’ Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS) is pleased to announce that the School of Social Work at Columbia University has implemented an...
View ArticleEducation Reforms in Hong Kong: Which way will they go? | Education Policy Talk
Education Reforms in Hong Kong: Which way will they go? Hong Kong, where I grew up, is a fascinating place due to its British colonial history and its geographic location adjacent to Mainland China. I...
View ArticleWhat shapes language policy in education? | Achilleas Kostoulas
This post was prompted by the publication, last week, of a story in the Washington Post about changes in language use in the US over the last 30 years. Some key takeaways from the story were the...
View ArticleKeystone State Education Coalition: PA Ed Policy Roundup for March 28, 2014:...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Matthew Santoni Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 9:00 p.m. As Pittsburgh-area school districts plan their budgets for the next school year, any that have built or renovated...
View ArticleKeystone State Education Coalition: PA Ed Policy Roundup for April 3, 2014:...
Public dollars used for public services should be publicly visible. It seems like simple logic; however, when it comes to charter schools, the potential for profit often trumps transparency....
View ArticleTrinity Western law school approved despite anti-gay policy | CTV Vancouver News
The Law Society of B.C. has approved Trinity Western University’s proposed law program, despite the evangelical Christian school’s controversial policy banning gay sex. The Society’s board of governors...
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New Summer Course: English Learner & Education Policy Issues | Trachtenberg...
Addressing the needs of English Learners in the U.S. has become at the forefront of education debates as fast changing population demographics and the recent waves of education reforms have exposed...
View ArticleGermany’s CO2 and energy policy – about to falter? | Watts Up With That?
On April 16th, 2014, a few quite remarkable statements were delivered during a discussion event at the premises of SMA Solar Technology AG, a leading German producer of photovoltaic panels and systems:...
View ArticleApril 2014. Vol. 18, No. 2. – U.S. Workforce Policy Builds up ‘STEAM’ – Ann M
Welcome to the Spring 2014 issue of CultureWork! This quarter’s article focuses on recent policies, initiatives, and partnerships to develop “STEM to STEAM” movements, in which the initial focus on...
View ArticleBritish Library – Press and Policy Centre – As the British Library posts its...
Generations of readers first discovered their appetite for the classics of English literature when studying them at school. As the British Library posts some of its greatest literary treasures online,...
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