Sentences with phrase «issue of education week»

Writing in the Sept. 15 issue of Education Week, school expert Alfie Kohn describes today's schools as institutions in which students «count off the hours remaining until dismissal, the days until the weekend, the weeks until vacation.»

An article in the Oct. 25, 2006, issue of Education Week on charter schools in the District of Columbia («At Age 10, Booming D.C. Charters Feel «Growing Pains»») should have said that 118 out of 146 regular public schools in the city did not make adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act for last school year.

A story in the Feb. 5, 2003, issue of Education Week inadvertently omitted the word «not» from a sentence describing the views of Bill Montford, the superintendent of the Leon County, Fla., public schools, regarding a class - size - reduction plan put forward by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

A story in the Sept. 23 issue of Education Week that described how teachers are using the presidential - impeachment inquiry to teach about the U.S. Constitution inadvertently changed the meaning of one observer's comments.

A Commentary by Perry Zirkel in the April 28, 2004, issue of Education Week («No Child Left Average,») erroneously included Massachusetts among the states that have lowered the level for passing their examinations for receiving a high school diploma.

A news brief in the July 14, 2004, issue of Education Week («Fla..

A story in the Aug. 7, 2002, issue of Education Week misstated two key provisions of draft regulations on teacher quality that the Department of Education released Aug. 1 as part of the implementation of the new federal education act.

An article on the Philadelphia schools» teacher - accountability program in the Oct. 30 issue of Education Week incorrectly reported the results of Superintendent David W. Hornbeck's performance review.

A story in the «Schools and the Stimulus» special report published in the Feb. 10, 2010, issue of Education Week inadvertently omitted the last line.

A story in the Oct. 25, 1995, issue of Education Week about school board elections in Wilkinsburg, Pa., misstated the size of a tax increase that a board member said would be needed to offset a pay raise sought by the district's teachers.

An article about Latino college enrollment in the Sept. 18, 2002, issue of Education Week («Pew Foundation Study Finds Higher Ed.

A story in the Aug. 13, 2008, issue of Education Week about the federal Teacher Incentive Fund gave the wrong name for the Santa Monica, Calif. - based National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.

An item in the People in the News column in the Nov. 8, 2000, issue of Education Week («People in the News») gave an incorrect location for the headquarters of the Academy for Educational Development.

The Commentary «Classroom TV» in the Oct. 22, 2003, issue of Education Week incorrectly stated that «CNN Student News» distributes news segments produced by students.

The 1995 - 96 Calendar of Events that appeared with the Sept. 6 issue of Education Week listed the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English twice, once with an incorrect date.

A photograph of a Lego robot that appeared on Page 35 of the April 24, 2002, issue of Education Week as part of a story on «microdevelopment» research («Research: Under the Microscope»), should have noted that the photo was published courtesy of professor Nira Granott of the University of Texas at Dallas, and was used in research she conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab.

A story and chart in the May 14, 2008, issue of Education Week about states that have curtailed bilingual education should have said that trends in student achievement identified by Daniel J. Losen of the Civil Rights Project at the University of California, Los Angeles, were based on test scores in reading of English - language learners in 4th grade, not 4th and 8th grades.

An item in the April 12 issue of Education Week incorrectly stated the views of Nebraska's commissioner of education on monitoring home - school students.

• An article in the June 6, 2007, issue of Education Week misstated the change in total education spending for next year approved by Alaska legislators during their recent session.

A story in the June 16, 2010, issue of Education Week about the Arizona law SB 1070 mischaracterized the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plyler v. Doe as barring schools from determining students» immigration status because of a potential «chilling» effect on their right to an education.

A story about the Florida gubernatorial race in the Sept. 4, 2002, issue of Education Week («Teachers» Unions Pass Over Reno and Reich») should have said that the Florida Education Association is affiliated with both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.

Details of California's teacher - licensing system as presented in the special Jan. 13, 2000, Quality Counts issue of Education Week require clarification.

A story in the May 26, 2004, issue of Education Week («NRC Urges Multiple Studies for Math Curricula») furnished an incorrect Web address for accessing a National Research Council report on the effectiveness of mathematics curricula.

• An article about drug - resistant staph infections and student - athletes in the Nov. 7, 2007, issue of Education Week should have said that the former football player filing a lawsuit against Iona College nearly lost his leg because of an infection.

An article in the July 12 issue of Education Week about the search to replace Schools Chancellor Ramon C. Cortines of New York City incorrectly implied that the previous chancellor, Joseph A. Fernandez, left office before his contract expired in June of 1993.

This page provides links to reports and resources highlighted in this issue of Education Week.

A story in the March 31, 2004, issue of Education Week about efforts to meet the test - participation mandate in the federal No Child Left Behind Act included an incorrect statistic («Schools Seek Participation on Test Days»).

A symbol (*) marks events that have not appeared in a previous issue of Education Week.

In the «People in the News» column in the Nov. 7, 2001, [print] issue of Education Week, a photo of Gregory C. Malhoit, the director of the Rural Education Finance Center, was incorrectly identified as James W. Kohlmoos, the president of the National Education Knowledge Industry Association.

A story about school construction in urban districts in the July 14, 1999, issue of Education Week misidentified Stan Childress, a Detroit public schools spokesman.

A chart accompanying a story about racial differences in students» outlook on school in the Nov. 20, 2002, print issue of Education Week carried an incorrect figure.

A story in the Feb. 13, 2008, issue of Education Week about motivating students with cash incentives misspelled the name of a student at Western High School in Baltimore.

A story about California's teacher - certification rules in the Sept. 4, 2002, issue of Education Week («California Definitions of Qualified Teachers Rejected by Ed.

An article in the Jan. 12, 2005, issue of Education Week («Ethics Issues Snare School Leaders») named the wrong employer for Janet Aikele when she was the head of school for the Idaho Virtual Academy.

A story in the May 1, 2002, issue of Education Week about air quality in schools («EPA Pushing Improved Air Quality in Schools») should have said that the Mesa, Ariz., school district tested classrooms for high levels of carbon dioxide.

A story in the Sept. 3, 2003, issue of Education Week about the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence («Essays on New Teachers» Test to Be Graded by Computers») misstated the requirements for veteran teachers seeking the board's approval.

An item in the Report Roundup in the March 22, 2006, issue of Education Week («KIPP Charter Schools») gave an incorrect title for an evaluation of the Bay Area KIPP Schools.

A photo caption accompanying a story in the print version of the Sept. 21, 2005, issue of Education Week («Reading From the Right,») about Neal Frey, a textbook reviewer in Longview, Texas, included incorrect information.

A news story in the Jan. 4, 2006, issue of Education Week about recommendations for the Charlotte - Mecklenburg, N.C., school system («Major Change Eyed for Charlotte, N.C., Schools») should have said that the study containing the proposals was conducted jointly by the American Institutes for Research and the consulting firm Cross & Joftus LLC.

Meanwhile, the same, July 27, 2005, issue of Education Week («Hickok Joins Lobbying Firm»), informs us that Mr. Hickok has joined Dutko Worldwide, a Washington lobbying firm.

The current frequency of print publication — 37 issues of Education Week a year, down from a high of 45 — reflects the migration of news online, yet still allows a significant physical presence for the newspaper.

Not exact matches

In a Public Religion Research Institute poll released last week, 18 % of black Americans surveyed said they see same - sex marriage a «critical issue,» putting it behind the economy, education, deficit, a growing wealth gap and immigration.

In the same Wilson Quarterly issue I linked to last week, First Things» own Wilfred M. McClay reflects on what the perennially relevant Alexis de Tocqueville can teach us today, especially on the subject of education.

Published in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association the study found parent training was more effective in reducing disruptive and aggressive behavior than 24 weeks of parent education.

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

At the same time, the stories about Nixon running inevitably bring up the education issue, dormant during the sleepy summer weeks in Albany, when most of the attention has been focused on New York City transit troubles.

The budget was adopted a little over a week into the new fiscal year, which begins April 1, after compromises were reached among legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo on contentious issues such as raising the age of adult criminal responsibility, education aid, a college tuition affordability program, the allocation of large sums of affordable housing monies, and more.

A few weeks ago, the Ministry of Education and Science and together with the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations issued a reform road map, which, in the opinion of many researchers, brings the process to a new and very dangerous stage.

In last week's issue of Science, Andrew Zucker, a senior researcher with the Concord Consortium, a Concord, Mass., nonprofit that studies the use of technology in schools, and Daniel Light, a senior scientist at New York City — based Education Development Center, Inc.'s Center for Children & Technology, pointed out that the falling cost of technology is helping computers get a better foothold in the classroom but cautioned that the impact of classroom PCs is still unknown.

As part of this work, Editorial Projects in Education publishes a special edition of Education Week devoted to critical issues facing efforts to improve the nation's high schools.