Education
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- The Irascible Professor
- Irreverent commentary on the state of education in America today, by Dr. Mark H. Shapiro and guest writers.
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- Tuition-free MIT
- A radical proposal arguing that schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have many ties to wealthy corporations, should not charge their students tuition.
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- A Measured Response: Americans Speak On Education Reform
- Testing service-sponsored survey showing a majority of Americans want both increased federal funding and greater accountability in public education.
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- Farming the Permafrost: How Public Education Defeats Reform
- An essay by Jonathan Marin, describing a unique political landscape created by the constituencies on both sides of education reform debates.
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- Franchise by Examination, Education and Intelligence
- The nature of intelligence is examined in terms of education and heredity . The author proposes radical changes to law and education to further human social advance.
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- Research for Action
- A Philadelphia-based non-profit organization working in educational research and reform to insure opportunities and outcomes for all students.
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- The Delphi Technique.
- What is that new process being used at public forums to reach consensus? This method is used by many educators to squeeze the public out of the reform process.
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- NPR: All Things Considered : Roosevelt High School: Summertime and Senioritis
- Discussions with students and faculty about this annual phenomenon. [Streaming audio segment of 7 minutes and 30 seconds in duration.] (June 03, 2002)
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- NPR : All Things Considered : Senioritis
- High schools and colleges are cracking down on so-called 'senioritis'. New research suggests that students who slack off at the end of high school are likely to have a tough time making it through college. [Streaming audio broadcast of 4 minutes 30 seconds.] (May 10, 2001)
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- Cincinnati Enquirer - 'Senioritis' can cheat students' futures
- Article which emphasizes the negative consequences of students taking it easy during the last year of high school. (February 03, 2001)
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- The Efficacy Institute
- The Institute promotes education reform by implementing high standards of academic achievement for children and young adults.
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- The National Association for Year-Round Education (NAYRE)
- A non-profit organization which advocates improved K-12 education through the implementation of alternative schedules.
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- Year Round Schools
- Research reports on year-round education by the British Columbia Teacher's Federation.
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- Year-Round School: The Long History of Failure
- Over a decade of research documents that year-round school fails to deliver on promises of education and cost-savings benefits.
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- ProLiteracy
- Nonprofit international literacy organization based in Syracuse, New York, formed from the merger of Laubach Literacy International and Literacy Volunteers of America. Reports on the state of literacy, information about projects and programs, and links to events, training, and resources.
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- Boston Adult Literacy Initiative (ALI)
- Provides definitions, FAQs and links relating to literacy. Joint effort of Roxbury Community College and the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
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- Literacy Resources - Rhode Island
- The Swearer Center for Public Service, Literacy Resources, Rhode Island Campus.