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New York City Math NewsRemoval of "Everyday Math" Mathematics Curriculum from the Bayport-Blue Point School District, Parent petition, Long Island (NY), February, 2008. Grading Mayoral Control, by Sol Stern, City Journal, Summer 2007. Terky Lerky, ABC-TV Channel 7 (NYC) item of December 18, 2006, on Manhattan District 2's adoption of TERC 2nd edition (YouTube Video). Transcript here. Put two and two together, by Elizabeth Carson, Op-Ed, the New York Daily News, October 16, 2006. Announcing the Courant Initiative for the Mathematical Sciences in Education (CIMSE), by Elizabeth Carson, June 14, 2005. Math Disaster, A New York teacher on why business is booming for math tutors on the Upper East Side, by Bruce Winokur, op-ed, The New York Sun, June 1, 2005. Mathematically Declined, School Scope by Norman Scott, The Wave (Rockaway, NY), May 7, 2004. Scoring the Math Regents, by Stanley Ocken, Letters, The New York Times, Dec 24, 2004. Grading Eighth Grade Scores, by Elizabeth Carson, Letters, The New York Post, Oct 23, 2004. Test Scores May Not Matter, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Oct 21, 2004. The Class Multiplies, but the Math Divides, by Samuel G. Freedman, The New York Times, Oct 20, 2004. The Lesson in those Scores, Editorial, The New York Post, Oct 17, 2004. When Pass Means Fail, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, June 25, 2004. Reports from the Trenches in the Math Wars, comments by Fred Greenleaf at a Panel organized by the National Association of Scholars, New York City, May 22, 2004 (PDF format). Weighing the Factors Does the City's Standardized Math Curriculum Measure Up?, by Amy Sara Clark, Youth Matters (Columbia University), April 2004. The Secret School, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, April 9, 2004. Schools Chancellor Greenspan, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Feb 27, 2004. Invasion of the Math Snatchers, by Barry Fagin, Op Ed, Independence Institute, January 14, 2004. Angry Divide, by Carl Campanile, the New York Post, Nov 6, 2003. New Curriculum Feeds A Math Crisis, Experts Testify, New York Sun, Nov 6, 2003. New Math Gets Minus at Hearing, New York Newsday, Nov 6, 2003. Parents, educators voice their disapproval of the city's new math system, News 12 The Bronx, Nov 5, 2003. City's Math Debate Moves to Forefront, New York Sun, Nov 4, 2003. When Worlds Collide, by Jessica Raimi (May 13, 2003). Excelling at Math as Easy as Two Plus Two-ski, by Eric Wolff (NY Sun, May 9, 2003). New math doesn't add up, by Alison Gendar (NY Daily News, May 4, 2003). Teachers in the Dark on Curriculum Delays, by Abby Goodnough (NY Times, May 3, 2003). The 'Fuzzy Math' Bath, by Matthew Clavel (NY Sun, March 12, 2003). How Not to Teach Math, New York's chancellor Klein's plan doesn't compute, by Matthew Clavel (City Journal, Mar 7, 2003). Teachers: Math Text is a Poor Addition, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, Feb 13, 2003. Joel Klein's Math Problems, by Bas Braams (Op-Ed, the NY Sun, Feb 6, 2003). A Closer Look At The Math, Reading Programs NYC Schools Will Implement Next Year, WABC Eyewitness News New York, Jan 24, 2003. Klein's New Math Still Fuzzy, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jan 24, 2003). Profs Urge End To "Fuzzy" Math, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jan 6, 2003). Klein Pans Math Programs, by Joe Williams, The New York Daily News, December 17, 2002. Will the Chancellor Put Children First?, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Dec 6, 2002). Fuzzy Math, Balanced Literacy, and Bilingualism, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Sep 6, 2002). Counting Out the New Math, Editorial, The NY Post, Sep 3, 2002. On Way Out, Community Board Assails 'Fuzzy Math', by Anna Schneider-Mayerson (NY Sun, Aug 26, 2002). Board nixes 'fuzzy math;' Ball in Zardoya's court, by John DeSio, Riverdale Review, Aug 22-28, 2002. An Open Letter to the Members of Community School Board 10, Editorial, Riverdale Review, Aug 15-21, 2002. "Fuzzy Math" Showdown, by Andrew Wolf, Riverdale Review, Aug 8-14, 2002. End the 'fuzzy math' experiment, Editorial, Riverdale Review, Aug 8-14, 2002. Advice for the new Chancellor, Editorial, Bronx Press and Riverdale Review, Aug 1-7, 2002. Math Wars: School Board poised to act on 'fuzzy' controversy, by Andrew Wolf, Riverdale Review, Aug 1-7, 2002. District 10 math war heats up; Board could ban 'fuzzy math', by Andrew Wolf, Bronx Press Review, Aug 1-7, 2002. The Myth of 'Schools of Choice', Editorial, Riverdale Review, Jun 20-26, 2002. Superintendent's defense of 'fuzzy math' program called 'deceptive' and 'evasive', By John DeSio and Annie Karstens, Riverdale Review, Jun 20-26, 2002. Get back on track with math, Editorial, Riverdale Review, Jun 6-12, 2002. Superintendent criticized over drop in special school admissions, by John DeSio, Riverdale Review, May 16-22, 2002. Disaster in School District 10, Editorial, Riverdale Review, May 16-22, 2002. Johnny can't read because the educrats can't do math, Editorial, Riverdale Review, Apr 4-10, 2002. P.S. 24 parent charges administrators 'whitewash' fuzzy math program, by John DeSio, Riverdale Review Mar 28 - Apr 3, 2002. Critics Say Math Curriculum Doesn't Add Up, by Marie Villani, Riverdale Press, Mar 28, 2002. 'Fuzzy math' grads shut out of advanced math classes at Stuyvesant High School, by Kiran Randhawa, Riverdale Review, Mar 21-27, 2002. Opponent of 'fuzzy math' programs named to fill Koppell's spot on School Board 10, by Kiran Randhawa, Riverdale Review, Mar 7-13, 2002. New Chicago Math Program Adds Up To Debate in Local Schools, by Bill Stuttig (Co-Op City Times, Feb 16, 2002. District Calls on Book Salesmen to Defend 'Fuzzy Math' to Parents, by Kiran Randhawa, Riverdale Review, Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2002. Parents give fuzzy math thumbs down, News 12 The Bronx, Jan 23, 2002. Uproar Over New Plan To Retrain NYC Math Teachers, New York-WABC, January 22, 2002. Mark Your Calendar, May 7th, Editorial, Riverdale Review, Jan 17-23, 2002. Science group denies endorsement of controversial 'fuzzy math' program, by Kiran Randhawa, Riverdale Review, Jan 17-23, 2002. Parents concerned over math program, News 12 The Bronx, Jan 14, 2002. Profs say 'fuzzy math' hurts top students, by Andrew Wolf with Kiran Randhawa, Riverdale Review, Jan 3-9, 2002. 'Fuzzy Math' causing parental concern, by Kiran Randhawa, Riverdale Review, Dec 27, 2001 - Jan 2, 2002. Math Profs Rail Against Dist. 2 Methods, by Ronald Drenger, Tribeca Trib, Jul/Aug 2001. Forum Reveals More Math Fury, by Kiran Randhawa, Our Town, June 14, 2001. Result split on parent math forum, by Lindee Yamshon, Town and Village, June 14, 2001. Parents' New Battle in City Math War, Town and Village, June 7, 2001. Math Wrath Explodes Amid "Fuzzy" Furor, by Rod Dreher, The New York Post, June 6, 2001. Letter in Trib on local math program should be investigated, by Noah Green, Tribeca Trib, May 2001. Math Panel: Johnny's Teacher Can't Count, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, April 26, 2001. Some Very Fuzzy Numbers, Editorial, The New York Post, April 22, 2001. Levy: 'fuzzy' Math Just For Fraction Of Kids, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, April 19, 2001. Adding Up Fuzzy Math: Right Answers Aren't Important, by Arnold Ahlert. Op-Ed, The New York Post, April 18, 2001. Adding Up Fuzzy Math: Teaching the Basics, by Roland Minton. Op-Ed, The New York Post, April 18, 2001. Fuzzy Math In The Classroom, broadcast of WCBS New York, April 17, 2001. Schools' "New Math" = Trouble For City Kids. Sum-Thing is Wrong, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, April 17, 2001. Schools' "New Math" = Trouble For City Kids. Let's See: 2,001-1,957 Is ..., by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, April 17, 2001. Schools' "New Math" = Trouble For City Kids. Bad News For Children, Good News For Tutors, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, April 17, 2001. Get Mad, Then Go After the Bureaucrats, by Rod Dreher, The New York Post, April 17, 2001. New Math Classes a Zero: Parents, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post, April 11, 2001. School's Mathematics Don't Add Up, by Rod Dreher, The New York Post, April 8, 2001. New, New Math, Old, Old Idiocy, by Tony Snow (Opinion). NY Post, April 23, 2001. Parents' Extra Cost, by Denise Matava Haffenden. Letters, Education Week, April 11, 2001. District 2 Critique: No Ideology Involved, by Louisa C. Spencer. Letters, Education Week, April 11, 2001. 'Progressive' or Just Oppressive? Parents say math curriculum forces them out of school district, by Kiran Randhawa, Our Town, March 15, 2001. Consider many teaching methods, says a former mathematician, by Peter Gale, Tribeca Trib, March 2001. Standardization's Stifling Impact, by Lois Weiner. Education Week, February 28, 2001. Progressivism's Hidden Failure, by Louisa C. Spencer. Education Week, February 28, 2001. Math Matters. One parent chose home schooling to prove it, by Catherine Hausman, Our Town, Feb 15, 2001. New Math - Parents are up in arms over dysfunctional math curricula, by Kiran Randhawa, Our Town, Feb 15, 2001. Angry parents demand answers on 'new math', by Lyndee Yamshon, T&V, Feb 8, 2001. Parents and teachers search for solution to math problems, by Linda Barr, T&V, Jan 18, 2001. New Findings Question Merits of Calculators in the Classroom, NY-WABC, Jan 17, 2001. Parents Plead for Forum on District 2 Math, by Ronald Drenger, Tribeca Trib, Dec 2000. Rebecca Schonberg, "Hunter Hilites", December 2000. About the introduction of "new math" in Manhattan District 2 and the Hunter high school. Search for solution to math problem, by Linda Barr, T&V, Aug 24, 2000. New, New Math = Controversy. A CBS News report from New York on May 29, 2000. School Math Stirs Passions at Local Forum, by Ronald Drenger, Tribeca Trib, May 2000. The New, Flexible Math Meets Parental Rebellion, by Anemona Hartocollis, NYT, Apr 27, 2000. A 'Math Night' of a Different Sort on April 17, Tribeca Trib, April 2000. PS 89: A Question of Philosophy, by Carl Glassman, Tribeca Trib, Jan 1998. A middle school parent says her child is unprepared, Letters, Tribeca Trib, Oct 1997. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) New York State Math NewsLosing Confidence [in Public Education], by Marty Rosenfeld, October 25, 2006. Board of Regents Issues Draft Revised Math Standards for Public Comment. Press release, New York State Board of Regents, Nov 4, 2004. Keeping It Real. Proposed changes in math don't add up, by Mike Cohen, New York Newsday, Nov 23, 2004. State's math standards don't add up, by Richard H. Escobales Jr. (The Buffalo News, July 20, 2003). Critique of the Regents Mathematics A exam, by Bas Braams (Web article, June, 2003). Not Your Parents' Math, featuring Lee Stiff and Merryl Tisch, transcript, Fox News with Tony Snow, Sunday April 22, s001. Don't Allow 'new Math' To Multiply, Regent Says, by Kenneth Lovett, Carl Campanile and Ikimulisa Sockwell-Mason, The New York Post, April 18, 2001. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) NYC HOLD Press ReleasesNYC Council Education Committee Hearing on Mathematics Education. NYC HOLD press release, November 4, 2003. Experimenting With Math Education in Manhattan District 2, NYC HOLD News Alert, October 18, 2003. New York City Mathematics Department Chairs Warn Chancellor Klein Against Continued Use of Fuzzy Math Programs, Press Release by NYC HOLD (Jan 4, 2003). NYC HOLD announces launch of seminal Web site on NYC math education. Press release, October 28, 2002. Great news for the children of Bronx Community School District 10! (August 16, 2002). Board Of Education Ignores Parent's and Mathematician's Pleas - Plans to Approve $9 Million to Fund Instructional and Professional Development Supporting Fuzzy Math. (January 22, 2002). New Front in the NYC Math Wars. (May 30, 2001). Controversy swirls around math programs for the new high school in the planning stages in District 2: The Upper East Side HS. (Jan 15, 2001). NYC Math Wars. (Nov 27, 2000). NYU mathematicians speak out against controversial new math programs being taught in NYC's premier School District 2 in Manhattan. California Math Wars Come to New York. (Apr 18, 2000). (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) |
Local Math News from ElsewhereHave you researched your child's math text lately?, by Beth Schultz, The Times Record (ME), September 11, 2009. End to school math program sought, by Cheryl K. Chumley, The Potomac News, Jan. 24, 2008. Math Classes At Elementary Schools Prompt Parents' Outcry, by Ian Shapira, The Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2008. Petition to remove TERC "Investigations" K-5 Math Curriculum From Prince William County Schools (PWCS), by the parent group Teach Math Right in Prince William County. Math program does not compute?, by Neal Simpson, the Needham Times (MA), Jan. 2, 2008. Battle Over Math in New Jersey Drives Off a New Schools Chief, The New York Times, June 14, 2007. Math wars strike at core, by Nicole Stricker, The Salt Lake Tribune, November 19, 2006. Utah's 'fuzzy math' curriculum scrapped; legislators endorse plan to revamp state standards, The Salt Lake Tribune, November 16, 2006. State leaders support math overhaul for schools, The Deseret Morning News, November 16, 2006. National report backs math parents in Penfield, by Amy Cavalier, The Penfield Post, Sep 26, 2006. Changes on tap in Penfield High math program, by Amy Cavalier, The Penfield Post, June 7, 2006. Greece looks at new math book, by Meaghan McDermott, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 30, 2006. Rebuttal to an essay by California Assembly member Jackie Goldberg, by Ze'ev Wurman, March 29, 2006, unpublished. Goldberg as schools chief a disaster, by Jill Stewart, Guest Columnist, The Los Angeles Daily News, March 5, 2006. Parents grade math programs, by Nanci Hutson, The News-Times of Danbury, CT, March 4, 2006. Professor: Clearer math standards needed, by Anna Chang-Yen, The (Central Utah) Daily Herald, March 3, 2006. [TERC Investigations] curriculum questions need answering, by Dave Horrigan, Letters, The Needham (MA) Times at TownOnline.Com, March 3, 2006 Math petition circulating; Professors seek use of California's curriculum, by Lauren Hancock, the Deseret (UT) Morning News, March 2, 2006. Parents do not need an added burden of paying for math tutors, Letters, The Bedford (NH) Bulletin, March 2, 2006 Math for all: Repairing an incoherent curriculum, by Lucia Dolan, Guest Commentary, The Newton (MA) Tab, Feb 8, 2006. Newton Parents urges school accountability, by Daniel Black, The Newton (MA) Tab, Feb 8, 2006. Parents decry 'Dummy Math' Dozens protest new Marion [Core Plus] curriculum, by Kevin Kane, The [Cedar Rapids, IA] Gazette Online, Jan 24, 2006. Dad puzzled by approach to math, English, By Linda Borg, The Providence Journal, Jan 17, 2006. "This curriculum [TERC Investigations] is the most horrific thing," says Osiris Harrell, whose youngest children are in elementary school. Math program changes get mixed reviews, by Amy Cavalier, The Penfield Post, Dec 8, 2005. "Reform" math: Examining the pluses, minuses, By Linda Shaw, The Seattle Times, Dec 5, 2005. Parents mad over new math curriculum, by Anna Chang-Yen, The [Central Utah] Daily Herald, Nov 24, 2005. Note also the Comment section at the bottom of the article. TERC Investigations is math nightmare for Seekonk parents, by Chloe Randall, East Bay, RI, Newspapers, Nov 23, 2005. Parents call school board meeting into question, Math textbooks were approved at a special meeting, by Amy Cavalier, The Penfield (NY) Post, August 18, 2005. Study: Reform math doesn't help scores, by Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call [Allentown, PA], June 14, 2005. Invasion of the Math Snatchers, by Barry Fagin, Op-Ed, Independence Institute,January 14, 2004. New Milford Schools to try out Singapore Math and Saxon Math, by Lynda Wellman, The New Milford (CT) Spectrum, August 26, 2005. Fork in road facing Denver Public Schools chief, Editorial, The Rocky Mountain News, July 16, 2005. Watching Curriculum and Academics at DPS under Michael Bennet, a collection of links, by NYC HOLD, July 4, 2005 and ongoing. [Penfield, NY] School Board: Only one math program, by Amy Cavalier, The Penfield Post, June 23, 2005. New Milford to test new mathematics curriculum, by Nanci G. Hutson, The News-Times of Greater Danbury, CT, June 18, 2005 Penfield parents dig for math answers, by Enid Arbelo, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 17, 2005. Why Penfield's kids aren't learning math, by Ralph Raimi, Guest Essay, The Penfield (NY) Post, June 9, 2005. Math Wars in Simsbury, by Nathan Conz, The Hartford Advocate, June 9, 2005. Focusing on the why of math, pupils miss the how, by Sharon Palmiter, Opinion, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 2, 2005. [New Milford] District considers traditional math plan, by Nanci G. Hutson, The News-Times of Greater Danbury, CT, May 31, 2005. School district is testing new way to teach math, by Tracy Loew, The Statesman Journal (OR), May 28, 2005. If You Can't Make History Try Re-Writing It [North Andover], by Ralph Wilbur, The Valley Patriot (TommyDuggan.Com), May, 2005. Is the Math Teacher or the Math Program the Problem? Or Both, by Sandra Stotsky, The Valley Patriot (TommyDuggan.Com), March, 2005. Things don't add up in B.C. math classes, by Bill Hook and Karin Litzcke, Op-Ed, The Vancouver Sun, March 4, 2005. Every Day Math does not meet CA math standards: "Not a Wise Decision", by Richard Zisko, Letters/Op-Ed, The Ventura County (CA) Star, February 28, 2005. Petition to eliminate TERC Investigations and CMP as core mathematics curriculum, by Parents Seeking Math Proficiency in Simsbury, CT, May, 2005. Parents Question "Fuzzy" Math , by Holly Maynard, Channel 13 WHAM, Rochester (NY), May 18, 2005. For some, 'fuzzy math' simply doesn't add up, by Enid Arbelo, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 10, 2005. Parents give new math programs [TERC, CMP, and Core Plus] a big fat minus, by Enid Arbelo, Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, April 27, 2005. Mathematics Petitions to Be Presented to Penfield (NY) BOE, Press release from "Parents Concerned with Penfield's Math Programs", April 26, 2005. [Penfield, NY] Old School and New School Clash, by Kate Welshofer, Rochester (NY) R-News TV, April 26, 2005. CVUSD math curriculum [Everyday Mathematics] criticized by some, by Michelle Knight, The Thousand Oakes Acorn, front page, March 24, 2005; followed by Everyday Math has its proponents, March 31, 2005. Schools Back to Old Style Math, by Andy Smith, The Eagle Tribune (MA), March 24, 2005. When Does a School Board Take Action?, The Penfield (NY) Post, March 24, 2005. Parents still divided on new math program, The Penfield (NY) Post, March 10, 2005. Neglecting math can add up to trouble, by Barry Fagin, Opinion, The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jan 20, 2005. School board divided over math program, North Andover Citizen / TownOnline, Nov 12, 2004. Some People Never Learn, by Tom Duggan, The Valley Patriot, Nov 2004. RE: Philanthropy Roundtable May 25, 2004 Math Achievement, letter from Ms. Carla Albers re mathematics issues in Colorado Springs school district 11, May 11, 2004, with Attachments (MSWord format). Colorado Springs School District Math Meeting (minutes), February 2, 2004, including Presentation by Barry Fagin and Presentation by Carla Albers. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) National Math NewsUS Teens Trail Peers Around World on Math-Science Test, by Maria Glod, The Washington Post, Dec. 4, 2007. Other Countries' Students Surpass U.S.'s on Test, The New York Times, Dec. 5, 2007. Everyday Math = Junk, by Michelle Malkin, her web site, Dec. 7, 2007. Fuzzy Math: A Nationwide Epidemic, by Michelle Malkin, Nov. 28, 2007. Related: Fuzzy Math Isn't Cuddly, by Michelle Malkin, Op-Ed, The New York Post, Dec 1, 2007, and elsewhere. Texas Challenges City on Math; State Abandons the Fuzzy Curriculum, by Elizabeth Green, The New York Sun, page 1, Nov 20, 2007. The Math Debate: When Johnny Can't Count, by Heather Sells, CBN News, September 4, 2007 (transcript and video). School math books, nonsense, and the National Science Foundation, by David Klein, Guest Editorial to be published in the American Journal of Physics, December 2006. Down for the Count?, by Melana Zyla Vickers, The Weekly Standard, November 6, 2006. For Math Students, Self-Esteem Might Not Equal High Scores, by Jay Mathews, The Washington Post, October 18, 2006. Arithmetic Problem. New Report Urges Return to Basics In Teaching Math, by John Hechinger, The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2006. Teaching Math, Singapore Style, Editorial, The New York Times, September 18, 2006. Cleaning up mess left by math council (Guidelines damaged an entire nation), Editorial, The Rocky Mountain News, Sep. 19, 2006. Turnaround In the Math Wars, by Andy Wolf, The New York Sun, Sep 15, 2006. Report Urges Changes in the Teaching of Math in U.S. Schools, by Tamar Lewin, The New York Times, Sep 13, 2006. Fuzzy memory on fuzzy math, by Debra J. Saunders, Jewish World Review, Sep 14, 2006. A Textbook Case in Textbook Adoption, by Barry Garelick, Essay, Nonpartisan Education Review, Vol 2, Nr. 6, 2006. If We Really Hope to Improve Mathematics Education, by Allen Quist, Feb 9, 2006, on edwatch.org. What does it take to learn algebra? First you have to master the fundamentals, By Karin Klein, The Los Angeles Times, Feb 4, 2006. Interview with University of MD Mathematics Professor Jerome Dancis, The Baltimore, MD, Curriculum Project, Jan 2, 2006. The ongoing math wars: division by subtraction, by Niki Hayes, Op-Ed, The Seattle Times, Dec 15, 2005. New study finds U.S. math students consistently behind their peers in the world, press release in connection with a report, Reassessing US International Mathematics Performance: New Findings from the 2003 TIMSS and PISA, by the American Institute for Research, Nov 22, 2005. 'Innovative' Math, but Can You Count?, by Samuel G. Freedman, The New York Times, November 9, 2005. Why Johnny can't calculate, by David Klein and Jennifer Marple, Op-Ed, The Los Angeles Times, Sep 26, 2005. Why American kids aren't learning math, by Ralph A. Raimi, The Greece (NY) Post, July 8, 2005. Ethnomathematics, by Diane Ravitch, Opinion, The Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2005. Announcing the Courant Initiative for the Mathematical Sciences in Education (CIMSE), by Elizabeth Carson, June 14, 2005. Our nation is still 'at risk' more than 20 years after 1983 study, by Karen Zilora, Opinion, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 2, 2005. 10 Myths (Maybe) About Learning Math, by Jay Mathews, the Washington Post, May 31, 2005. Find the Area of Weakness, by Theodore Nutting, Op-Ed, The Seattle Times, March 19, 2005. Parents question math strategies - They fear schools focus too much on talk, not enough on facts, by Vanessa Parks, The Boston Globe, March 13, 2005. A Conversation with Peter Lax, From Budapest to Los Alamos, a Life in Mathematics, by Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times, March 29, 2005. Sizing Up Math, by Rita Savard, The Andover Townsman, March 10, 2005. Mountain: Math Curriculum Doesn't Add Up. On anti-racist multicultural mathematics in Newton, MA, by Tom Mountain, The Newton (MA) Tab, Jan 12, 2005. It's Insane!! (about PISA and TIMSS), by Dr. Chuck Ormsby, The Valley Patriot (MA), January 2005. No 'royal road' to math skills will ever be found, by Jim Cargal, The Montgomery Advertiser, Dec 21, 2004. New Milford [CT] Parents criticize Everyday Mathematics Program, by Lynda Wellman, The New Milford Spectrum, December 17, 2004. As Math Skills Slip, U.S. Schools Seek Answers From Asia, by Chris Prystay, The Wall Street Journal (Page A1), Dec 13, 2004. Economic Time Bomb: U.S. Teens Are Among the Worst at Math, by June Kronholz, The Wall Street Journal, Dec 7, 2004. No Passing Grade, Editorial, The Wall Street Journal, Dec 7, 2004. Most Middle School Math Curricula Not Based on Evidence of Effectiveness, Study Finds. Press release, Nov 17, 2004, regarding a study by the What Works Clearinghouse on Middle School Math Curricula. Brazzel: Test Scores Drop; Money Wasted, by James Lent, The Morris News Bee, Nov 10, 2004. Mathematical Unknowns, Editorial, The Boston Globe, Nov 8, 2004. Calculus of mediocrity, by Cliff F. Mass, The Seattle Times, Nov 6, 2004. Everyday Math should get failing score, by Robert L. Mandell, Op-Ed, The Reading Advocate, Oct 28, 2004. Victim recitation: The education unions are fighting against making those poor little darlings learn the basics, by Jill Stewart, Sacramento News and Views, Sep 2, 2004. The Havoc Wrought by Today's "Modern" Math, by Dr. Charles Ormsby. Op-Ed in The Valley Patriot, Merrimack Valley, MA. The article is on page 6 (PDF format). U.S. Dept. of Education Math and Science Initiative (main Web page with links to reports and initiatives, including the math and science "summits"). Danger: Smart Parents With Data, by Jay Mathews, The Washington Post, Aug 24, 2004. Numerical Winter, by Linda Schrock Taylor, LewRockwell.Com, August 16, 2004. An illusory math reform; let's go to the videotape, by Linda Seebach, The Rocky Mountain News, Aug 7, 2004. A Major Math Mess, by David Klein, Orange County Register, April 4, 2004. (Also here.) An Intrepid Foe of Warm-and-Fuzzy Math, by Jay Mathews, Washington Post, Dec 23, 2003. The Math Wars - 1960's Revisited, by Erica Carle. On NewsWithViews.com, October 13, 2003. MPS gets money for math teacher training; [NSF]'s efforts not seen by all as helpful. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 26, 2003. Ethnomathematics, by Dirk Olin (NYT Magazine, Feb 23, 2003). Ed. Dept. Proposes $120 Million Math Agenda, by David J. Hoff, Education Week, February 12, 2003. Bush to Push for Math and Science Upgrade, by David J. Hoff (Ed Week, Nov 20, 2002). Panel to Examine Standards-Based Math Curricula, by David J. Hoff, Education Week, June 12, 2002. Does Two Plus Two Still Equal Four? What Should Our Children Know about Math? A forum at the American Enterprise Institute on March 4, 2002, addressed these questions. Moderated by Lynne V. Cheney, with participation of Mike McKeown, Gail Burrill, David Klein, Tom Loveless, and Lee V. Stiff. The forum has been reviewed: Skills without understanding being replaced by understanding without skills, in School Reform News; View: The ideology of math education, by Lou Marano, UPI. Math Wars: Old vs. New. Modern day Hatfiels and McCoy: When traditionalists debate constructivists about math education, by Jennifer K. Covino (District Administrator, Oct 2001). Save us from the 'new-new math', by Tony Snow, The Boston Globe, April 21, 2001. How to Improve Education in Math, by Michael McKeown, Op-Ed, The Providence Journal, Jan 31, 2001. Nurturing the Life of the Mind: If Schools Don't Value Intellect, Who Will?, by Kathleen Vail, American School Board Journal, Jan 2001. The Math Meltdown, by Staff of the Christian Science Monitor (May 16/23/30, 2000). A three-part series, each part having 5-7 articles. Part 1: In a high-tech era, Americans aren't keeping pace in math; Part 2: Controversial math programs: questions about the approval process; Part 3: What some schools are doing to boost performance... [more] The New New Math, Applied, by Nilanjan Banerjee, The Dartmouth Review, Jan 13, 1999. The Fuzziest of Disciplines, by Alexander Nazaryan and Alexander Wilson, The Dartmouth Review, Jan 13, 1999 Math Wars, transcript of The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, May 11, 1998. Re: Creative Math, or Just Fuzzy Math? Once Again, Basic Skills Fall Prey to a Fad, The New York Times, August 17, 1997. Letters concerning an Op-Ed by Lynne Cheney Once Again, Basic Skills Fall Prey to a Fad, by Lynne Cheney, The New York Times, August 11, 1997. A Failure to Produce Better Students, by Senator Robert Byrd, Congressional Record, June 9, 1997. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) International NewsEducation in France: A new reckoning. The purity of mathematics is loosing its prestige. The Economist, October 9, 2008. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) |
NYC Education News, Non-MathN.Y. Gave the Most Breaks for School Exam, by Elizabeth Green, The New York Sun, Nov 21, 2007. A Lose-Lose Situation For New York, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, November 17, 2006. Smart Kids Need Not Apply [to Carmen Farina], by Michael Goodwin, Opinion, NY Daily News, March 19, 2006. An Education Revolution That Never Was (Mayoral Control in NYC), by Sol Stern, Education Next, Fall 2005. Concerning the Y2005 New York City Test Scores, testimony to NYC Council Committee on Education by Dr. Lori Mei, June 27, 2005. Concerning the NYC/NYS 2005 ELA Test Scores, testimony to NYC Council Committee on Education by Robert J. Tobias, June 27, 2005. Making the Grade: Education Reform in New York City, a three-part series of New York Voices on NYC TV Channel 13. Part 1: A Standard Curriculum, with Elizabeth Carson and Sol Stern, a.o.; Part 2: The Small School Initiative; Part 3: Money, Power, and Public Accountability. Educational Standards Under Assault, Editorial, The New York Times, June 17, 2005. What To Make Of the New Test Results, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, May 20, 2005. Gotham's High Schools Miss Top 100, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, May 13, 2005. Where the Mayor Went Wrong. Would you want to study at a Bloomberg school?, by Diane Ravitch, Wall Street Journal Opinion.com, May 12, 2005. He's Baaack [Anthony Alvarado], School Scope by Norman Scott, The Wave (Rockaway, NY), May 6, 2005. A rush to judgment?, by Diane Ravitch, The Education Gadfly, April 28, 2005. Not-So-Gifted Grownups Plan For Gifted Children, by Henry J. Stern, New York Civic, March 25, 2005. De-evolution, School Scope by Norman Scott, The Wave (Rockaway, NY), Feb 25, 2005. Trouble in the workshop - Mandated model hampers learning in secondary schools, by Deirdre McFadyen, New York Teacher, Feb 17, 2005. Educational Potpourri [Balanced literacy, the UFT, and "Success for All"], School Scope by Norman Scott, The Wave (Rockaway, NY), Feb 11, 2005. An Educator Who Forgot The Bronx, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Dec 24, 2004. Gifted Students Under Fire, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Nov 30, 2004. Shaky first results for Mike's school reforms, by Diane Ravitch, Op-Ed, The New York Daily News, Nov 14, 2004. A Test Seemingly Intended to Keep Students Behind, by Samuel G. Freedman, The New York Times, Oct 13, 2004. Small Schools of the Absurd, by Ryan Sager, The New York Post, June 25, 2004. Destined to Fail, by Sol Stern, City Journal, Spring 2004. Moskowitz Sets Hearing on Small Schools, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, June 15, 2004. Time For an Accounting, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, June 11, 2004. Deja Vu All Over Again (how the mayor can regain control of the Department of Education), by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, May 21, 2004. High School Conundrum, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, May 7, 2004. Where Klein is Right, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, April 30, 2004. Teach Before You Test, Mike, by Sol Stern, The New York Post, March 27, 2004. Musical Chairs in City Schools, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, March 26, 2004. Hold Off Holding Back Students, by Diane Ravitch, The New York Sun, March 22, 2004. Time for Accountability, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, March 19, 2004. On the Lam (Diana Lam's Unsavory School Reform Tactics), by Robert Kolker, NewYork Magazine, issue dated March 22, 2004. San Antonio Power Brokers' Darling, Diana Lam, Stars in 'Scandal', by Roddy Stinson, San Antonio Express-News, March 14, 2004. The Golden Opportunity, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, March 12, 2004. Lam Performance Panned in New York, Editorial, San Antonio Express, March 12, 2004. For Chancellor, a Week To Forget, The New York Sun; Lessons of Lam, Opinion, The New York Sun; Chancellor Picks Superintendent who Started as a Teacher to Assume Key School Curriculum Position, New York Newsday; Chance for a Fresh Start, New York Newsday; State Blocks Klein's First Choice for Deputy, The New York Times; State KOs Joel's Pick for Deputy, New York Daily News; Under-Fire Klein Names Deputy, The New York Post. All March 12, 2004. Diana Lam's Swift Departure Can Give Schools New Hope If Mayor Becomes Involved, by Henry Stern, New York Civic.Org, March 10, 2004; also Bloomberg, Klein to Decide What to Do With Diana Lam, same source, March 8, 2004. Ed. Flap Lawyer Resigns, The New York Post; Second Official Out in Scandal Over Lam, The New York Sun; The Real Diana Lam Scandal, The New York Sun; Lam Scandal Claims Lawyer, New York Newsday; Lam Link Lops 2nd Ed Head, New York Daily News; Tweed's Looking a Lot like Livingston, Opinion, New York Daily News; Schools' Top Lawyer Quits in Uproar Over Nepotism, The New York Times. All March 11, 2004. Lam's Legacy, by Diane Ravitch, Op-Ed, The New York Post, March 10, 2004. Damage Control at Center Stage after Lam Sacked, The New York Sun; After Diana Lam, The New York Sun; Schools Chancellor Defends Himself in the Hiring of His Top Deputy's Spouse, The New York Times; Lam Scandal Sets off Political Scramble, New York Newsday; Bloomberg, Klein Head Top of the Accountability List, New York Newsday; Goodbye to 'a Great Buster of Morale', New York Newsday; In the Blind Spot of Power, New York Newsday; Schools attorney misled inquiries, but ..., New York Newsday; Klein Accepts Lam Excuses, The New York Post; Mike's Next Move, The New York Post; Chancellor Klein Gets Taken to School, New York Daily News. All March 10, 2004. The Sun Sheds Light on Education, by Betsy Combier, The New York Sun, March 10, 2004. Conflict of Interest Report to Chancellor Joel Klein About Diana Lam. Letter by NYC Schools Special Commissioner of Investigation Richard J. Condon, March 5, 2004. Top Deputy Resigns Schools Post Over Effort to Get Husband a Job, The New York Times; Chancellor Forces Lam To Resign In Nepotism Flap, The New York Sun; She's Out Like a Lam, New York Daily News; Klein Fires Top Deputy, New York Newsday; Lam Chopped, The New York Post. All March 9, 2004. Mayor Troubled by Patronage Report, New York Newsday; Out Like a Lam, Editorial, The New York Post; Nepotism Puts Klein in Sticky Spot, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun. All March 8, 2004. Report Says Deputy Chancellor Arranged Job for Husband, by Elissa Gootman and David Herszenhorn, The New York Times; Klein Aide's 'Hire' Power, by Carl Campanile, The New York Post; School Hubby Hire Drawing Fire, by Ellen Yan, New York Newsday; Educrat Pulled Strings in Hubby Hire: Probe, by Celeste Katz, New York Daily News. All March 6, 2004. Social Promotion: Business as Usual, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, March 5, 2004. Tab is 33G (a Month) for Klein's Extra PR, The Daily News, March 1, 2004. Hey Klein It's Time to Resign, by Norman Scott. Op-Ed, The Wave (Rockaway), Feb 27, 2004. Disputing Teachers College, by Ralph A. Raimi. Letters, The New York Sun, Feb 25, 2004. Diana Lam's Wrongheaded Plan, by Donna Garner Hewitt. Letters, The New York Sun, Feb 26, 2004. The Ministry of Fear, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Feb 20, 2004. Wrong Course for the Schools, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Feb 13, 2004. Klein's educrats undermine good teaching, by R. M. Isaac, The New York Daily News, Feb 9, 2004. The Education-School Alchemists, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Feb 6, 2004. Wrong Again, Chancellor, by Diane Ravitch, The New York Post, Feb 6, 2004. The Scandal in Bilingual Ed (or why Ms. Lam should be fired), by John P. Avlon, The New York Sun, Feb 5, 2004. New York City Paying Twice for Reading Programs, by Donna Garner. Op-Ed/Letters, The New York Sun, Feb 4, 2004. Klein's Data Distortion, by Diane Ravitch, The New York Post, Jan 30, 2004. The Iron Chancellor Joel Klein starts sounding Orwellian, by Sol Stern, Manhattan Institute City Journal, Jan 23, 2004. The Winter of Discontent, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Jan 23, 2004. No Mayor Left Behind?, The New York Sun, Jan 8, 2004. Democracy Tweed Style, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Dec 12, 2003. "Gifted" Programs in the Crosshairs, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Dec 8, 2003. Beware the Flying Pigs, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Dec 5, 2003. Making Choice Irrelevant, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, Nov 28, 2003. Unintended Consequences, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Nov 07, 2003). Totalitarianism and constructivism in NYC, by Kathleen Porter, The Education Gadfly, Nov 6, 2003. Tragedy Looms for Gotham's School Reform, by Sol Stern, City Journal, Autumn 2003. Joel Klein's Headache, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Oct 24, 2003). Klein's Micromanagement, by Sol Stern (NY Sun, Oct 21, 2003). $40 Million Goof, by Sol Stern (NY Post, Oct 20, 2003). Gates Gets His Revenge, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Oct 17, 2003). N.Y.C. Hangs Tough Over Maverick Curriculum, by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo (Education Week, Oct 15, 2003). Making Tweed Smile, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Oct 10, 2003). Klein Plays 20 Questions, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Oct 3, 2003). Reading, Writing and Reform. A series by Beth Fertig on WNYC Radio (Sep 2003). Tweed Takes Care of Teachers, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Sep 26, 2003). Off their rockers, Wacky new rules for teaching class, NY Daily News front page (Sep 17, 2003). School Reforms of 2003, by Deborah Apsel, Gotham Gazette, Sep 12, 2003. For the Children-Klein Should Resign. Where Was the UFT? And the Principals' Union?, by Nat Henthoff, the Village Voice, Sep 8, 2003. Progressive Miseducation 101, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Sep 5, 2003). The Enemy Within, by Sol Stern (NY Post, Sep 4, 2003). Lam Excuses, by Sol Stern (NY Post, August 22, 2003); also Mayor Bloomberg's Diana Lam Problem, by Sol Stern (City Journal, Summer 2003). The Missing Candor at Tweed, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Aug 22, 2003). New York's New Approach, by James Traub (NYT, Education Life, Aug 03, 2003). The Principal of Accountability, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Aug 01, 2003). Tweed's Revolving Door, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, July 28, 2003). Neglected English, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, June 27, 2003). Letting Scores Slide, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, June 20, 2003). Parents or Politics (Op-Ed, NY Sun, June 13, 2003). The District Dance, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, June 13, 2003). Good Scores and Bad News, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, May 23, 2003). Support Grows for Challenge of Plan To Overhaul Public School System, by John DeSio (NY Sun, May 16, 2003). Welch's Rules and New York's Schools, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, May 16, 2003). The Tweed Ring Scrambles, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, May 12, 2003). School Size No Key to Success, by Paul H. B. Shin and Alison Gendar (NYDN, May 10, 2003). Wallyball in Rockland, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, May 9, 2003). The Vocabulary Deficit, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, May 2, 2003). Curriculum Doomed, Teachers Warn, by Kathleen Lucadamo (NY Sun, May 1, 2003). New Tweed Ring Follies, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, April 16, 2003). Accountability 101 (Editorial, NY Sun, April 9, 2003). Correct the Reading Wrong Turn, by Sol Stern, The New York Sun, April 15, 2003 Klein's Plan Unravels, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, April 9, 2003). Bloomberg and Klein Rush In, by Sol Stern (City Journal, Spring 2003). Lessons from San Diego's Schools, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, April 4, 2003). NYC Schools: Aiming for Illiteracy, by Sol Stern (NY Post, April 4, 2003). Andrew Wolf on Education Issues in New York City. Education columns in the New York Sun back to May, 2002. Klein's Yellow-Brick Road, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Mar 28, 2003). The Education Fortress, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Mar 14, 2003). The State of the Bronx, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Mar 7, 2003). Klein Plan Stirs Concern At Famed Bronx School, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Mar 3, 2003). Opponent of Programs for Gifted Could Land Science High School 'A Double Step Backward,' Says One Involved Parent Chancellor Klein's Perilous Path, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Feb 28, 2003). Making a List, Checking It Twice, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Feb 18, 2003). A Foolish Gamble on Phonics, by Carol R. Richards (Newsday, Feb 16, 2003). Secret team mulls schools, by Alison Gendar (NY Daily News, Feb 15, 2003). The New Tweed Ring's Status Quo, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Feb 14, 2003). Wary Foundations Tie Grants To Leadership Stability, by Jeff Archer (Education Week, Feb 12, 2003). Klein Facing Angry Parents in Bronx, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Feb 10, 2003). Klein's Clones, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Feb 7, 2003). Taking the Neighborhood out of Schools, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jan 31, 2003). Bush Adviser Casts Doubt on the Benefits of Phonics Program, by Abby Goodnough, NYT, Jan 24, 2003. Letter from New York City: Bloomberg's reforms, by Diane Ravitch (Education Gadfly, Jan 23, 2003). Devil May Be in the Details of School Plan, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jan 17, 2003). Klein's Magic Act: Fighting Bureaucrats, by Christopher Gray and Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jan 10, 2003). Marked Men \amp; Women. Principals Graded - Klein Flunks a Bunch, by Alison Gendar (NYDN, Jan 3, 2003). Students Are Pawns in Education Games, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jan 3, 2003). Schoolbooks are flubbing facts, by Alison Gendar and Douglas Feiden (NY Daily News, Dec 21, 2002). Stitching Together the School Boards, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Dec 20, 2002). Middle-Class Schools at Risk, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Dec 13, 2002). Hopes Riding on Bronx Charter School, by Andrew Wolf and John Desio (NY Sun, Dec 9, 2002). A Stale Well for Tutoring, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Nov 29, 2002). A Horse Designed by Committee, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Nov 22, 2002). The Schools Find Their Mark, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Nov 15, 2002). Inmates Running the School Asylum, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Nov 8, 2002). Klein May Fire 150 Principals, by Alison Gendar (NYDN, Nov 3, 2002). Yogi Berra's Advice for Joel Klein, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Oct 14, 2002). Teachers vs. Better Schools, by Chester E. Finn Jr., NY Post, Oct 6, 2002. A Lesson in Unintended Consequences, by James Traub, NYT Magazine, Oct 6, 2002. Fixing the Schools, by Abby Goodnough, NYT, Oct 4, 2002. New York Is Failing the Testing Test, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Oct 4, 2002). Too Many Pupils, Too Many Rules, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Sep 27, 2002). Educator Has Accomplishments and Enemies, by Tamar Lewin, NYT, Aug 31, 2002. Klein's New Team Augurs Ill for Our Schools, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Aug 30, 2002). Mythical Figures and Magic Formulas in N.Y. Schools, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Aug 16, 2002). A Book for Joel Klein's Bedside, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Aug 15, 2002). Only Way to Teach Kids Is to Get Back to Basics, by Heather Mac Donald, NY Daily News, Aug 11, 2002. Can Klein Kill the School System's Sacred Cows?, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Aug 2, 2002). Schools Chief with Traits that a Mayor Prizes Most, NYT, July 31, 2002. Bloomberg Picks a Lawyer to Run New York Schools, NYT, July 30, 2002. Levys Last Attempt To Put Lipstick on the Pig, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jul 19, 2002). Time To Wipe the Slate Clean on School Reform, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jun 18, 2002). How the Mayor Should Fix the Schools, by Anthony Coles, City Journal, Summer 2002. The Upper East Side High School Illusion, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, Jun 6, 2002). What Really Happens to Our Education Dollars?, by Andrew Wolf (NY Sun, May 7, 2002). Parents Hungry for ABC's Find Schools Don't Add Up, by Kate Zernike, NYT, Apr 28, 2001. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) |
NYS Education News, Non-MathTelling What We Know, Part I, by Marty Rosenfeld, October 17, 2005. Part II, Part III, Part IV, Coming to our senses, by Marty Rosenfeld, September 15, 2006. The Regents' New Clothes, by Marc Epstein, The New York Post, April 30, 2004. A Closer Look at Solutions to Urban Education Blight, by Elizabeth Carson. Letter to the Editor, The Washington Post, Feb 17, 2004 (not published). Dumbing Down New York, Opinion, New York Post, Oct 10, 2003; and Rick and the Regents, Failing New York's Kids, Opinion, New York Post, Oct 13, 2003. The Test Mess, by James Traub. New York Times Magazine, Sunday April 7, 2002. My Public School Lesson, by Sol Stern, City Journal, Autumn 1997. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) National Education News, Non-MathHow Superintendent David Brewer Ran Aground, by Patrick Range McDonald, The LA Weekly, Dec. 26, 2007. It seems that even educators have a hard time learning, by Linda Seebach, Rocky Mountain News, October 21, 2006. Savage Inconsistencies: Kozol's Intellectual Confusion, by Sandra Stotsky, book review on EducationNews.Org, March, 2006. Why American Students Know So Little American History and What We Can Do About It, by Sandra Stotsky, on EducationNews.Org, Oct 6, 2005. Bill Gates' Guinea Pigs, by Bob Geballe, Seattle Weekly, July 20, 2005. Denver Public Schools Not Alone in Hiring Outsider, by Kevin Vaughan, The Rocky Mountain News, July 5, 2005. An advice sampler for new DPS chief Bennet [but really for any new schools chief], by Linda Seebach, The Rocky Mountain News, July 2, 2005. Recommendations for Reforming the American High School. A Memorandum to the Governors of the Fifty States from the K-12 Committee of the National Association of Scholars. Memo drafted by Sandra Stotsky, R. James Milgram, and Elizabeth Carson. Education School Crisis, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, March 21, 2005. Failing the Wrong Grades, by Diane Ravitch. Op-Ed, The New York Times, March 15, 2005. PBS To Air Education Infomercial, by Andrew Wolf, The New York Sun, March 11, 2005. The Textbook Adoption Mess--And What Reformers are Doing to Fix It, by Melissa Ezarik, District Administration, March, 2005. Study Finds Poor Performance by Nation's Education Schools, by Greg Winter, The New York Times, March 15, 2005. Schools should be teaching scientifically proven curricula, by Andrea Neal, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Dec 14, 2004. In Defense of Memorization, by Michael Knox Beran, City Journal, Summer 2004. Instruction versus exploration in science learning, by Rachel Adelson, Monitor on Psychology, June 2004. Education Is Big Business...for Some, by Donna Garner, Education News, March 11, 2004. Microsoft Does Hard Sell on Teachers, Pushes To Make Gaming Part of School. The New York Sun, fron page, Dec 12, 2003. A Field Guide to Low Academic Standards, by Chester E. Finn Jr. (The Gadfly, 020516). The "Crayola Curriculum", by Mike Schmoker (Ed Week, 011024). The Curriculum Crusades, by James Traub, The New York Times, May 31, 2000; also in Salon, May 31, 2000. (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) Other News ResourcesEducation News SpecialsThe Education Gadfly # Education News # Education Week # CER News Archives Education SectionsNew York Times # Washington Post # CS Monitor # LA Times # SD Union Tribune # Chicago Sun Times # Baltimore Sun # Philadelphia Inquirer # CNN # Hartford Courant BlogsKimberly Swygert # Joanne Jacobs # Scientifically Correct (Back to the NYC HOLD Main Page; to the Top of This Page; or to the NYC HOLD Letters and Testimony Page) |
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