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Direct linkRobelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2013
The final version of standards aimed at reshaping the focus and delivery of science instruction in U.S. schools was publicly unveiled last week, setting the stage for states--many of which helped craft the standards--to take the next step and consider adopting them as their own. More than three years in the making, the Next Generation Science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Academic Standards, State Standards
Peer reviewedGrubb, W. Norton – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2012
Mike Rose points out that this is a crucial moment in the history of education in the United States. On one hand, Americans see a rhetoric of College for All, and pressure to get more racial minorities and low-income students into higher education, while the high school dropout rate stays stubbornly high near 30%. There is another rhetoric, about…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), High Schools, Remedial Instruction, Vocational Education
Download full textBogan, Barry L.; McKenzie, Ethel King; Bantwini, Bongani D. – Online Submission, 2012
In the age of standardized testing, science and social studies are not given the same priority as mathematics and reading in the curriculum of United States schools. High stakes testing is viewed as having heavily biased schools toward teaching tested subjects and away from less frequently tested subjects. This paper is premised on the notion that…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Curriculum Development, Social Studies, Educational Change
Rose, Mike – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2012
In the United States and in other countries as well there are a number of government and philanthropic initiatives to help more people, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, enter and succeed in postsecondary education. These initiatives typically involve remedial education (because a significant number of students are academically…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Remedial Instruction, Academic Education
Gresens, Ay-Shin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Teaching math problem solving has been a challenge for many educators, especially in Title I schools. Textbooks provided by the district under study were the primary source of math instructional material. Moreover, the instruction of computation was the method used for preparing students for success with later problem solving lessons. The lack of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Academic Standards, Problem Solving
Zook, Melinda S. – History Teacher, 2002
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, "The History Teacher" published several articles on the importance and process of integrating women's history into "regular history." Now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the author suggests to add a new perspective as to how teachers think about and teach gender in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Western Civilization, Females, Males
