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Education Matters, June 2008
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Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) A Few Good Men: The Success of the Male…
Descriptors: Mentors, Males, High School Students, Merit Pay
Harvard Education Letter. Volume 23, Number 1, January-February 2007
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Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Response to Intervention: A New Approach to Reading Instruction Aims to Catch Struggling Readers Early (Nancy Walser); (2) Getting Advisory Right: Focus and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Response to Intervention, Federal Legislation
Educational Standards, Accountability, and Student Assessment: Legal and Administrative Considerations for Competency Testing.
Hoegl, Juergen K. – 1983
Minimal competency testing of students can be an effective tool for improving educational quality if applied appropriately with adequate safeguards. The failure of academic standards through grade inflation, a policy of social promotion rather than academic promotion, and weak curricula has reduced public confidence in education and encouraged…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Back to Basics, Competency Based Education