Education

Weblog of the freelance writer and former San Jose Mercury News columnist. Most entries are about education issues, both college and precollege.

A resource on the status of the right to education as outlined by the United Nations, supporting the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on education. Includes links to allied organizations.

Join host Neal Conan for a discussion about intellectualism on campus. [32:31 streaming audio broadcast]

Students who do not speak English well or at all are increasingly enrolling in smaller, rural American school districts with little or no experience or resources to teach them. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]

Site has tools and suggestions to put an end to intrusive advertising. Includes information for parents, teachers, and kids.

CERU, directed by Professor Alex Molnar, conducts research, disseminates information, and helps facilitate dialogue between the education community, policy makers, and the public at large about commercial activities in schools.

NCREST supports restructuring efforts by documenting successful initiatives, creating reform networks to share new research findings with practitioners, and linking policy to practice. Teachers College, Columbia University.

Offering different perspectives on education reform issues, including original essays, quotations, relevant links, and suggestions for student-driven reform.

The Fund encourages the education of Maasai girls in Kenya by covering all costs of education including boarding, travel, and books.

Covers experiences of change in the expectations of students.

Analyzes data from around the United States over time.

A family based web site discussing education and family issues.

Article by the conservative commentator proposing public school choice in the United States without vouchers.

Heritage Foundation Backgrounder criticizing current use of public education funds and offers public policy solutions.

The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.

As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.

The new Programme for International Student Assessment of the OECD, involves dozens of countries testing their 15 year olds' skills and knowledge as they approach the end of compulsory education.

The Case Against Block Scheduling: An Educational Fad that Hurts Academic Performance.

A phonemic writing system ensuring that children read and write all words in their oral vocabularies by the first grade, and that adults use written English as easily as speech.

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.

Campaigning for higher standards and more parental choice in UK state education. Not affiliated with any political party and funded entirely by voluntary donations.

Research reports on year-round education by the British Columbia Teacher's Federation.

Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center: resources and information for adult literacy providers and students in Maryland.

A community site that gives information about literacy projects, conferences and related publications in Australia.

Resource for practitioners in the field of adult literacy, basic skills and English as a Second Language.

Texas Education Agency official site. Information on the TAAS and end-of-course examinations.