Sid the Science Kid to Explain Vaccinations on Oct. 26
Animation Magazine
October 12, 2009
Lisa Henson is quoted in an article highlighting a special episode of Sid the Science Kid on vaccinations.
Henson’s ‘Kid’ Recruited for Flu Fight
Variety
By DAVID S. COHEN
October 9, 2009
Lisa Henson is quoted in an article on Sid the Science Kid’s special vaccination-themed episode, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
New York City Private Sector Leads Charge to Transform Public Schools
CSRwire
October 15, 2009
CSRwire features an article on PENCIL’s annual Principal for A Day event.
What’s College for Anyway?
Newsweek
October 17, 2009
Diane Ravitch is quoted in a debate over the role of higher education in America.
Has the Public Been Lied to on School Test Scores?
NBCNews
By GABE PRESSMAN
October 15, 2009
Diane Ravitch is quoted in an article on the lack of notable progress in federal math exam scores.
NY’s Testing Mess
New York Post
By DIANE RAVITCH
October 15, 2009
Diane Ravitch writes on the misleading nature of the reports on the New York State exam scores.
Professors of Summer
Stanford Summer
By Kathleen Chaykowski
October 20, 2009
Keith Devlin is a featured professor in an article discussing his research on game technology and math education, among others. The article discusses his role as the Director of the H-STAR Institute and mentions his role as NPR’s “The Math Guy”.
Ravitch: Old Ideas, New School ‘Innovation’
The Daily News Tribune
By Diane Ravitch, Guest Columnist
October 25, 2009
The latest fad to sweep K-12 education is called “21st-Century Skills.” States - including Massachusetts - are adding them to their learning standards, with the expectation that students will master skills such as cooperative learning and critical thinking and therefore be better able to compete for jobs in the global economy. But putting a priority on skills inevitably pushes other subjects; including history, literature, and the arts; to the margins and skill-centered, knowledge-free education has never worked.
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