Dec 10, 2010
The idea of self-plagiarism “on first impression sounds like an oxymoron,” Perry Zirkel, professor of education and law, writes in an opinion article titled "A Study of Self-Plagiarism" appearing in&…
Dec 9, 2010
When The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2009 was issued in the fall of 2009, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was clearly disappointed. “None of us should be satisfied. We need re…
Nov 16, 2010
Parents often turn to pediatricians or family physicians when their children have emotional or behavioral problems. Then it’s up to parents to share information with schools, which can be challenging…
Oct 19, 2010
America's urban schools offer an unusually candid perspective on our academic and social cultures. Can educators and their students work together in this changing climate to define a new school reali…
Oct 6, 2010
A few seconds. That's all it takes for his contagious smile to bring a smirk to your face. Carlos was thinking back to when he got to play some football a few days ago. "Took out some aggression," th…
Sep 24, 2010
Albert Einstein once said "Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I assure you that mine are greater." This was before he published his theory of relativity and founded modern cosmology…