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2010
February
Scoring Points in Teaching Finance
Education Week’s February 3, 2010, print edition discusses how trial-and-error games engage and teach students and cites the Learning Point Associates study of The Stock Market Game™.
How teachers and unions feel about turnaround
Teachers often are the targets of turnaround strategies, but in some schools, teachers and unions have taken the lead. Jessica Johnson, chief program officer, District and School improvement, is quoted in the February 2010 edition of The Notebook, an online independent voice for parents, educators, students, and friends of the Philadelphia Public Schools.
Study: Teachers' Attitudes Don't Match Reform Ideas: Class Size, Student Discipline Are Major Teacher Concerns
Findings from the Learning Point Associates report, Convergence and Contradictions in Teachers' Perceptions of Policy Reform Ideas, are presented in Education Daily's February 2, 2010, edition.
January
Report: Teachers and Policymakers Differ on Effectiveness Measures
Teacher Magazine's January 27, 2010, edition reports the results of the nationwide survey of teachers conducted by Learning Point Associates and Public Agenda.
Speaking of timely: Study says teachers "left out" of policy debates
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Get Schooled" blog on January 26, 2010, mentions the nationwide survey of teachers conducted by Learning Point Associates and Public Agenda.
2009
December
Review Backs New Tool for Principal Evaluation. Learning Point’s review of principal performance instruments is discussed in Education Week’s December 22, 2009, online edition.
November
Games Evolve as Tools for Teaching Financial Literacy. Learning Point’s study of The Stock Market Game™ is discussed in Education Week’s November 16, 2009, online edition.
Trend Tracker: Teaching’s Generation Gap. Results of a study of Generation Y teachers, released by Learning Point Associates and Public Agenda, are reported in Teacher Magazine on November 16, 2009.
Survey Finds 'Gen Y' Teachers Open to Merit Pay. Results of a study of Generation Y teachers, released by Learning Point Associates and Public Agenda, are reported in Education Week’s November 9, 2009, online edition.
October
Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today, a study by Public Agenda based on research that Learning Point Associates provided, was summarized and discussed in Education Week’s “State of Mind” column for October 19, 2009.
Education Dept. Contract to Launch Resource Center on Charter Schools in Education Week’s October 28, 2009, print issue reports the U.S. Department of Education’s award of a five-year contract to Learning Point Associates to conduct research on charter schools and create a National Charter School Resource Center.
September
The Stock Market Game™ Study
“Financial Literacy” column, Education Week, September 23, 2009
“Programs Bolster Schools’ Efforts in Financial Literacy,” The Kansas City Star, September 8, 2009
August
Toward the Structural Transformation of Schools: Innovations in Staffing
report apears in Education Week’s Inside School Research online blog:Edweek.org
August 25, 2009
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2009/
08/a_research_group_pitches_a_new_1.html
February
Robert Stonehill in Education Week
Education Week
February 4, 2009
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/02/04/21stonehill-com.h28.html
January
Jessica Johnson KNPR’s State of Nevada
KNPR
January 21, 2009
http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail.cfm?programid=1513
2008
October
Gina Burkhardt in Education Week
Education Week
October 29, 2008
http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/EdWeek_editorial10_29.pdf (
Adobe® Reader® PDF 3 MB)
September
Partnership for 21st Century Skills Elects Kuni, Hurley to Board
THE Journal
September 4, 2008
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23202
Teachers Challenge: Diverse 21st Century Class
Newsday.com
September 2, 2008
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/oped/ny-oprem025825053sep02,0,3154983.story
August
District Support Remains a Concern for Aspiring Principals
Education Daily
August 26, 2008
Coulter Joins Teacher Quality Center
Education Daily
August 17, 2008
Taking the Fear Out of the First Year
ASCD Education Update
August 2008
June
Teacher Salaries: Performance-Based, Incentive System for Educators
The Salt Lake Tribune
June 16, 2008
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9598146
Steep Climb to NCLB Goal for 23 States
Education Week
June 4, 2008
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/04/39ayp.h27.html?qs=Arie_van_der_Ploeg
What Do Gen Y Teachers Want?
Scholastic Administr@tor Magazine
June 2008
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749577
May
Legislators Consider Teacher Performance Pay
KCPW News
May 23, 2008
http://www.kcpw.org/article/6033
North Dakota First State to Attain HQT Goal
Education Daily
May 23, 2008
New Teachers: "I wasn't prepared for the challenges of teaching in a diverse classroom."
Hispanic Vision Forum
May 22, 2008
http://hispanicvisionforum.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-teachers-i-wasnt-prepared-for.html
Newsflash: Teachers Want Smaller Class Sizes
Flypaper (The Education Gadfly blog)
May 22, 2008
http://www.edexcellence.net/flypaper/index.php/2008/05/newsflash-teachers-want-smaller-class-sizes/
New Teachers Say They Are Ill Prepared for Classroom Diversity and Special-Needs Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 21, 2008
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/05/2907n.htm
Education Researcher Takes Broad View: Ground-Level Research Key to Large-Scale Reform, ED Official Says
Education Daily
May 16, 2008
Experts: Data Often Not in Tune With Real World
Education Daily
May 14, 2008
April
Metro Struggles With Education Law: Schools Hope Results Avert State Takeover
The Tennessean
April 27, 2008
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/NEWS04/804270374/1018/NEWS01
Report: Teacher Effectiveness Shapes School Improvement
Education Daily
April 9, 2008
Virtual Schools Have Place in Reform Discussion
March
Indiana Chamber of Commerce (blog)
March 24, 2008
http://www.indianachamber.com/newsdetail.asp?ID=3742
The Week Ahead
Education Daily
March 10, 2008
Pleasant Valley Plans to Open Cyber Academy
The Pocono Record ( Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
March 8, 2008
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080308/NEWS/803080336
The Reality of Virtual Schools: Much About Online Education Can Be Learned in Homes
Appleton Post-Crescent ( Wisconsin)
March 2, 2008
http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080302/APC0101/803020531/1979
February
Advocacy Group's FWCS Reports Get Mixed Reviews: They Urge District Officials to Stop Blaming Demographics
The News-Sentinel ( Fort Wayne, Indiana)
February 8, 2008
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/NEWS/802080335
January
How to Fix: Education
MSN.com
January 14, 2008
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/HomeMortgageSavings/HowToFixEducation.aspx
States Earn Low Marks on Teacher Quality Efforts
Education Daily
January 10, 2008
Use Surveys, Trial Runs to Gauge Data-Use Strengths, Shortfalls
What Works: Data-Driven Decision-Making in the Schools
January 2008