Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Mar 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Shelton School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The fact that the Shelton School, located in Dallas, Texas, is the nation’s largest school for children with learning disabilities is not really its calling card but perhaps a reflection of its ability to consistently deliver high quality education. Founded in 1976 it serves [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Mar 27th, 2006 9 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Havern School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Havern School is a relatively small school located in a residential neighborhood in Littleton, Colorado, which is about 15 or 20 minutes from downtown Denver. The Sisters of Loreto who had a mission to help children with special needs founded Havern in 1966. [...]
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Sanford Shapiro looks at Denver Academy © 2006 Sanford Shapiro Denver Academy was founded in 1973 and sits on a twenty acre campus that is about 15 minutes from downtown Denver. This is a fast growing K-12 school that currently serves about 475 students with learning disabilities. This is a school that represents itself as [...]
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 26th, 2006 No Comments »
Florida Bill Asks High Schoolers to Declare Major: “The bill would make the state the first to require high school students to declare a major, just as college students do.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 25th, 2006 2 Comments »
Schools Cut Back Subjects to Push Reading and Math: “Trying to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind, thousands of schools are reducing class time spent on other subjects.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
SAT Problems Even Larger Than Reported: “The College Board disclosed that after rechecking additional tests, it found 400 more students whose scores were too low.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Lightning Rod for Fury Over Schools’ Gifted Programs: “Anna Commitante, the official in charge of citywide gifted programs, is at the receiving end of angry e-mail messages, letters and phone calls.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
On Education : Standardized Tests Face a Crisis Over Standards: “Never has the nation’s education system been so reliant on standardized tests and the companies that make them.” (Via NYT > Education.)
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Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 10th, 2006 No Comments »
Company’s Errors on SAT Scores Raise New Qualms About Testing: “Mistakes by a large testing company raised questions about the reliability of high-stakes standardized tests at all levels of education.” (Via NYT > Education.)