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After Ed News: 12.07.07

After Ed — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

1. New NJ Financing Formula
2. Class Sizes in NYC can be improved
3. Texas Science teacher fired
4. Autism and Fever
5. Canadian Colleges lacking men

After Ed News: 11.09.07

After Ed — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Education news of the week in brief. This week's stories include: NYC schools graded A to F, More free lunches in the south, Nigerian state of Ed, Barnard tenure approval, XO Laptop on sale next week, Another symbol of hate at Teachers College.

After Ed News: 11.02.07

After Ed — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400

This week's stories include: Attacks on Afghan girls' schools, an Asia Pacific conference on innovations in education, a Halloween ban, Domestic violence support in MA, and a CT proposal for a Parent Report card.

After Ed News: 10.26.07

After Ed — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's stories include: An outbreak of deadly staph infections at school, performance bonuses for NYC teacher, reports of teacher abuses, Pop!Tech convention to address social ills, and Military Education teaching other courses besides language.

After Ed News: 09.07.07

After Ed — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's stories include: volunteer teachers in China, church/state debate at FL school, SAT scores down, NCLB update, teacher shortage in the USA.

Moving Ed News 09.14.07

After Ed — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's stories include: teacher training to make learning enjoyable for teachers and students, Vietnam expanding vocational training programs for low scoring test takers, NCLB changes to include bonuses for teachers, local district measures for achievement, Barnard professor scrutinized because of background and research, educator response to 9-11 terrorist attack varying across the country.

Moving Ed News 09.21.07

After Ed — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's stories include: U. of Maryland reacts to recent racist events, school diversity under attack because of Alabama rezoning law, sugary drinks seeping back into schools, teachers responsibility in Australia's achievement disparity, difficulty in recruiting and retaining Arizona superintendents.

After Ed News: 09.28.07

After Ed — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's stories include: Abolishing the SATs, NYC schools under-reporting crime last year, post-Communist education, OECD Report - expansion of higher education generally positive
and The Canon Wars - Studying Humanities less attractive in today's global economy.

After Ed News: 10.05.07

After Ed — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's topics include: New Orleans attempting to be substitute families, NAEP reporting improvement in American school kids' test scores, more prison inmates than college students, student rights in Kenya, and Ahmadinejad's visit to Columbia University.

After Ed News: 10.12.07

After Ed — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's topics include: free speech at universities, military recruiters at Yale, housing for NYC teachers, Bush in Iran, and a textbook battle in Japan.

AE News Special Report: Media Field Days at Columbia

After Ed — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Special After Ed News report on the commercial media coverage of two events that rocked Columbia recently: M. Ahmadinejad's speech, and the hanging of a noose at Teachers College.

After Ed News: 10.19.07

After Ed — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Education news of the week in brief. This week's news includes: a high school shooting in Cleveland, Supreme Court ruling on Special Ed students, study vs. private schools, and the hanging of a noose at Teachers College.

Moving Ed News: 08.03.07

After Ed — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Educational headlines: Student loan companies can�t bribe college officials; Senate approves welfare program�subsidies to student loan companies cut; Duke University lacrosse coach reaches settlement; Active kids in summer more successful later in life; Facebook vs. connectU

Moving Ed News: 08.17.07

After Ed — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Educational headlines: Rider school officials held responsible for underage drinking death; No plans for AP African American History; Immigrant education--Iraqui refugees permitted to enroll in Jordanian public schools; UK sacrifices subjects for higher test scores to meet standards; summer reading lists have less emphasis on classic texts

Moving Ed News: 08.10.07

After Ed — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Educational headlines: Public schools have differential pricing based on majors; salary gap between men and women�based on emotions?; No Child Left Behind revisions; abstinence societies at ivy league schools; homesickness taken seriously

Moving Ed News: 07.13.07

After Ed — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Educational headlines: Kaplan offers SAT prep games for iPods, social networking sites expose students in bad light, superintendent blacks out pictures of gay people kissing, Harvard has $450b plan for public schools, bong hits for Jesus

Moving Ed News: 07.27.07

After Ed — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Educational headlines: Harry potter� affecting reading habits?; TV�s effect on children�s behaviors and attitudes; Texas creates pilot program testing dual language program in school districts; Debt & donation�student loans and debts, no graduates donating money; Students loans and welfare programs

Moving Ed News: 07.20.07

After Ed — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Educational headlines: Supreme court�affirmative action; Prayers in schools revisited�Muslim students in San Diego; Teacher performance--Iraqi teachers fail students of rival secretarian groups; Naming schools�new schools less likely to be named after people