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The SAT Is to America as ____ Is to China The College Board wants permission to offer the SAT in China, opening up a huge market for the $600 million business.   |
Teacher Magazine
May 2000
Christopher Shea |
It's Come To This For-profit companies are selling the idea that schools should be test prep centers. And educators are buying in. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
April Rabkin |
Cramming For College At Beijing's Second High An intimate look at a group of elite Beijing high-school students reveals how China's schooling system is one of the resurgent nation's greatest strengths - and biggest weaknesses. |
Registered Rep.
December 19, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
8 Facts You Didn't Know About the ACT and SAT In honor of test-taking season, here are some valuable statistics to know about the two tests. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 27, 2010
Vanessa Hua |
It's All in the Preparation Three different technical tools for college entrance exam preparation. |
Salon.com
February 22, 2001
Amy Benfer |
After the SAT As the University of California considers dropping the test, admissions directors of two colleges talk about what happened after they made it optional... |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2007
Sophia Asare |
Putting College Within Reach for Many Nonprofit programs provide intensive admissions-prep services for promising kids from low-income backgrounds. |
Searcher
May 2006
Barbie E. Keiser |
Beyond ERIC: The Early Years (Part 3) As education moves us from the realm of the child to the adult, the emphasis of the resources shifts from education to learning, with greater responsibility placed on the student for finding, using, sharing, and expanding knowledge in a particular discipline. |
Salon.com
May 11, 2001
Meg Robbins |
The failure of testing President Bush wants to "test every child, every year." But a growing movement of families and teachers insists this is a formula for mediocre schooling and stressed-out kids. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
William Symond |
The Thinking at Harvard, West Point, and Smith Elite colleges are looking to expand their intakes of low-income students. Here's how three big names are doing it. |
Salon.com
December 15, 2000
Maura Kelly |
Stop the madness Admissions officers at top-rated colleges prescribe time out for burnout... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Learning to Speak Math The presence of a bilingual educator is proving pivotal to the success of technology initiatives aimed at developing Spanish-speaking students' grasp of both the concepts and the language of mathematics. |
Wired
April 2006
Michael Erard |
The Mandarin Offensive Inside Beijing's global campaign to make Chinese the number one language in the world. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
SAT: Seek A Tutor? For a test that you can't technically "fail," there's an awful lot of groaning going on today over the Class of 2006 in regard to its SAT scores. Could the tutoring industry benefit? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
1 Chinese Company That Is On Fire New Oriental Education reports strong numbers and outlook. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2002 |
George Middle School Increases Student Achievement With Comprehensive Learning System Three years ago, Portland, Oregon's George Middle School made a significant investment in technology, including the purchase of Classwell Learning Group's ClassWorks software, a comprehensive learning system designed to improve individual student achievement in math and language arts... |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2006
Michelle Gamble-Risley |
Surviving Accountability: As Easy as AYP Data-driven strategies and personalized instruction are paving the way to higher test scores, one student at a time. |
Reason
June 2005
Lisa Snell |
How Schools Cheat From underreporting violence to inflating graduation rates to fudging test scores, educators are lying to the American public. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 29, 2009
David Nagel |
Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2008
Kristin Graham |
New Oriental: Ahead of the Class Chinese education provider aces 2008. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 1999
Jody C. Isernhagen |
Technology: A Major Catalyst for Increasing Learning "If you can conceive of it, you can achieve it." (Kennedy Space Center, Florida) A rural Nebraska public school district adopted this philosophy when they applied for a three-year competitive Excellence in Education Grant in late 1995.... |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2004
Cecile M. Arquette |
A University-Public School `Key-Pal' Partnership Thoughtful teachers must find time to fit technology into their crowded schedules. One way to accomplish this task is to combine pen pals, an old technique, with the Internet to create electronic pen pals called "key pals." |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2008
Jennifer Demski |
E-Palling Around A student-only e-mail service is providing academic benefits and opportunities for cultural exchange for kids from all over the world. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2002
Rushton Hurley |
Fine-Tuning an Online High School to Benefit At-Risk Students In late 2001, San Antonio, Texas, started a virtual school designed to give students a new environment in which to pursue their high school studies. The experience challenged those of us running the program to repeatedly revisit assumptions about learning and administration. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2007
Tim Hanson |
The Biggest Obstacle to Growth in Asia An old problem rears its ugly head. Chinese companies are having a heck of a time hiring middle managers. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2007
Kristin Graham |
New Oriental Makes the Honor Roll China's private education leader soared past analyst estimates this quarter, with revenue increasing 50.2% and profits rising 63%. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2007
Neal Starkman |
Special Consideration Year-end testing can produce a false picture of students with unique challenges. They need individualized, frequent assessments - thanks to technology, they're getting them. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2006
Christine Fox |
Using Technology to Expand Opportunity: Going Virtual Online courses can get to people and places beyond the reach of the traditional school setting, serving the needs of students and teachers nationwide. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2000 |
Live Courses on the Horizon HorizonLive is a New York City-based technology company that enables colleges to host live Web-cast classes. HorizonLive enables up to 100 students to take the same course at one time... |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Tom Taulli |
New Oriental's Intelligent Expansion China's market leader in private education invests more in its business to grab a bigger piece of its rapidly growing market. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
William C. Symonds |
Campus Revolutionary Tony Marx has a radical plan to get more poor kids into top colleges, starting with Amherst. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2005
Larry Hines |
Interactive Learning Environment Keeps Modesto Students Engaged The Classroom Performance System provides four district junior high math and science classes with a wireless, collaborative, instant-response learning solution. |
Salon.com
April 28, 2001
Cathy Young |
Secrets and lies The most pernicious thing about racial preferences is the culture of concealment that they spawn... |
Fast Company
April 2000
Sara Terry |
Schools That Think Everyone agrees: Education is essential for the future of the new economy. Everyone agrees: The public education system needs reform. No one agrees on how to do it. Here are four models for the future. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2007
Justine Brown |
Targeted Instruction :: On Target Using technology to pinpoint problem academic areas can enable students to catch up, keep up, and get ahead. |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012 |
Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Extra Credit Investing Your investing face-book for the for-profit educating class of '06: You've met the chicken. Now meet the egg... Brains or bucks?... Educate... etc. |
Job Journal
April 20, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: School Teacher Our children are the future, and school teachers are entrusted with the responsibility of educating and inspiring them. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2006 |
2006 Innovators Teachers who have demonstrated the power of educational technology to transform teaching and learning. |
Teacher Magazine
May 2000
Ronald A. Wolk |
Real-World Lessons So what is this exciting addition to the high school curriculum---a curriculum that a majority of American students find boring? It's not a new discovery but an old, tried-and-true idea: learning by doing, integrating ideas with action, linking the classroom to the real world. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001 |
On The Web Student performance enhancement and college prep service provider aims to make college a reality for every student... Web site offers a place for students to exchange their old textbooks for ones that they currently need... Teaching children about preventing injuries in the home... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2000 |
College Entrance Exam Reviews Online The Princeton Review has launched test preparation for the SAT and the GMAT via the Internet. A free, one-hour SAT and GMAT introductory course is available at www.princetonreview.com... |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007 |
Texas District Uses Web-Based Assessment Solutions To Target Instruction Standards-based formative assessment and computer-adaptive diagnostic testing provide educators with data to address student needs. |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005
Lindsey Gerdes |
Personal Finance for Freshmen College students need money smarts if they want to succeed after graduation. Increasingly, schools are offering assistance. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2006
Tom Taulli |
New Oriental Speaks Wall Street's Language The IPO was a big splash, but a wait-and-see approach might be best on this Chinese education provider. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2006
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Using Technology to Maintain Competitiveness: How to Get Our Groove Back As China and India threaten the supremacy of the US economy, our best hope for keeping pace is putting ed tech funding to use to galvanize education. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007
Neal Starkman |
eLearning :: Going the Distance Offering benefits of convenience, independence, and even improved academic performance, virtual schools promise to be here for the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: New Oriental Earnings In advance of earnings reports, analysts are expecting New Oriental to continue to grow sales and profits. |
Psychology Today
Jul/Aug 2008
Taylor Clark |
Plight of the Little Emperors Coddled from infancy and raised to be academic machines, China's only children expect the world. Now they're buckling under the pressure of their parents' deferred dreams. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers. |
