Issues in education and human development
Narrowing the Achievement Gap:
The Promise of Community Learning
As Minnesota’s student population diversifies, educators are faced
with the daunting task of finding cost-effective ways to narrow the
gap between highly prepared students and the underprepared.
ResearchWorks,
March 2007
Unmasking our true selves
Cryss Brunner, associate professor of educational policy and
administration, has created an innovative communication method that
gives students an unprecedented view of how their perceptions of their
own power and character can differ from the way they present themselves.
ResearchWorks, January 2007
Genetics at the doctor’s
office
Navigating the ethical, social, and legal challenges of genetic
medicine. ResearchWorks, June 2005
The common good; common schools
Senior fellow, Michael Hartoonian, asserts the need for Americans to
public school as an essential element for the preservation and
enhancement of both democracy and the free market. March 2005.
Commentary on Minnesota's
academic standards
The dean of the college, a school board member, superintendent, and
the
president of Education Minnesota express concern over the rush to
develop a new set of academic standards. April 1, 2003.
Leave no
corporation behind: Bush's testing initiative
Professors Richard Beach and Timothy J. Lensmire assert that
high-stakes student testing benefits political and corporate interests
rather than improves students' education. June 18, 2002.
Including students with disabilities
in assessment and accountability systems,
ResearchWorks, November 2002
Bullies: Ignore them and they
won’t go away, The Link, Winter 2002
Civil rights and social inclusion for
persons with developmental disabilities,
ResearchWorks, July 2001
O principals, where art thou?
Principal shortages: A second look, The Link, Fall 2001
Special
education in an era of accountability
What are the implications of mainstreaming kids with special needs
during a time when students are required, through high-stakes testing,
to demonstrate their mastery of basic education skills in reading,
math, and writing? We brought together a group of teachers,
administrators, researchers, and professors involved in special
education and testing to talk about this question and other related
issues.
The Link, Fall 2000
The inside scoop on child development
A conversation among faculty, staff, and alumni of the college explores
the relationship between the media's portrayal of child development and
parenting issues and their work as researchers, educators, psychologists,
and activists.
The Link, Spring 2000
Teachers
for our schools
A statewide analysis of teacher vacancies for
1999-2000 and predicted vacancies for 2001 and 2003 reported by school
districts in Minnesota
Creating a
place of learning
Conversation with a group of
principals about how they work to create "a place of
learning."
The Link, Fall 1999
The Profile of
Learning: The good, the bad, and the controversy
Three different perspectives on the new
state curriculum standards – from a faculty member who helped
shepherd the Profile process and two teachers with opposite
opinions. The Link, Spring 1999
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