National Curriculum & Instruction

Curriculum & Instruction

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Report

9.1.2002

Curriculum & Instruction

September 11: What Our Children Need to Know

Lynne Cheney, William J. Bennett, William Damon, John Agresto

Our report features timely advice on what schools should teach and children should learn about September 11 and about history, civics, heroism and terrorism. Featuring 23 statements by leading educators and experts, plus an extensive bibliography, the report is a constructive, hard-hitting alternative to the 'diversity and feelings' approach that many national education groups have taken to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Report

4.1.2000

Curriculum & Instruction, Standards

Politicizing Science Education

Paul Gross

Science as a search for truth has come under attack from both the left and the right. This report explores four case studies of threats to the integrity of science education.

Report

4.1.2000

Curriculum & Instruction

Why Education Experts Resist Effective Practices (And What It Would Take to Make Education More Like Medicine)

Douglas Carnine

Education experts tend to ignore research-based practices like Direct Instruction and instead embrace constructivist methods that are not backed by good research. This report by Douglas Carnine explains why.

Report

7.1.1998

Curriculum & Instruction

Remediation in Higher Education: A Symposium

Robert M. Costrell, David H. Ponitz, Laurence Steinberg, David W. Breneman, William N. Haarlow

Is remediation in additional-topics providing a valuable service to society? Or does it amount to paying for someone's education twice? Read competing views of the issue in this rare Fordham look at the higher-education system.