Claudio Sanchez http://kazu.org en Study: Teacher Prep Programs Get Failing Marks http://kazu.org/post/study-teacher-prep-programs-get-failing-marks The U.S. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:56:00 +0000 Claudio Sanchez 28265 at http://kazu.org Study: Teacher Prep Programs Get Failing Marks Online College Courses Get A Big Boost, But Doubts Persist http://kazu.org/post/online-college-courses-get-big-boost-doubts-persist From New Mexico to New York, 10 state university systems have announced they are joining the ranks of elite institutions embracing the massive open online course, or MOOC, system.<p>On Thursday, they unveiled a landmark partnership with <a href="https://www.coursera.org/">Coursera, a for-profit tech company</a> with 3.5 million registered students. Thu, 30 May 2013 21:00:00 +0000 Claudio Sanchez 27384 at http://kazu.org Online College Courses Get A Big Boost, But Doubts Persist 30 Years On, Educators Still Divided On Scathing Schools Report http://kazu.org/post/30-years-educators-still-divided-scathing-schools-report Thirty years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan's administration released "A Nation at Risk," a report warning of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in American public education.<p>According to the report, only one-third of 17-year-olds in 1983 could solve a math problem requiring two steps or more, and 4 out of 10 teenagers couldn't draw inferences from written material. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:07:00 +0000 Claudio Sanchez 25799 at http://kazu.org 'Core Curriculum' Puts Education Experts At Odds http://kazu.org/post/core-curriculum-puts-education-experts-odds At 2 p.m., it's crunchtime for students who write for <a href="http://smeharbinger.net/">The Harbinger Online</a><em>,</em> the award-winning, student news site at Shawnee Mission East High just outside Kansas City, Kan. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:58:00 +0000 Claudio Sanchez 25209 at http://kazu.org El Paso Schools Cheating Scandal Probes Officials' Accountability http://kazu.org/post/el-paso-schools-cheating-scandal-probes-officials-accountability No one knows if Atlanta's school superintendent or any of the <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/29/175728192/grand-jury-indicts-dozens-of-atlanta-educators-over-cheating-scandal">people accused of falsifying test results</a> will go to jail, but they wouldn't be the first if they do.<p>Lorenzo Garcia, the former superintendent of schools in El Paso, Texas, has been sitting in a federal prison since last year. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:50:00 +0000 Claudio Sanchez 25068 at http://kazu.org El Paso Schools Cheating Scandal Probes Officials' Accountability