We
Welcome Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to Education Update
MAJOR CHANGES FOR THE SCHOOLS
by
Joel Klein
Every individual I meet on the street says, “I wish you
good luck.” When they have had a drink or so they say, “Do you
realize what you have gotten yourself into?”
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New
Directions in Education:
Innovation, Collaboration and Communication
by
Dr. Geraldine Chapey
Bold change is in the air and taking hold everywhere. With
the new governance law, Mayor Bloomberg now has full responsibility
for the success of all preschool, elementary, middle and high
schools...
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Chancellor
Klein Promises to Listen to Public as He Implements Systemic
Change
by
Tom Kertes
New York City Schools
Chancellor Joel Klein has adopted a novel educational perspective
as the driving force behind his “Children First” program...
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Inside
the Superintendent’s Office
Rose Albanese-DePinto, Senior Superintendent of High Schools
by
Marie Holmes
As Senior Superintendent of high schools, Rose Albanese-DePinto
knows that, in New York City, building space is worth its
square footage in gold...
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Healthy
Children, Healthy Futures
by Matilda Raffa Cuomo& B.J. Carter
To
enable children to have a successful school education, there
must be an active partnership with the home, school and
the community...
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Enough
Already!
by
Jill S. Levy
The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
(CSA) members–public school principals, assistant principals,
supervisors and day care directors–have been...
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Diplomats
Discuss Terrorism at Brandeis HS
by Marie Holmes
Recently,
students gathered in Brandeis HS’s sprawling auditorium on
the Upper West Side to attend a panel discussion entitled,
“A Global Response to Terrorism: the U.N.’s Role.”...
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800
Parents “Learn the Law” at Annual United Parents Association
Conference
by Tom Kertes
There
was one thing crystal clear about the 81st Anniversary Conference
of the United Parents Association (UPA): its purpose. “I know
why you’re here,” Steve Sanders,...
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In
Praise of Homework
by Dorothy A. Hutcheson
Homework
has been much in the news. Last year several articles appeared
about the hopeless drudgery of it all, the astronomical amounts
assigned to even young....
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H.S.
Programs Abroad: Advancing Nothing More than Resumes?
by
Ruth Hupart
The Oxford Advanced Studies Program lets high school-age
students from many countries take classes and live in the
dorms at Magdalen College in Oxford, England...
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The
Outstanding Teachers of the Month for November 2002
- NEW!
The
Outstanding Teachers of the Month for November 2002 have each
been nominated by their colleagues, students, parents, principals
and superintendents. Education Update has selected six nominees
for their outstanding work on the “frontiers” of education...
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Judge
James Warren Speaks to Poly Prep Students
Judge
James Warren recently spoke at Poly Prep Country Day School.
Appointed on August 23, 1994 to the San Francisco Superior
Court, Judge James Warren has presided over... (more)
Student
Contests...
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Grants
for School Districts
A
new monthly column to help school superintendents and principals
get additional funding much needed at a time when school budgets
have been cut....
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November
in History Compiled
by Chris Rowan (more)
Marymount
Manhattan Inaugurates New President
by
Sybil Maimin
It has been a season of inaugurations of new college presidents
in New York City, and Judson R. Shaver joined the distinguished
list as he became the seventh president of Marymount...
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College
Admissions Demystified
by Sybil Maimin
The
college admissions frenzy is in full swing and hardly a seat
was empty when The New York Times and Hofstra University
co-sponsored a talk based on...
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Kerlin
Institute at Bank Street College Established
to “Propel the Teaching” of Science
by
Adam B. Kushner
In the silent and empty halls of the Bank Street College
of Education, after students had deserted for the day, one room
bustled...
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QCC
to Offer Entertainment Publicity Course
Queensborough
Community College’s Continuing Education Department is offering
a 5-session class entitled, “Publicity for Theater and Entertainment
Arts,” in which a professional...
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Bel
Kaufman Captivates Audience at Marymount Manhattan College
by
Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose–the more
things change, the more they stay the same...
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Mark
Minton Named Diplomat-in-Residence at CCNY
Taking
a sabbatical from the realm of international diplomacy, where
negotiating peace talks in Asian trouble spots and representing
the U.S. at the UN Security Council were the order of...
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Keys
to Beating Breast Cancer: Awareness & Education
by
Marie Holmes
On the eve of New York City’s annual Race for the Cure in
Central Park, a fundraiser so successful that it has practically
become a national event, women gathered at the Hotel Pierre
on...
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White
Coat Ceremony at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
White Coat ceremonies are “rites of passage” for beginning medical
students and are designed to reinforce the need for physicians
to incorporate sensitivity and compassion as well as...
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New
Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health Center To Be Established
At New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell
The New York Presbyterian Hospital announced plans to establish
the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at the Hospital’s
Weill Cornell Medical Center site...
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From
the Superintendent’s Seat:
Teaching Our Children to Give Back
by
Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
Our children study a great many subjects in school...
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The
Power of Teachers
by
Dr. Lorraine Mccune
This fall, after a twenty-year hiatus, I find myself again
teaching students who aspire to the teaching profession...
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Harvest
Unique Programs in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden at
The NY Botanical Garden Pofessional Development For Teachers
Introducing the new “A Teacher’s Guide to the Everett Children’s
Adventure Garden, Making Informal Learning Fun,” designed to
help maximize the educational experience of a...
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Arc
of San Diego Recognizes Community Leaders
Dr.
Pola Rosen Gives Keynote Speech at awards ceremony
Picture a modern low-slung building surrounded by flowers
and palms...
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Ask
Dr. Rosen
A new column answering parents’, educators’
and students’ questions about special education, in response
to the flood of letters and e-mails we have been receiving at
Education Update...
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Phi
Delta Kappa Sponsors Panel of Experts
to Discuss Changes on the Horizon for Special Education
by
Marie Holmes
Within the evolving field of special education, the ramifications
of President Bush’s No Child Left Behind legislation are felt
acutely....
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Getting
Inside the Exhibit:
‘Art Inside Out’ at Children’s Museum
by
Marie Holmes
It’s
hardly the first interactive art exhibition in New York City.
But for the young target audience of “Art Inside Out,” the Children’s
Museum of Manhattan’s (CMOM) current...
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Rising
Above Jim Crow:
Art Exhibition & Public Television Series
A trove of paintings by a previously unheralded, self-taught
artist from Spartanburg, South Carolina, provides the core material
of a new traveling exhibition that offers a personal...
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The
Debate Over English Language Acquisition
by
Kara H. Stein & Heidi Fisher
In the past decade, as the student population in the U.S.
has grown increasingly ethnically and linguistically diverse,
the debate around English language acquisition has come...
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Children’s
Book Reviews
by Selene S. Vasquez
Feast
upon a cornucopia of delectable books for the Thanksgiving holiday...
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Nobel
Laureates in Literature
An Ongoing Series to Share the Writings of Great Authors
with the Public:
Naguib Mahfouz: 1988 Nobel Prizewinner
by
Lillian L. Schapiro
The award of the Nobel Prize in literature to Naguib
Mahfouz awakened Egypt’s people to his place in the world’s
regard...
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Logos
Bookstore’s Recommendations
Autumn
is here, the leaves are falling, there is a chill in the
air...
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Profiles
in Education:
Muriel Silberstein-Storfer: Art Educator, A Legend in Her
Own Time
by
Sybil Maimin
“Hands-on art is where it all starts,” explains Muriel
Silberstein-Storfer, revered art educator who created the
immensely popular Parent-Child Studio Workshops at the...
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Mary
Lou Retton Starts “Flip Flop Shop”
Mary
Lou Retton gained international fame in the 1984 Olympic
Games by becoming the first U.S. woman to win the Gold Medal
in the all-around women’s gymnastics... (more)
More
Questions than Answers Regarding Teaching and Technology
by
Kim Brown
What do electronic football, a Japanese teenager and
a first year teacher have in common?...
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Panelists
Weigh New Teaching Mediums
by Deborah Young
Imagine
what would happen if a Johnny Appleseed character brought
antibiotics to a stone-age society....
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Do
Educators Have A Duty to Prepare Students for “Digital Age”?
by
Kim Brown
Cheryl Lemke caused quite a stir when she asked a room full
of educators if they are committing malpractice....
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Let
Your Child Fly With Seeds Software’s
Introduction to Airplane Design
by Neil Schuldiner
Planning
on purchasing gliders to teach your children or students
the basics of aerospace principles?...
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Student
Drug Testing Expands – Again
by
Martha Mccarthy
Concerns
over student and staff safety in public schools are manifesting
themselves in zero-tolerance policies and stringent disciplinary
practices...
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Round the Lake with Andres Garcia-Peña, Gondolier
by
Tom Kertes
When you think of riding in a gondola, you think of
one of the myriad canals dissecting the ancient Italian
city of Venice... (more)
Putting
Democracy in the People’s Hands
by
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
When
I appointed a Commission to study changes to the City’s Charter,
I suggested they propose amending the line of mayoral succession,
so that the Deputy Mayor would...
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Teen
Trauma:
White Oleander; Gun Culture: Bowling for Columbine
by Jan Aaron
Adapted
from Janet Fitch’s best selling novel, White Oleander
traces the chaotic life of a mid-teen, Astrid Magnussen, who
is placed in a series of foster homes, when her... (more)
“Kindness
Prevails” in Competitive Skateboarding
by Tom Kertes
Baseball?
Football? Basketball? Soccer? No (and no, and no, and no.) Not
one of these enormously popular American and/or world sports
could claim to be the number one...
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR...
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