COVER STORIES
Special
Education Leader:
Dr.
Harold S. Koplewicz
Founder & Director,
NYU Child Study Center
Reflections
on Special Education, 2004
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The
Plight of homeless chiLdren:
(part II of a series)
Experiencing Homelessness:
Hope for a Brighter Future
By Patricia A. Popp, Ph.D.
Education is a powerful key
in breaking the cycle of homelessness experienced by youth
in the United States. Since 1999, the National Association
for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) has
recognized successful high school students wishing to pursue
higher education. READ
ARTICLE
Abolishing
Homelessness: Interview with
Maria Foscarinis, Esq. Executive Director,
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
By Nazneen Malik & Liza
Young
READ
INTERVIEW
Using Out-of-School
Time for Homeless Children?
By Richard Sinatra, Ph.D.
New
York City Assemblyman Scott Stringer, in a recent article,
painted a black picture for the education of children living
in New York City Shelters. READ
ARTICLE
Home
and Schools:
The Top Priorities of Homeless Kids
by Eva Moskowitz
During the last school year,
homelessness hit an all-time high in New York City. Since 1998,
the shelter population increased by 73 percent to the highest
number in city history: more than 36,400 homeless, 15,300 of
them children. READ
ARTICLE
A
LoVE of THEATER & FILM :
(part II of a series)
An Interview with Columbia University Theater Chair,
Steven Chaikelson
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
So what's a nice Theatre Arts Division chair in an Ivy League MFA program doing
talking up law school? Steven Chaikelson, Columbia College graduate and L.L.B.,
knows exactly why. READ
ARTICLE
What in the World
is a Grip & Gaffer?
By Liza Young
The final product of movie making is based on an intricate process usually involving
the collaboration of scores of people. READ
ARTICLE
Careers:
Filmmaker
By Sarah Ann Mockbee
When Sam Wainwright Douglas graduated from New York University's Tisch School
of the Arts in the spring of 1998 with a major in film and television, he was
ready to make his mark in the industry with creative, ambitious and visionary
films. READ
ARTICLE
SPECIAL EDUCATION
The Stephen Gaynor
School: Providing a Warm and Enriching Environment to Children
with Special Needs
By Liza Young
Dr. Scott Gaynor, Head of the Stephen Gaynor School, recently shared his dedication,
passion and vision for his school. Housed in a landmarked townhouse on the
Upper West Side, Dr. Scott Gaynor, whose grandmother founded the school which
bears the namesake of his uncle, helps children with learning disabilities
overcome the challenges they face so that they can ultimately transition to
a mainstream environment. READ
ARTICLE
National Campaign to Find &
Help Special Needs Children
The Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (CICC)
has launched a national campaign to help parents, professionals, agencies,
caregivers and others. READ
ARTICLE
ADVERTORIAL:
Labels: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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ARTICLE
SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS
Profiles
In Education:
Joseph P.
Viteritti, Hunter College
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Hunter's newly appointed
Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy in the Department
of Urban Affairs, Joseph P. Viteritti, is thrilled at coming
home. READ
ARTICLE
Profiles
In Education:
Mortimer Levitt:
The Author at 97
By Dorothy Davis
Education
Update Publisher Pola
Rosen and I spent an afternoon with the spirited 97-year
young author in his sumptuous Upper East Side townhouse.
The occasion? His latest published book, Ninety-Six
and Too Busy to Die. READ
ARTICLE
America Israel
Friendship League:
Fighting Terror in a Peaceful Manner
By Liza Young
With the war on terrorism
and debates surrounding it dominating the news, it is refreshing
to hear of an organization which addresses the issue in a manner
that can be appreciated by anyone wishing for world peace. READ
ARTICLE
Bilingual Education for
the 21st Century
By Ofelia Garcia, Ph.D.
Bilingual education in the
21st century must face the complexity brought about by the
freer movement of people, services, and goods that characterizes
our more globalized and technological world.
READ
ARTICLE
Student
JournalisT:
Budget Cuts
By Sophie Solomon
It was
the first day of junior year, and I was waiting to receive
my schedule. I was excited to see if I received the classes
that I had requested the year before. READ
ARTICLE
Expeditionary
Learning Engages
Middle
School
Students at Bank Street
By Nazneen Malik
As seventh
grader Janeese aptly states in a matter-of-fact way, “Education is the
key to life.” Her teachers nod their heads approvingly
and smile; her seriousness is refreshing. READ
ARTICLE
HS Dropout Rates
Reversed
By Nazneen Malik
Recently,
the U.S Department of Education held a program in its series, “Education
News Parents Can Use,” entitled, “Dropout Prevention
and Recovery: Catching Students Before It's Too Late”. READ
ARTICLE
Middle School Conference
at Bank Street
By Sybil Maimin
At its first annual Middle
School Conference, Bank Street College Division of Continuing
Education captured for participants the excitement in learning
that comes from bringing imagination to curriculum strategies.
READ ARTICLE
Reading
Reform Foundation Hosts Annual Conference
By Sarah Ann Mockbee
Dr. Agnes Howell-Jack, an
aspiring principal with the Chancellor's Leadership Academy,
recently attended the Reading Reform Foundation's 23rd Annual
Conference with the hopes of becoming more familiar with innovative
teaching approaches being introduced and discussed. READ
ARTICLE
Lycee Francais of New York Receives
Certificate of Recognition
On December 8, 2004, Governor George
Pataki presented the students of the Lycee Francais of New
York a Certificate of Recognition “for your wonderful
commitment to the Empire State as illustrated by the success
of the Community Service Program through which your student
body has achieved 4,000 hours of service during the 2003-04
academic year. READ ARTICLE
OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF
THE MONTH
Outstanding
Teachers of the Month-December 2004
Teachers are the backbone of our educational system.
They richly deserve the recognition that Education Update
gives them. Congratulations to this month's Outstanding
Teachers of the Month in recognition of the vital role
they play in our childrens' lives.
READ
ARTICLE
COLLEGES & GRAD SCHOOLS
50 years of Dual
Degree Program:
Chancellor Ismar Schorsch,
Jewish Theological Seminary
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Though in some ways unique, the joint or dual-degree arrangement between Jewish
Theology Seminary (JTS) and Columbia University's School of General Studies (SGS)
is cited by JTS Chancellor Dr. Ismar Schorsch as a “model” for collaboration
between religious and secular institutions. READ
ARTICLE
50
years of Dual Degree Program:
President Lee Bollinger
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Articulating Columbia University's reasons for having initiated a dual degree
program through its School of General Studies with Jewish Theological Seminary
(JTS), and his hope for further and extended collaboration, Columbia University
president, Lee C. Bollinger speaks eloquently about the arrangement's providing “deep
intellectual and religious experiences” for Columbia and JTS students. READ
ARTICLE
Barnard's Dean Dorothy
Denburg Talks About the Civic Engagement Program
By Dorothy Davis
EU: What was the genesis of the Civic
Engagement Program (NYCCEP) program at Barnard?
Dean Denburg: The idea was something I was interested in from the
first minute I became Dean, 11 years ago. READ
INTERVIEW
“New York's Nicest”:
Over 2,000 Learning Leaders Break Bagels Together
By Dorothy Davis
“There are very few events where you see this many nice people put together
in one place. Look in the mirror tonight and you're going to see a very nice
person,” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told the Learning Leaders, the volunteers
of New York City's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to serving public
school children. READ
ARTICLE
Presidents and Media Discuss
Future of
Higher Education
By Sarah Ann Mockbee
Twelve presidents from top universities and colleges around the country, along
with a distinguished panel of news media, recently gathered at the Penn Club
to discuss the major issues that are affecting their schools as well as the
impact these challenges are having on our economy and society as a whole. READ
ARTICLE
Queens College Sponsors
Discussion on
Educational Reform
By Nazneen Malik
Recently, the Queens College Department of Elementary Education and Early Childhood
Education hosted a panel discussion on “Authentic Educational Reform—What
Does It Look Like and How Do We Bring It About?” READ
ARTICLE
CUNY Announces $2.6
Billion Campaign
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein
recently announced an “Invest in CUNY/Invest in New
York” Campaign to dramatically increase public and
private support for the University's colleges. READ
ARTICLE
Barnard Gives Credit for
Civic Engagement
People who engage in public service
deserve all the credit they can get. And that's what Barnard
College is giving them. READ
ARTICLE
METROBEAT
Reflections on
Campaign for Fiscal Equity
By Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Ensuring that every public
school student has the opportunity to get a high-quality and
meaningful education has been one of our administration's top
priorities, which makes the opinion of the Special Referee
Panel especially gratifying. READ
ARTICLE
GED
Exams End in January Without New Funding
By Steven Sanders
Due to
a federal ruling disallowing the use by New York State of
certain federal funds for administering the General Equivalency
Diploma exams —and deep cuts made by Governor Pataki
to the State Education Department's budget—may be canceled
after January. READ ARTICLE
“Happy
Holidays!”
By Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Established nearly ten years
ago, Mentoring USA (MUSA) is the largest school and site-based,
one-to-one mentoring program in New York City. We look forward
to expanding our program to include almost 1,000 children in
2005. READ ARTICLE
Lessons
from the Galapagos
By Jill Levy
They were all over the place
everywhere I looked. And when I wasn't looking, they were under
my feet, moving silently in a foreordained direction. READ
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FEATURES
Law & Education:
The Ten Commandments Revisited
By Martha McCarthy
No school issues are more emotionally and politically charged than church/state
concerns, and posting the Ten Commandments on public property is among the most
volatile recent controversies.
READ
ARTICLE
Students Taking
the High Road to Religion:
Imam Oliver Mohammad
By Nazneen Malik
Oliver Mohammad never really
had a desire to become an Imam; it was more of a calling. READ
ARTICLE
Seminarian James Grace
By Sarah Ann Mockbee
James
Grace has known since he was in junior high school that he
wanted to be a priest, but his desire to serve his community
through ministry has not stopped him from pursuing other
interests along the way. READ
ARTICLE
The Road to the Rabbinate
By Liza Young
Elie Kaunfer
did not always have the aspiration to become a Rabbi. “As
the son of a Rabbi and nephew to two out of three uncles
who are Rabbis, I knew I wasn't going to be a Rabbi,” Elie
reminisced.
READ
ARTICLE
THE
CULINARY ARTS IN EDUCATION :
Sesame Street Launches Health Habits Campaign
By Sarah Ann Mockbee
In an effort to address the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, Sesame Workshop,
the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street,
has developed a comprehensive program that will educate children, parents and
caregivers about the importance of cultivating a healthy lifestyle at an early
age. READ
ARTICLE
The Delicious Revolution:
Transforming Education through School Lunch Curriculum
By Alice Waters
For me life is given meaning and beauty by the daily ritual of the table—a
ritual that can express tradition, character, sustainability, and diversity. READ
ARTICLE
Second
Graders Cook at PS 98
by Dorothy Davis
Lisa
Lloyd's Second Grade class at PS 98 in upper Manhattan
reinforced counting, reading and teamwork skills while
enthusiastically preparing tasty treats. READ ARTICLE
TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION
Product
Review
Reading
Horizons
By Mitchell Levine
If you ever take the time
to pore through adult literacy statistics, you'll find a number
of highly disquieting items of interest: according to the Department
of Labor, about 50 percent of unemployed individuals in the
United States are functionally illiterate. READ ARTICLE
Product
Review
R-Quest's TCR-4000
Duplicator
By Mitchell Levine
Mathematics
teachers perennially complain that students lack statistics
literacy. Here's some scary ones: an estimated 1 in 500 data
centers will experience a critical hardware failure serious
enough to cause a severe “data
disaster.” READ ARTICLE
Product
Review
The
ProTouch XT Keyboard Protector
By Mitchell Levine
The primary selling-point
of mobile computing is the ability to condense the processing
power of a desktop computer into a compact, sleek frame which
can be conveniently utilized whether on train, plane, boat,
automobile, or in the park, classroom, or boardroom. READ
ARTICLE
MEDICAL UPDATE
Dr. Norman G. Levinsky:
A Great Teacher Remembered Forever
By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Recently a memorial service
was held at Boston University for Dr. Norman Levinsky, a great
medical school professor, teacher, clinician, and researcher. READ
ARTICLE
BEYOND
THE STETHOSCOPE
Clear Screen
By
Donald A. Feinfeld,
M.D.
READ
ARTICLE
MUSIC, ART & DANCE
The Salzburg
Festival
Der Rosenkavalier in a Bordello!
By Irving Spitz
There was a startling new
production of Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier at the Salzburg Festival this year. READ
ARTICLE
Anesthetic or Aesthetic:
Arts Education at the Crossroads
By Scott Noppe-Brandon
Over the past few years
at Lincoln Center Institute (LCI) I have had the great pleasure of hosting visitors
from around the globe, representing over 40 countries. READ
ARTICLE
NEW JERSEY NEWS
Acting
Governor Codey Creates
Mental Health Task Force
Acting New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey recently
signed an executive order creating a task force that will recommend ways to better
help the mentally ill lead normal lives. READ
ARTICLE
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Gingerbread Adventures in the
Everett
Children's Garden
The scent of gingerbread
fills the air at the Everett Children's Adventure Garden
as five fanciful gingerbread houses arrived for a Winter
Wonderland of Gingerbread Houses in
the Bendheim Global Greenhouse. READ
ARTICLE
Psychiatrist Devemops New Board
Game
to Help Children Prepare for Game of Life
The world can be a confusing
and difficult place for young people. Everyday children face
many complicated emotional and interpersonal issues. READ ARTICLE
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
Native American
Music: A Must for Every Classroom
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
His pleasing, confident a
cappela tenor almost
gives the lie to Dr. Louis Wayne Ballard's claim that Native
American music, basically percussive, is without Western
signifiers such as harmony, counterpoint, and improvisation. READ
ARTICLE
North
American Native Arts Lure at AMNH
By Jan Aaron
Can 500 beautiful
objects of Native North American jewelry and art capture
the minds of NY kids? You bet. READ ARTICLE
Justices
Ruth Bader Ginsberg & Arthur Chaskalson
Discuss Brown v. Board of Education
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Citing “education” as
key in continuing the drive for racial equality that was advanced
in one of the 20th century's most significant Supreme Court
case, Brown v. Board of Education (1954), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
and South African Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson spoke eloquently
about the heritage of Brown, one
of the court's most controversial cases. READ
ARTICLE
BOOKS
Logos Bookstore's Recommendations
By H. Harris Healy, III, President
As the presidential election
has come to a close, it is a good time to educate young children
about democracy, and D is for Democracy: A Citizen's
Alphabet does just that. READ
ARTICLE
Seven Days of
Possibilities:
One Teacher, 24 Kids, and the Music That Changed Their Lives Forever: A book by Anemona Hartocollis
Reviewd by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
A compelling book, despite
its extravagant subtitle and ambiguous point of view, Seven
Days of Possibilities tells the uplifting story of Johanna Grussner, a music
teacher at P.S. 86 (The Kingsbridge Heights School) in the
Northeast Bronx. READ
ARTICLE
Warm Up These Wintry
Days of December With Books!
READ
ARTICLE
Pulitzer Nominee
Dr. Charles Martin Receives Translation Award
READ
ARTICLE
MOVIES & THEATER
Hop Aboard The
Polar Express
By Jan Aaron
Bearing an uncanny resemblance
to Chris Van Allsburg's original storybook, “The Polar
Express,” also generates a new liveliness and magic that
kids will love and enchant parents, too. READ
ARTICLE
Journey
Through Life: The Motorcycle Diaries
By Jan Aaron
Director Walter Salle's The
Motorcycle Diaries tells how two middle class Argentinean buddies,
the 23-year-old asthmatic med student Ernesto Guevara de
la Serna (Gael Garcia Bernal) and the biochemist Alberto
Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), set out on a rundown motorbike
to explore the South America they had only known through
books.
READ
ARTICLE