Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the US

A new report updating the NCES series on high school dropout and completion rates.

New IES Report: Comparative Indicators of Education in the US and other G-8 Countries

This report describes key education outcomes and contexts of education in the G-8 in five topical areas: population and school enrollment, academic performance, contexts for learning, expenditures for education, and educational attainment and income. Results are drawn from the OECD)ongoing Indicators of Education Systems, as well as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is also coordinated by the OECD.

IES Report on Dropout Prevention Services and Programs

A new report from IES provision estimates about services and programs offered in public school districts for dropout prevention. You can access the report here.

Higher Education Today discusses Schools of Education

The University of the District of Columbia hosts a lively discussion about Schools of Education with Dr. Margaret Crocco, Dean of the University of Iowa College of Education and Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. 

Tikatok provides free "Writing Across the Curriculum" content for educators

Posted in eSchool News on September 21. Designed for K-8, this guide covers the writing process from prewriting to publishing, and included activities, organizers and worksheets.

The Condition of Education 2011

Has been released in e-book format for Kindle, ipad, Nook and more, along with its traditional PDF format. The Condition of Education 2011 "summarized important developments and trends in education using the latest available data."

Michigan Online Resources for Educators (M.O.R.E.) debuts its Facebook page

The new M.O.R.E. Facebook page will include announcements, new resource updates and plus chances to win prizes in online scavenger hunts, photo contests, lesson plan contest and other fun activities. Go to the new M.O.R.E.Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/more.mel.org and select “like” to become eligible for all contests.

Don’t forget to visit M.O.R.E. at http://more.mel.org and create your free account to organize selected lesson plans aligned with the Michigan grade level and high school content expectations.

A Framework for K-12 Science Education

National Academies Press new publication, A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, outlines expectations for students in science and engineering in K-12, and the revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessemnt and professional development for educators that needs to occur to meet these expectations.

World Journal of Education available in Academic OneFile

World Journal of Education was recently added in full-text to the Academic OneFile database. Sciedu Press, which produces this new journal, is a division of the Canadian Center of Science and Education.

Detroit Free Press reports UDM, Marygrove fixing teacher-training programs

A brief article on MDE performance scores on the state's MTTC (teacher certification exam) in the Detroit Free Press on Sunday, August 7.

NY Charter Schools investigated over admissions methods

Another investigation of Charter Schools, this time in NYC regarding violations of the state's charter school admission policy.

Michigan's Charter School admissions policy is "A charter school may not be selective. It may not screen out students based on disability, race, religion, sex, test scores, etc. It may predetermine the ages, grades, and number of students it will serve. A random selection process must be used if the number of applicants exceeds the school’s enrollment capacity" (there are some schools that are restricted, such as Strict Discipline Academies)

Recently, the Philadelphia Academy Charter School the founding CEO and his successor were charged with stealing almost $1 million.

ChildStats.gov release America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011

Indicators for 22 federal agencies and partners make up this report America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011.

Charter Schools in Detroit: Test Scores don't measure up

A Detroit News analysis of Michigan Merit Exam results show of 25 charters in Detroit or nearby, only 6 had higher math or science proficiency scores than the Detroit Public School's average, (Charter high schools in Detroit not making grade, Detroit News, July 7, 2011, Mike Wilkinson)

Visit AFT Teach on Facebook

AFT TEACH (Together Educating America’s Children) provides educators with practical tools, professional knowledge, and inspiration to meet current challenges in education. Through TEACH, you can find out about resources, conversations and innovative work that educators need to know about.

New Journals Available through JSTOR

New Journals have been added to JSTOR. A title that may be of interest to the College of Education is The Journal of Museum Education--through 2007 (3 year moving wall)

From the Chronicle: Detroit's Troubled Schools Draw New Education Dean to Wayne State

The Chronicle of Higher Education features a story about Dr. Carolyn Shields, who will be starting as the new Dean of WSU's College of Education on July 1. This article talks about her vision for DPS partnerships, including connecting with area cultural institutions. The article also discusses Dr. Shields intent to overhaul the College of Education's core curriculum.

Failing Detroit schools moved to a new system

The Associated Press reported the Governor, Rick Snyder, and Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts, are moving the worst of Detroit schools to a new school system.  Eastern Michigan University is partnering with Detroit on the plan and will train teachers hired at the new system's schools.  Snyder also announced the creation of a program to raise money to help Detroit students attend college.

JSTOR Moving Wall increased for Taylor & Francis Titles

The "moving wall" for education titles from Taylor & Francis publishers has increased to 7 years from 5 years in JSTOR.

British Educational Research Journal
British Journal of Sociology of Education
Cognition and Instruction (available through current through InformaWorld)
Comparative Education (available through current through InformaWorld)
Journal of the Learning Sciences
Language Acquisition (available through current through InformaWorld)
Oxford Review of Education
Psychological Inquiry (available through current through InformaWorld)
Rhetoric Review (available through current through InformaWorld)
Theory into Practice (available to 1 year ago through Business Source Complete)

This means the most recent 7 years of these publications will not be available in full-text through JSTOR.

Articles from journals not avaialable through WSULS may always be ordered through our Request Digital Delivery service.  You can easily get to the form by using the 360 link to full-text link in a library database, or by looking up the article using our Citation LInker

 

 

 

Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools

From the School Survey on Crime and Safety, NCES presents this report that provides a first look report at the findings.

Important points:

During the 2009–10 school year, the rate of violent incidents per 1,000 students was higher in middle schools (40 incidents) than in primary schools or high schools (21 incidents each).

Some 10 percent of city schools reported at least one gang-related crime, a higher percentage than that reported by suburban (5 percent), town (4 percent), or rural schools (2 percent).

A higher percentage of middle schools reported that student bullying occurred at school daily or at least once a week (39 percent) than did high schools or primary schools (20 percent each).