Monthly Archives: March 2007

McCartney Discusses NICHD Early Child Care Study on NPR

By newseditor 03/29/2007 03:00 pm | Add a Comment

On Tuesday, Dean Kathleen McCartney participated in a panel discussion on NPR to discuss the most recent findings of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s (NICHD) Study of Early Childcare and Youth Development. Media coverage has stressed … Read More…

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Report Concludes U.S. Needs to Provide More Support for International Studies

By newseditor 03/29/2007 02:54 pm | Add a Comment

According to a report released by the National Research Council this week, the 14 U.S. Department of Education programs designed to strengthen education in foreign languages and in international and area studies — known collectively as Title VI and Fulbright-Hays … Read More…

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The Mathematics of Language

By Jill Anderson 03/22/2007 03:03 pm | Add a Comment

In 2003, nearly 86 percent of fourth-grade English-language learners scored not proficient in math on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test. What isn’t represented in that statistic, says doctoral student Maria Martiniello, is that — for English-language learners — … Read More…

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Singer Prize to Acknowledge Teacher Impact on Students

By newseditor 03/07/2007 03:16 pm | Add a Comment

With graduation day just around the corner, the Ed School is asking Harvard College seniors to nominate teachers who have impacted their lives. As part of a new award given by the dean’s office, the Singer Prize for Excellence in … Read More…

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