Yearly Archives: 2008

Expanded Learning Model Discussed at Askwith Education Forum

By Amanda Dagg 12/16/2008 04:14 pm | 4 Comments

Across the United States, most students attend school 180 days a year, and roughly 6.5 hours each day. This system is not based on any concrete data or research, but has arisen over the years as the nationwide standard. A group of leaders recently gathered to challenge this model at the Askwith Education Forum, “Longer Days in Better Schools: The Expanded Learning Model.” Read More…

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Askwith Education Forum Assesses Early Childhood Assessment

By Jill Anderson 12/05/2008 12:04 pm | 1 Comment

The notion of testing preschool aged children is met by many educators with concerns about test validity, quality, fairness, and effectiveness of assessment. But, according to the panel at the Askwith Education Forum, “Early Childhood Assessment: To Test or Not to Test.” Read More…

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U.S. Capitol building by JakeBrewer via Flickr

Experts Analyze NCLB at Askwith Education Forum

By Jill Anderson 11/25/2008 03:00 pm | Add a Comment

As NCLB faces reauthorization, Richard Rothstein and Susan Neuman shared some of their proposals for change at last week’s Askwith Education Forum. Read More…

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Department of Education building. Photo by NCinDC via Flickr

Spellings Discusses American Education at Institute of Politics Forum

By Jill Anderson 10/03/2008 03:11 pm | Add a Comment

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings spoke at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) on Wednesday, October 1, about the current trials facing American education, ranging from No Child Left Behind to the college application process. Read More…

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Arts Education Discussed at Askwith Forum

By Matt Corby 05/06/2008 02:51 pm | Add a Comment

Jessica Hoffman Davis, a leading advocate in the field of arts education and former director of HGSE’s Arts in Education (AIE) Program, discussed the implications of this phenomenon in the recent Askwith Forum, Why Our Schools Need the Arts. Read More…

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Challenges in Rural Education Explored at Askwith Forum

By Amanda Dagg 04/23/2008 03:05 pm | Add a Comment

More than 21 percent of the nation’s youth attend schools in rural areas, yet much of the research done in the field of education today focuses solely on urban school districts. This discrepancy as well as other issues unique to rural schools, were addressed at the April 21 Askwith Forum, Rural Education: Regional Challenges, Promising Solutions. Read More…

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Adolescence Literacy Focus of Askwith Forum

By Jill Anderson 04/18/2008 03:17 pm | Add a Comment

Calling the adolescent literacy problem a “crisis,” HGSE Lecturer Vicki Jacobs said at a recent Askwith Forum that the adolescent literacy problem isn’t new to educators who, in the 20th century, had already recognized adolescent readers struggling with comprehension. Read More…

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The Effect of Media Coverage On Education

By Jill Anderson 04/09/2008 03:27 pm | Add a Comment

As part of the Askwith Forum, The Media: Driving Education Policy?, Dean Kathleen McCartney invited New York Times columnist Bob Herbert and Boston Globe columnist Derrick Jackson to discuss how the media’s coverage impacts American education today. Read More…

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