HGSE in the Media

January 2006

The Lost Children

Professor Gary Orfield comments on the changes in public school enrollment and the increasing dropout rate. (New York Times, 1/30/06.  Paid registration required.)

National Academy of Education Released New Report on Literacy Education, Teacher Preparation
Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow comments on the findings of the NAE study documented in Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World. (Digital Divide Network, 1/24/06)

School Segregation Growing in California, Study Finds
Professor Gary Orfield comments on the growth of segregation in California schools. (San Jose Mercury News, 1/17/06)

Houston Teachers' Pay Could Soon Be Linked to Test Scores
Lecturer Katherine Boles comments on the dangers of merit pay for teachers (KHOU.com, 1/12/06)

Rigor on Trial
Tony Wagner, codirector of the Change Leadership Group, writes on "rigor" as a school-reform strategy. (Education Week, 1/11/06. Free registration required.)

A Decade of Effort

Professor Robert Schwartz comments on state levers for improving the quality of the teaching force. (Education Week , 1/5/06. Free registration required.)

A Collage of Colleges
A feature on the launch of the five-year "Forum for Excellence and Innovation in Higher Education," a project, organized by Gale Professor Richard Light, that encourages experiments to improve teaching, learning, and student life. (Harvard Magazine, Jan-Feb 2006.)

Parting Liberal Waters Over 'No Child Left Behind'
Professor Gary Orfield discusses how his views on the No Child Left Behind Act differ with his friend, civil rights lawyer William L. Taylor. (New York Times, 1/4/06. Paid registration required.)

Book Tackles Teacher Ed. For Reading
Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow comments on the findings in her new book, Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World, coedited with Peg Griffin and M. Susan Burns. (Education Week, 1/4/06. Free registration required.)

Bring Teachers to the Table
An opinion piece by Lecturer Paul Reville urging the inclusion of Massachusetts' teachers in school intervention and turnaround efforts. (Boston Globe, 1/2/06. Paid registration required.)

Boston Falls Short on Teacher Diversity
Professor Gary Orfield comments on the need for more minority teachers in the Boston Public Schools. (Boston Globe, 1/2/06. Paid registration required.)