EPRUEducation Policy Research Unit
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2001 - Non-EPRU Publications/Writing
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Separate and Unequal 15-Year-Olds
An op-ed piece on 2001 results of the Program on International Student Assessment.
HTMLDate:
October 16, 2001
Author:
Craig Bolon
Source:
Education Policy Analysis Archives
In 1998 Massachusetts began state-sponsored, annual achievement testing of all students in three public school
grades. The state is treating scores and ratings as though they were precise educational measures of high
significance. A review of tenth-grade mathematics test scores from academic high schools in metropolitan
Boston showed that statistically they are not.
Date:
Fall 2001
Author:
Kirsten Larson
Source:
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management
This policy report presents policy guidelines for schools seeking to establish and maintain
productive and ethical relationships with corporations.
PDFThe Return to Separate and Unequal
Date:
2001
Source:
Rethinking Schools
Metropolitan Milwaukee School Funding Through a Racial Lens: A Rethinking Schools Report
Closing the Achievement Gap: Improving Educational Outcomes for African American Children
Date:
November 2001
Source:
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Almost four decades after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and five decades after Brown v. Board of Education
declared school segregation to be unconstitutional, quality education is still beyond the reach of too many
African American children.
Date:
August 3, 2001
Author:
Sen. Paul D. Wellstone (D-Minnesota)
Source:
U.S. Senate
A bill "to provide for an examination of how schools are implementing the policy guidance of the Department of
Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender students."
Date:
July 26, 2001
Author:
Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona)
Source:
U.S. House of Representatives
This House Concurrent Resolution expresses "the sense of the Congress that the United States should establish
an international education policy to further national security, foreign policy, and economic competitiveness,
and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations."
Date:
May 16, 2001
Author:
Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-New York)
Source:
U.S. House of Representatives
A bill "to make improvements in mathematics and science education."
Date:
March 20, 2001
Author:
Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii)
Source:
U.S. House of Representatives
A bill "to establish comprehensive early childhood education programs, early childhood education staff development
programs, model Federal Government early childhood education programs, and for other purposes."
Point of View Essays
Pupils Lose Their Grip on Education if Schools Hold Too Tightly to Tests
Date:
March 26, 2001
Author:
Douglas D. Noble
Source:
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY)
Research documents that
the inflexible use of high-stakes tests is causing more harm than good.
Texas is a prime example. Consequences of the Texas Assessment of Academic
Skills (TAAS) include increased drop-out rates, watered down curricula,
and unimpressive scores on the national SAT and NAEP tests.
WordReducing Class Size to Enhance Learning
Date:
2001
An on-line article that cites work by SAGE.
Date:
September-October 2001
Author:
Kingsley Hammet
Source:
Designer/Builder Magazine
This article looks at the "relentless creep of naked commercialism" in schools.
Date:
October 3, 2001
Author:
Darcia Harris Bowman
Source:
Education Week
This article takes a look at the growing leglislative backlash against fast food sales in schools.