Class Struggle:: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools by Jay Mathews

Jay Mathews, whose Washington Post columns are an more...1 point

Jay Mathews, whose Washington Post columns are an excellent resource, describes an elite New York high school while discussing tracking, ability grouping, access to advanced placement and honors courses, and student behavior - drinking, cheating, and more. From the author of "Escalante: The Best Teacher in America".1 point

What Really Happened to the Class of '93: Start-ups, Dropouts, and Other Navigations Through an Untidy Decade by Chris Colin

A '93 grad interviews his classmates before the te more...1 point

A '93 grad interviews his classmates before the ten year reunion. Interesting character profiles and unique insight into the 1990's generation. Stylish and engaging, I enjoyed this book!1 point

Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School by Elinor Burkett

During the 2001-2000 school year, the author obser more...0 points

During the 2001-2000 school year, the author observed both students and teachers at Prior Lake High School in Prior Lake, Minn. Her objective: to better understand a typical suburban U.S. High School. Well written with insights into both student and teacher perspectives.0 points

High School Confidential: Secrets of an Undercover Student by Jeremy Iversen

Curious about the regular kids at a southern Calif more...0 points

Curious about the regular kids at a southern California high school - what they do during school, before and after school? The author gives you a clear if disturbing picture of his recent high school experience, viewed with a journalist's eyes.0 points

School of Dreams: Making the Grade at a Top American High School by Edward Humes

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Wonderland: A Year In The Life Of An American High School by Michael Bamberger

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Through Ebony Eyes: What Teachers Need to Know But Are Afraid to Ask About African American Students (Jossey-Bass Education Series) by Gail L. Thompson

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Making the Grade: Reinventing America's Schools by Tony Wagner

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Jay Mathews: Class Struggle - washingtonpost.com

Author of Class Struggle Jay Mathews writes on edu more...1 point

Author of Class Struggle Jay Mathews writes on educations issues for the Washington Post. Mathews has created the Challenge Index ranking high school...1 point

Ability Tracking: A View from all Perspectives: Parents and Tracking

From the University of Michigan, this article abst more...0 points

From the University of Michigan, this article abstract discusses parental influence on changing their child's class placement, if the parent has the c...0 points

A Russian Teacher in America

Comprehensive article with unique insights from a more...0 points

Comprehensive article with unique insights from a Russian math teacher who has taught in Russia and America. Concerns math instruction through colleg...0 points

Regents Exams: New York State Library

Online exams in many subjects date from the 1960s, more...0 points

Online exams in many subjects date from the 1960s, permitting today's student a glimpse of past adademic expectations.&amp...0 points

Stepping Back: The Emotional Issues of Tracking and A. P. Courses

From the article: If you think emotions run high a more...0 points

From the article: If you think emotions run high among parents at a kids soccer game, try discussing the stringent requirements for entry into the hon...0 points

Topics relating to College - an unvarnished discussion board.

College Discussion @ College Confidential - a disc more...0 points

College Discussion @ College Confidential - a discusson board for all aspects of college education.0 points

Jay Mathews - Can Average Students Do AP? - washingtonpost.com

English teacher asserts that average students are more...0 points

English teacher asserts that average students are being pushed into college-level Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses that are t...0 points

Could The International Baccalaureate Program Change U.S. Education?

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Recent statistics portraying the U.S. educational system as losing its position as a world leader recently motivated the Commission on the Skills of t...0 points

Remarks on AP courses in high school, from Physics Forums

A math professor comments on AP courses in high sc more...0 points

A math professor comments on AP courses in high school. From the article: "Some time ago I argued that XXX could not...0 points

The Nation's Report Card: 12th-Grade Reading and Mathematics 2005

This report presents results of the 2005 National more...0 points

This report presents results of the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading and mathematics at grade 12.<br...0 points

Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration

Kazimierz D%u0105browski was a Polish psychologist more...1 point

Kazimierz D%u0105browski was a Polish psychologist, psychiatrist, physician, and poet. Dabrowski developed the theory of Positive Disintegration, a no...1 point

Gifted Children Resources

Useful resources fro parents and teachers1 point

Attention Deficit Disorder - Born to Explore!

"The goal of this site is to consider more...0 points

"The goal of this site is to consider the many possible sources of ADD-like behaviors, including natural temperament traits, diet, and other...0 points

MIT's OpenCourseWare

A free and open educational resource (OER) for edu more...0 points

A free and open educational resource (OER) for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.0 points