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KIPP Study Finds High Student Attrition Amid Big Learning Gains
Jeffrey R. Henig:"I think people's jaws will drop a little bit at that, But, this is not to say KIPP isn't helping students" Published: 9/24/2008
Dr. Arthur Levine selects Indiana to launch new program to overhaul teacher education
Dr. Arthur Levine, former president of the Teachers College said that Indiana and its universities are receptive to change. A $10 million pilot program will place some of the younger students and older scientists and mathematicians who want second careers, in local classrooms. Published: 9/18/2008
"No Child Left Behind" left behind in presidential race
Michael A. Rebell: "Both candidates have been walking very gingerly around the No Child Left Behind landmines and don't want to take a strong stand" Published: 9/17/2008
Limiting, And Watching, What Children Watch
The media buffet for children is quite a feast, is there any hope for a balanced meal? Teachers College Professor Jeanne Brooks-Gunn comments. Published: 9/17/2008
Arthur Levine, president of the Wilson foundation and the former president of Columbia University's Teachers College: "We have to take people who are older, who are proven, who have substantial careers behind them and give them much more rigorous preparation programs than we've traditionally had" Published: 9/17/2008
Do you want your children to try new foods? Try keeping them in the kitchen.
A study conducted by researchers at Teachers College suggests that involving children in meal preparation is an important first step in getting them to try new foods. Published: 9/15/2008
Parents Getting Into the Mix On Improving Public Schools
"In New York City elementary schools, the pressure to raise children's standardized test scores has systematically stripped many of resources," Ms. Oyler said. "In too many classrooms, 'test prep' has become the curriculum." Celia Oyler, the director of a teacher training program for elementary schools at Columbia University's Teachers College, said she signed the petition because its concerns with standardized testing resonate with her experience. Published: 9/10/2008
Los Angeles Sets School-Rescue Program
Some reformers argued that parents voting with their feet would force schools to clean up their act. Others claim it led to mass defections of talented students. With almost 700,000 students, Los Angeles public schools, second only to New York City, overcrowding is some of the worst in the nation, as is teacher turnover. Published: 9/2/2008
Babies: Celebrities' new fashion accessory
Dr. Judy Kuriansky: "It's become cool to have a baby. You can do it and still be a rock star." Published: 7/29/2008
In the latest issue of The Journal of Education Controversy, Margaret Crocco and Maureen Grolnick, who led development of TC's "Teaching The Levees" curriculum -- a 100-page teaching tool that explored civic issues raised by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath -- reflect back on their work, the extraordinary tragedy that produced it, and the ongoing need for Americans to re-examine what it means to live in a democracy. Published: 7/29/2008
Inside Higher Ed Focuses on Glazer-Raymo's Book on Challenges Women Face in Academia
A new book of essays edited by TC faculty member Judith Glazer-Raymo on the continuing challenges that face women in higher education is the focus of a story in Inside Higher Ed. Published: 7/17/2008
Study Shows Sexual Satisfaction at 70 Improving
Judith Kuriansky : "people in their 70s today are like people in their 60s from the last decade" Published: 7/10/2008
Tom Rock Weighs in on Socio-Economic Status as an Admissions Consideration
In an article in Inside Higher Education on the issue of expanding the definition of "diversity" in graduate admissions decision to include socio-economic status, Tom Rock, TC's Interim Executive Director of Enrollment Services, said he suspects that the criterion is not widely used in programs in most academic disciplines. Published: 7/10/2008
When Universities Run Schools ... Into the Ground
Jeffrey Henig: "unless real care has been taken in terms of institutionalizing the commitment, I think there's a high likelihood of institutional drift." Published: 7/8/2008
Teachers College partners with 10 public schools in Harlem
Columbia University's Teachers College has received a $5-million grant from the GE Foundation to form partnerships with 10 public schools in Harlem to increase their focus on mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education. Published: 6/30/2008
TC Alumna Discusses the Power of Teaching on CNBC
TC alumna Melissa Pelletier Boyd, who has taught at York Preparatory High School in New York City, appeared on CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch" in June to dicuss the power of teaching. Published: 6/23/2008
Perfecting the Art of Frugal Living in NYC
The recent news-making study by TC's Joan Jerffri of aging artists in NYC and their successful strategies for remaining active is now the focus of a segment on NPR's All Things Considered. The artists, all older than 62, have spent their careers learning how to live well and cheaply. Published: 6/17/2008
In Grad Admissions, Where Is Class?
Thomas P. Rock: "we have to look at all categories. Many schools -'" Teachers College included -'" are discussing how to include socioeconomic status" Published: 6/9/2008
Virtual schools see strong growth, calls for more oversight
Virtual Schools keep growing, but there's little research assessing the quality of these programs, which some experts, like TC's Luis Huerta, say don't have enough official oversight. Published: 6/3/2008
Virtual schools see strong growth, calls for more oversight
TC Professor Luis Huerta was quoted in a recent Christian Science Monitor story on "virtual schools" -- homeschooling conducted via the Internet. Published: 6/3/2008
Fifth-Graders Read Own Works to Preschoolers
Some kids at Pulaski Street Elementary School are writing their own books, and then reading them to younger kids. Published: 5/9/2008 1:17:00 PM
Student Tests and Teacher Grades
TC Trustee John Merrow, writing in The Wall Street Journal, argues that student performance data does, indeed, tell us a great deal about the quality of teaching. Published: 5/9/2008
Educators consider how to foster meaningful interaction among students in online courses Published: 5/8/2008 8:47:00 PM
Religiosity, Education, and Civic Belonging: Muslim Youth in New York
Eight out of 10 Muslim high school students surveyed in New York City say their schools are "pretty cool," and 85 percent say they feel safe in them, according to a study by Louis Cristillo, an education professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Published: 5/7/2008 8:57:00 PM
California Parents Eager for Ruling on Home Schooling
Parents of an estimated 166,000 children in California are awaiting a state appellate court ruling on whether they have a constitutional right to home-school their children without a teaching credential. Professor Luis Huerta comments. Published: 4/20/2008
Education Week Spotlight's Levin's Cost-Benefit Analysis Center
In the early 1970s, Henry Levin -- now Professor of Economics and Education at TC -- did a major report for a Senate sub-committee on the costs to the U.S. of inadequate education. Over the past 30 years, he's elevated that kind of work to an art form, most recently founding the Center for Benefit Cost Studies of Education. See the story in the current issue of Education Week. Published: 4/9/2008