Trustee and Rossier namesake dies at 78
When Barbara J. Rossier and her husband made the largest donation to a school of education in 1998 when they donated $20 million.
Tag Archive for: education
Closing of schools marks a dark turn
By closing many Chicago schools, the city sacrifices education for financial gain.
Adjunct professors featured in national study
The university currently employs approximately 1,825 part-time, or adjunct, faculty.
Education is essential to prison reform
In 1989, five 14-to 15-year-old boys, four black and one Hispanic, were convicted of a crime they did not commit. They spent between five and 11 years in juvenile delinquent centers and prisons in New York. Though the boys were victims of institutional racism and a flawed justice system that robbed them of a significant […]
New measures demand attention
Last week voters across the country approved measures that will change the face of American education. In California, Proposition 30 passed, allowing for a tax increase on the wealthiest Californians to fund K-12 schools as well as state colleges and universities. In Washington and Georgia, voters passed a law to allow charter schools to operate, […]
Teacher evaluations need improvement
Poor teaching plagues bright futures. Evaluating the performance of teachers has become essential to improving school systems across the nation; however, student scores on standardized tests should never be taken as the measure of an educator’s worth. With the rise of new test score-based models such as Los Angeles Unified School District’s “Academic Growth Over […]
France’s homework ban is unjustified
Elementary students’ dreams came true last month when French President Francois Hollande promised to ban homework in all of the country’s public schools. The announcement was just one part of the newly elected president’s robust educational plan, which attempts to prioritize learning and equalize students’ abilities to succeed. In addition to eliminating take-home assignments, Hollande […]
Experts say passing a tax is necessary
Though Propositions 30 and 38 would both fund education, they take different approaches.
USC should consider advantages of online undergraduate programs
USC claims a distinct difference between its graduate and undergraduate education programs, the latest example being the announcement Monday of new online degree programs for the former set. Online degree programs provide graduate students the unique flexibility to advance their education and pursue a career at the same time, allowing them both to more practically […]
TFA benefits outweigh stereotypes
There are many stereotypes about Teach for America, but none of them matter. Sending accomplished, smart and motivated young leaders into struggling schools is what matters.