Topics in Education
The following is a compilation of articles we at PRESS believe will be of interest to you. While these articles represent the views of their authors, PRESS shares in many of these opinions and encourages parents, teachers, and concerned citizens to enter these important arenas of debate. It is our hope that the readers will find that these articles provide vital documentation to help in their efforts to communicate authoritatively with their local educators.
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Standards
- Can Wisconsin Raise the Bar? Standards-Based Education Reform in Wisconsin by Mark C. Schug & Richard D. Western, Wisconsin Interest, Summer 2000, Volume 9, Number 2.
- Standards-Based Education Reform by Mark C. Schug & Richard D. Western, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, March 2000, Volume 13, Number 1.
- The Wisconsin State Standards: A Missed Opportunity by Leah Vukmir, Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1997, Volume 6, Number 2.
- Standards Double Talk by David Mulroy, Ph.D..
- Consensus Growing on Academic Standards in Virginia by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Education Week, June 11,1997.
- Introducing Rigorous Standards Into Wisconsin's Schools: The Virginia Model by Leah Vukmir and William G. Durden, Ph.D., Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, January 1997, Volume 10, Number 1.
- The Standards Movement -- Past and Present by Jeffrey M. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., PRESS Publication, October 1996.
- Basic Academic Standards Must Be Increased in our Public Schools by Lt. Governor Scott McCallum, The Wisconsin Review, September 1996, Volume 4, Number 4.
Reading and Writing
- Direct Instruction : A Quite Revolution in Milwaukee Public Schools
by Leah Vukmir, Wisconsin Interest, Winter 2002, Volume 11, Number 2.
- Direct Instruction and the Teaching of Early Reading by Mark Schug, Richard Western, and Sara Tarver Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, March 2001, Volume 14, Number 2.
- The Decline of Grammar by David Mulroy, Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1999, Volume 8, Number 2.
- Reading Instruction and Learning Styles by Sara G. Tarver, Ph.D., PRESS Release, Spring 1996.
- Learning to Read and Whole Language Ideology by Jeffrey M. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., Educational Philosophies: A Primer for Parents, PRESS Publication, 1995.
Mathematics
Environmental Education
- Political Manipulation of Wisconsin's Students: Environmental Education in Action by Michael Sanera, Ph.D., Wisconsin Interest, Winter 2000, Volume 9, Number 1.
- Evading the Issue of Biased Environmental Education in Wisconsin by Michael Sanera, Ph.D., Wisconsin Interest, Spring/Summer 1998, Volume 7, Number 1.
- Environmental Education in Wisconsin by Andy Friesch, PRESS Release, Summer 1997.
- Environmental Education in Wisconsin: What the Textbooks Teach by Michael Sanera, Ph.D., Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, June 1996, Volume 9, Number 5.
Assessment
General
- Performance-Based Pay for Teachers in Wisconsin by Thomas Hruz, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, June 2001, Volume 14, Number 4.
- A Nation Still At Risk: An Education Manifesto by The Center for Education Reform, April 30, 1998.
- Parents, Educators Make New Connection with the Internet by Andrew Trotter, Education Week, April 23,1997.
- Educated Consumer by Ann Bradley, Education Week, March 26,1997.
- Questions For Your Child's School: A Guide for Parents Who Value Learning by Charles J. Sykes and William G. Durden, Ph.D., Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, July 1996.
- The Deconstruction of American Education by William G. Durden, Ph.D., Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1994, Volume 3, Number 2.
- Some Candid Thoughts About Accountability, Standards, and Assessment by Jeffrey M. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., PRESS Publication, October 1996.
- The Public Schools' Attack on Excellence, by Charles J. Sykes, Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1994, Volume 3, Number 2.
- School Reform Red Flags PRESS Publication, November 1994.
Miscellaneous
- Rethinking Special Education in Wisconsin by Thomas Hruz, Wisconsin Interest, Fall 2002, Volume 11, Number 3.
- Evaluating World History Texts in Wisconsin Public High Schools by Paul Kengor, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, June 2002, Volume 15, Number 4.
- Homeschooling in Wisconin: A Review of Current Issues and Trends by Robert V. Luebke, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, July 1999, Volume 12, Number 4.
- School to Work in Wisconsin: Inflated Claims, Meager Results by Mark Schug and Richard Western, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, January 1999, Volume 12, Number 1.
- Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: A Critical Look at Smaller Class Sizes by Thomas Hruz, Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1998, Volume 7, Number 2.
- Information for Parents About Multi-age Schools by Jeffrey M. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., PRESS Publication, 1996.
- Making Sure There's School in School-to-Work by William G. Durden, Ph.D., Wisconsin Interest, Spring/Summer 1996, Volume 5, Number 1.
- Caution Advised on Block Scheduling by Kathy Mell, PRESS Release, Winter/Spring 1996.
- Full Inclusion: One Reason for Opposition by Donald B. Crawford, Ph.D., PRESS Release, Fall 1995.
School Choice
- How School Choice Almost Died in Wisconsin by Susan Mitchell, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, September 1999, Volume 12, Number 6.
- How We Won the Choice Case by Clint Bolick, Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1998, Volume 7, Number 2.
- The Challenges Ahead for Parental School Choice in Wisconsin by Daniel McKinley, Wisconsin Interest, Fall/Winter 1998, Volume 7, Number 2.
Charter Schools
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