Northwest House BlendA tasty mix of weblogs on education, technology, and the environment(Untitled)- September 30, 2002 The next round of solicitations for MSPs is up at the NSF web site. "The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program supports innovative partnership-driven projects developed to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. As overall student achievement rises, MSP projects are expected to significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. Successful MSP projects will serve as models that can be widely replicated...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100163/2002/09/30.html#a117 (Untitled)- September 30, 2002 An article in the Boston Globe raises questions about Maine's huge investment in laptops for every seventh and eighth grader, pointing to a study that claims that a similar technology investment in Israel led to a decline in mathematics performance. The article makes a good point that when assessing the impact of large investments in technology, we should consider the opportunity cost of spending the money on other things. The researchers cited in the piece suggest that the money spent in...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100163/2002/09/30.html#a116 (Untitled)- September 27, 2002 Ed Week has a good summary of the implications of the No Child Left Behind Act, including several links of further analysis and news stories.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100163/2002/09/27.html#a115 |