Duke UniversityProgram in Education

Recent News

• • Fri Nov 11
  • Bill Would Replace Key Federal Literacy Programs

  • Congress will consider a proposal to spend $2.35 billion for K-12 reading initiatives once served by Reading First and other efforts.

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• • Wed Nov 9
  • Professor disputes anti-AP film 'Race to Nowhere'

  • "Race to Nowhere," a documentary by filmmaker Vicki Abeles, continues to be one of the most popular movies ever marketed through community halls and school auditoriums. It has been seen in 49 states and 22 countries and applauded by many Washington area students and parents.

    It argues that the pressure to get into a good college is ruining learning for many children. The weight of homework and the angst of exams make kids depressed and

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• • Mon Nov 7
  • Tips for Teachers Facing New Evaluation Systems
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• • Wed Nov 2
  • "Five Best Blogs"

  • There's no shortage of excellent blogs focused primarily, if not exclusively, on education. But often fascinating and fun education reporting and analysis takes place on blogs that don't claim schools as a regular beat. One way to keep up with...

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• • Mon Oct 24
  • A "Common Core" for Teacher Prep?

  • Education Week's Stephen Sawchuk reports that the University of Michigan today unveiled Teaching Works, a new organization that will support new teacher training by focusing on 19 essential teacher practices. Led by Deborah Lowenberg Ball, Teaching Works aims to bring...

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• • Mon Oct 24
  • STEM education gaining steam

  • I recently had a fascinating conversation with a curator at the National Museum of American History named Peggy Kidwell about math education and the tools that are used to enhance it. Kidwell has an unusual specialty: she collects math tools that have been used in classrooms (Sliderules! Calculators! Protractors!) over the years and learns why they became so popular. According to the Kidwell, one of the big reasons driving the popularity of tools is a

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• • Mon Aug 15
  • Autism Risks for Siblings Are Higher Than Thought
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• • Mon Aug 15
  • Early Learning Linked to Adult Successes

  • Chicago children who attended a high-quality prekindergarten-to-3rd grade learning program tended to be more successful as adults than peers educated in standard preschool and elementary programs, according to a study that tracked 1,400 children for 25 years.

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