ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) “X + Y = Crisis: Many Kids Flailing in Mandatory Algebra Classes” by Elizabeth Bell Source: San Francisco Chronicle – 14 December 2001 URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/14/MN137871.DTL …Algebra used to be […]
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COMET • Vol. 2, No. 36 – 12 December 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “Dyslexic to Get Help on Exit Exam” by Erika Hayasaki Source: Los Angeles Times – 6 December 2001 URL: www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000096989dec06.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia Also see http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/highlights/pdf/novhighlights.pdf The state Board of Education adopted […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 35 – 4 December 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) “Veteran Legislator O’Connell Cites Work on Education Issues” by Susan Herendeen Source: Modesto Bee – 1 December 2001 URL: http://www.modbee.com/local/story/1252034p-1320509c.html State Sen. Jack O’Connell…, a Democrat from San Luis […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 34 – 26 November 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) “U.S. Students Flunk Science Assessment” by Thomas H. Maugh, II Source: Los Angeles Times – 21 November 2001 URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000092865nov21. story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia California leads the world in Nobel Prize winners […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 33 – 19 November 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) California Elementary Education Newsletter – Focus Issue: Mathematics Source: Terry Shorey (tshorey@cde.ca.gov) – 16 November 2001 URL:http://www.cde.ca.gov/elementary/newsletter3.pdf * The October 2001 issue of the California Elementary […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 32 – 13 November 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (NATIONAL FOCUS) (1) “Study Your Math–With a Mouse” by Jen Sansbury Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – 10 November 2001 URL: http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/saturday/news_b3ceec4da18d002d006e.html …Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at DeKalb County’s Clifton and Laurel […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 31 – 7 November 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “Fundamental Changes in Math Education Goal of New Program” Source: University of California, Berkeley – Contact: Kathleen Maclay (ckm@pa.urel.berkeley.edu or 510-643-5651) URL: http://ucnewswire.org/news_viewer.cfm?story_PK=815&CFID=1097&CFTOKEN=42573345 The University of California, […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 30 – 29 October 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “Schools Chief Delaine Eastin Releases Professional Development Task Force Report” (Press Release) Source: California Department of Education – 23 October 2001 URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/news/releases2001/rel53.asp Providing high-quality teachers for […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 28 – 15 October 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “Davis Signs Bills to Boost Education” by Steve Lawrence Source: Contra Costa Times – 13 October 2001 URL: http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/education/stories/bills_20011013.htm Legislation to give California’s worst public schools an extra $200 […]
COMET • Vol. 2, No. 27 – 9 October 2001
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) California Academic Content Standards Now Available in HTML Source: Dan Holt, Coordinator, CDE Curriculum & Instructional Leadership Branch Web Team (916-657-3837) URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards/ A new Web page […]
