National Educational Standards and Tests
Mr. Petrilli introduced two reports from the Fordham Foundation on the status of states' educational standards and approaches to implementing national standards and tests for K-12 students. …
190 viewsMr. Petrilli introduced two reports from the Fordham Foundation on the status of states' educational standards and approaches to implementing national standards and tests for K-12 students. …
190 viewsAt a panel discussion on education policy, Mr. Hess and Mr. Petrilli talked about their book No Child Left Behind Primer, published by Peter Lang in February 2006, and what the future of the…
271 viewsEducation Secretary Rod Paige announced further changes in the “No Child Left Behind” Act that would effect teachers who teach multiple subjects. As the result of cooperative efforts to impl…
115 viewsSecretary Paige and others briefed reporters on the proposed fiscal year 2005 Education Department budget, spending priorities, and allocation of resources. They also answered questions from…
59 viewsOn the second anniversary of the signing of the “No Child Left Behind” law, Deputy Secretary of the department of Education, Eugene Hickok offered an assessment of the program at two years. …
58 viewsUndersecretary Hickok described how states were implementing the "No Child Left Behind" standards, including the means by which the states would implement the new standards, as well as the …
61 viewsEducation Secretary Rod Paige and other Education Department officials, briefed reporters about President George W. Bush’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget proposals for the Department of Education. …
52 viewsParticipants talked about teaching patriotism and improving knowledge of civics. Among the issues they addressed were teacher attitudes toward patriotism, the tradition of civics education, …
290 viewsEducation Undersecretary Gene Hickok talked about the Bush administration’s “No Child Left Behind” education campaign, leadership in schools, and meeting future education challenges.
50 viewsParticipants talked about the current state of education in the United States. They talked about federal spending for education and new legislation to increase accountability of schools. Fol…
39 viewsEducation officials released their policy recommendations for federal education policy. Among the topics addressed were federal testing programs, teacher quality, and holding schools account…
75 viewsFollowing a meeting with President Bush and Education Secretary Paige, state education officials talked about the president’s education reform proposal. They answered media questions.
356 viewsCommittee members and educators offered suggestions for the Republican Party platform to improve public education and increase accountability in schools. Among the issues they addressed were…
94 viewsSecretary Eugene Hickock, who was on leave from Dickinson College, talked about how he uses Tocqueville in his classes.
45 viewsPaul Bland and Eugene Hickok responded to questions from high-school students from around the country on the Supreme Court, including the nomination and confirmation process for Supreme Cour…
140 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee looked into the question of restoring the pension benefits of retired Lt. Col. Oliver North who was stripped of his military pension after being found guilty o…
1,411 viewsProfessors Mark Tushnet and Eugene Hickok spoke about how the Supreme Court would operate with only eight justices, and what effects that may have, and other issues facing the Court and the …
114 viewsDoctor Eugene Hickok talked about the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers that argue for and against a strong central government.
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