Education Resources at the Miller Library

American kids are falling far behind the rest of the world in math skills. Read What’s Math Got to do With it? 510.71 B662w 2008, and find out why and what teachers can do to reverse the trend.

High Stakes by Johnson & Johnson 371.26 J66h 2006 dicusses the hot-button issue of standardized testing in America’s public schools. The authors examine the pressure these tests put on teachers and students especially in poverty stricken school districts. They question the relationship between schools, test results, accountability and improvement.

This recent report released by The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education uses the systems and programs in place in Florida, Georgia New York and Oregon to examine the current policies, problems and inadequacies facing students who are transitioning from K-12 to postsecondary education. The report outlines some of the problem areas, highlights successful strategies and offers recommendations to improve and smooth the transition. Read the complete report (PDF).

A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center finds that Hispanic students are more likely to attend large public high schools and are plagued by problems associated with these large schools. “The High Schools Hispanics Attend” by Rick Fry, identifies and examines the gap between Hispanics and other students pointing to higher student-to-teacher ratios, poorer funding, lower achievement and higher dropout rates.