Laughable moments in public education recall awards
Patricia McCormack reports on the National Committee for Citizens in Education recalling humorous yet controversial moments from 1980. Among the Network Awards, Los Angeles school board member Bobbi Fiedler receives a Bend Over Backwards Award for paddling a student, while William Zinsser earns the Annual Educationese Award for jargon in education. The piece outlines the group’s mission to aid parents navigating schools and notes examples of parent-citizen involvement across states and districts.
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Patricia McCormack
UPI
Network
National Committee For Citizens In Education
Los Angeles
Bobbi Fiedler
Educationese
William Zinnser
Zinsser
Department of Education
Liz Carpenter
U.S. Department of Education
Carpenter
Federal
White House
Lady Byrd Johnson
THE
Columbia
NCCE
California
South Carolina
Florida
Minnesota
New Jersey
Salt Lake City
Utah
New Castle
Del
Parents Union For Public Schools
Philadelphia
Parents Action Network
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Mud pies to display nurture for early learning
A United Press International piece highlights tips from the California Teachers Association and the National Education Association on fostering preschool and early elementary learning. It urges parents to display children’s creations, read aloud, encourage musical play, and use everyday objects to teach counting and problem solving, emphasizing listening to the child and keeping learning fun.
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United Press International
Mom
California Teachers Association
National Education Association
Ed Foglia
Burlingame
Calif
Back to basics fails to lift math gains says NAEP
A UPI report notes the National Assessment of Educational Progress finds math achievement declined from 1973 to 1978 while students show better ability in basic operations but struggle with decimals fractions and word problems. Overall 17 year olds fell 4 points, 13 year olds fell 2, and 9 year olds fell about 1 point.
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New York
UPI
National Assessment of Education Progress Report
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
NAEP
Research Triangle Institute
Raleigh
N.C
Shirley Hill
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Roy H. Forbes
National Assessment
James W. Wilson
University of Georgia
Math skills falter as NAEP finds declining achievement
A NAEP report funded by HEW's Institute of Education shows math achievement slipping across ages 9 13 and 17 with SAT scores dropping over a decade. Analysts warn narrowing curricula risks problem solving and real world application as experts urge stronger reasoning and applied math skills.
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HEW
Institute of Education
Laurel council donates to hospital fund
Laurel Student Council raised 1525 for Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, surpassing last year. The money, collected before Christmas, was delivered to KDKA radio on December 22 by several council members. Homerooms of Charles Gryn and Bill Young led high school and junior high drives. A Talent Show kicked off December 23 with student performances and updates. Junior class top sellers earned prizes as candy sales totaled 8700 dollars.
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Dorinda Blair
Tracy White
Laurel
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Kdka Radio
Charles Gryn
Bill Young
Kathy Kucaka
Lori Dean
Carol Enscoe
Annie
Sandy Houston
Kathy Kuczka
Rebecca Myers
Kevin Hemphill
Charlene Popovich
Wendy Hogue
Julie Berger
Darin Campbell
Cheryl Roberts
Spartan
NHL
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