Teacher education: should school reform focus on teachers?

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Some critics of the US educational system believe that better teacher training and higher standards for teachers is the best route to improvement. Others charge that low salaries and the perception of teachers as second-class citizens reduces the likelihood of excellent candidates. Proposed solutions include professionalizing teaching by rewarding good teachers, providing board certifications, improving teacher training and increasing hiring standards. Many states are hiring unqualified teachers because of a teacher shortage and smaller class sizes.

Management, Teaching, Teachers, Training, Education, Teacher education, Public opinion

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Does sex education work?

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Sex education emphasizes biological and negative consequences without teaching the positive aspects and so fails to give school children a complete image of sexuality. Statistically, the introduction of sex education is tied to an increase in teenage pregnancy, offset by abortions until 1987. Community and parent opposition limits the effectiveness of sex education according to some while others believe sex education cannot be effective in preventing teenage pregnancy.

Analysis, Prevention, Teenage pregnancy, Sex education

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National Education Standards

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Pressure for accountability and standards-based reform in US public schools is creating growing acceptance for state- and possibly nation-wide educational tests. The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was revised in 1994 so that schools getting federal funds under Title 1 need to adopt state standards and tests for all students. When Congress renews the ESEA in 1999, states may have greater flexibility in applying standards.

Social aspects, Standards, Public schools, Educational tests, Educational tests and measurements

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