Britain descends into totalitarianism.
The UK Parliament at Westminster Oct 22, 2008 passed the final reading of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFE). Cloned human/animal hybrids, "saviour siblings", IVF babies for lesbian partners and the general use of embryos for eugenic purposes will all now become mainstream for the people of Britain....

Correcting the course: the assessment loop.
Background In January 2002 President George W. Bush signed into law "An Act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind." (1) This "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) law expanded federal jurisdiction of elementary and secondary schooling in...

The two world histories.
"Research & Practice," established early in 2001, features educational research that is directly relevant to the work of classroom teachers. Here, I invited Ross Dunn to examine the world history curriculum in U. S. schools in light of new developments in world history scholarship. --Walter C. Parker,...

Outdoor education in senior schooling: clarifying the body of knowledge.
Australia has a state-based educational system. In some of these states, outdoor education exists as part of the formal accredited secondary school curriculum. In this paper I analyse the content of these senior secondary school outdoor courses as a means to help delineate and describe the body of knowledge...

School and classroom practices in inclusive education in Australia.
Education in Australia is a state and territory concern (Department of Education, Science and Training, 2006a). Among the commonwealth, state, and territory legislation and agreements, "The Adelaide Declaration on the National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-first Century" stands out as one of the key documents that directs both...

Educational alternatives for marginalised youth.
Abstract In the context of pressure to increase retention rates a wide variety of alternative educational programs has developed in Australia over the past few decades. The purpose of this paper is to provide a map of the alternative education landscape for marginalised youth in New South...

Getting the schools back to basics.
My message today is a simple one--the Howard government has got to got. Public education cannot afford another three years of this government. John Howard's attempts to unpick every skerrick of the Whitlam achievements and to reframe Australian culture into something of his own choosing continued unabated during 2006...

Increasing the supply of Latino bilingual teachers for the Chicago public schools.
I did not believe I would be the "great Latino savior." I would be me. I decided to teach in the public school system where I felt the students would need someone like me. As it turned out, I ended up where I belonged, in the Mexican community, helping...

Candidate for top county job quits.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard One of the candidates for Lane County government's top nonelected post said Friday he is dropping out of the race and will quit the county to become a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. Tony Bieda, a seven-year Lane County employee and...

Caribbean-immigrant educators: more than an ocean of difference.
This article will examine the plight of Caribbean-immigrant educators in light of the changing demographics of the United States. Of the immigrants who move to the United States from the Caribbean, many are educators who arrive with the desire to continue teaching. Instead of being able to continue in...