December 2009 News Stories
- New York Times Quotes David Figlio on Chicago's New Criteria for Diversity
New York Times quotes professor David Figlio about Chicago's response to a court desegregation ruling: a plan to use students’ social and economic profiles instead of race to achieve classroom diversity at magnet schools. Figlio says the use of social and economic factors does not compensate for the fact that the neighborhoods from which special-enrollment schools draw their students are not integrated.
12/22/09 - Three SESP Projects Receive Stimulus Funding
Three projects at the School of Education and Social Policy, led by Emma Adams, Kemi Jona and Steven McGee, have been funded by the stimulus package President Obama signed into law in 2009.
12/22/09 - Chronicle Features Kemi Jona's Demonstration of Virtual Labs
Research associate professor Kemi Jona, director of the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Partnerships, advocates virtual labs for preparing students for modern laboratory research. He presented iLab virtual labs to leaders of the Southern Regional Education Board on December 9.
12/10/09 - Report Calls for National Initiative to Boost Mathematics Education for Preschoolers
Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children's educational success, says a new report from the National Research Council. Karen Fuson, SESP professor emerita, is a member of the committee issuing the report.
12/9/09 - Carol Lee Wins National Pacesetter Award
Professor Carol Lee, together with her husband, Haki Madhubuti, will receive the President's Pacesetters Award from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education. The award will be presented at the organization's national conference on March 26.
12/9/09 - Crain's Quotes Dan McAdams on Genetic Predisposition to Altruism
In "Volunteering on Overdrive" in Crain's Chicago Business, professor Dan McAdams says certain people are genetically predisposed to higher levels of altruism, and as they move into middle age, they grow more concerned with leaving a better world to the next generation.
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