October 2010 News Stories
- New York Post: Professor David Figlio Discusses Consequences of Baby Names
Professor David Figlio has researched the effects baby names have on children, such as their school behavior and degrees earned. New York Post reports his comments in "What's in a Name."
10/28/10 - SESP Grad Corbin Bryant (BS10) Finalist for Sportsmanship Award
SESP graduate Corbin Bryant (BS10) is one of 10 finalists for the sixth annual Awards and Recognition Association sportsmanship award, given to one outstanding NCAA Division I collegiate football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship. A "redshirt senior," he is playing for the Wildcats this season.
10/28/10 - Introducing Teacher in Residence Paula Millerd
This year's Teacher in Residence is Paula Millerd, a sixth-grade teacher in the Omaha Public Schools system. Each year, the School of Education and Social Policy awards an academic-year sabbatical to a mathematics or science teacher to become part of the School's teaching and learning community.
10/28/10 - Aurora School District Applauds BLAST Saturday Enrichment Program
West Aurora High School applauds the Center for Talent Development's Saturday enrichment program in mathematics and science called Building Learning Achieving Succeeding Today — or BLAST.
10/26/10 - Wall Street Journal: Jonathan Guryan's Research on Lotteries to Get Poor to Save More
Prize Linked Savings Accounts - bank accounts that that incorporate a lottery to give savers a chance to win cash - could be a good way to get low-income Americans to save more money, according to associate professor Jonathan Guryan's research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
10/19/10 - Alums Featured in Sun-Times for Payton Prep $175K Math Award
Scott Galson (MS06) teaches AP math and P.J. Karafiol is department chair at Walter Payton High School, which won the Intel Star Innovator Award, given to the school that “best exemplifies innovative math and/or science programs.” Payton won $175,000 in grants, software and technology. Both Galson and Karafiol are NU-TEACH graduates.
10/18/10 - Discovery News: David Figlio Comments on Drawbacks of Online Classes
In a Discovery News article about online learning, professor David Figlio comments on his research showing that the Internet-based delivery of traditional classes has different effects on different types of students.
10/19/10 - Accomplished Educator Carrie Kamm (MS98) Collaborates on 'Teacherpreneur' Book
Carrie Jenkins Kamm (MS98) has collaborated on a new book about to be published by Teachers College Press, Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools — Now and in the Future. A “teacherpreneur,” she works to help struggling Chicago public schools through the Academy of Urban School Leadership and is a member of the TeacherSolutions 2030 Team, a group of accomplished educators assembled by the nonprofit Center for Teaching Quality.
10/19/10 - Project Excite Teacher Lisa Bernstein Wins Award for Math Teaching
Lisa Bernstein, a longtime Project Excite teacher at Bessie Rhodes Magnet School won the Excellence in Elementary Mathematics Teaching Award from the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
10/19/10 - Professors Lee and Rosenbaum Lead Commentary on Waiting for Superman
At a School of Education and Social Policy film showing and panel discussion of Waiting for Superman on October 12, SESP professors James Rosenbaum and Carol Lee offered comments to put the film into perspective.
10/13/10 - Newsweek: Professor David Figlio's Study Links Accountability to Teachers Quitting
According to a new study of accountability in Florida schools, professor David Figlio found that in 60 schools labeled failing, 30 percent of the teachers quit, usually for higher-achieving schools. Figlio comments in Newsweek.
10/11/10 - Daily Northwestern Features Project Excite's First Wildcat
"Ten Years in the Making" tells the story of Northwestern freshman Chance Carter, the first graduate of SESP's Project Excite to attend the University. This program of the Center for Talent Development advances the mathematics and science skills of gifted minority students in Evanston schools.
10/6/10 - SESP Goes to the Movies to See Waiting for Superman
Students, faculty and staff of the School of Education and Social Policy are going on an outing to see the new documentary film on education called Waiting for Superman on October 12.
10/5/10 - NPR Interviews Professor Jim Rosenbaum about Community Colleges
On the occasion of the first White House summit on community colleges, National Public Radio interviews professor James Rosenbaum, who comments that community colleges need to do a better job of giving students job credentials.
10/5/10 - New York Times Quotes Dan McAdams in Commentary on Why Indiscretions Appear Youthful
"Why All Indiscretions Appear Youthful" by Benedict Carey in The New York Times quotes professor Dan McAdams on redemption as a thematic staple of the life stories that contented American adults tell about themselves.
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