News Briefs

ACT. (2014). The condition of STEM 2013. Retrieved from http://www.act.org/stemcondition/

College Board. (2014). Key shifts of the SAT redesign. Retrieved from https://www.collegeboard.org/delivering-opportunity/sat/compare/

Council for Economic Education. (2014). Survey of the states: Economic and personal finance education in our nation’s schools. New York, NY: Author. Retrieved from http://www.councilforeconed.org/news-information/survey-of-the-states/

Hussar W. J. Bailey T. M. (2014, February). Projections of education statistics to 2022 (41st ed.). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014051.pdf

Nomi T. Allensworth E. (2014, March). Skill-based sorting in the era of college prep for all: Costs and benefits. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research.

Adams C. J. (2013). Cambridge academic program makes inroads in U.S. schools. Education Week, 33(13), 1-7.

Berger A. Turk-Bicakci L. Garet M. Knudson J. Hoshen G. (2014, January). Early college, continued success: Early college high school initiative impact study. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research. Retrieved from http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/AIR_ECHSI_Impact_Study_Report-_NSC_Update_01-14-14.pdf

Cambridge International Examinations. (2013). Cambridge prospectus 2013/2014. Cambridge, UK: Author. Available from http://www.cie.org.uk/

Center for K-12 Assessment and Performance Management at Education Testing Service. (2014, March). Coming together to raise achievement: New assessments for the common core state standards. Austin, TX: K-12 Center. Available from http://www.k12center.org/

Heitin L. (2014, February 19). STEM academy’s reach spans Illinois. Education Week, 33(21), 1, 18-19.

Hiss W. C. Franks V. W. (2014, February). Defining promise: Optional standardized testing policies in American college and university admissions. Arlington, VA: National Association for College Admission Counseling. Retrieved from http://www.nacacnet.org/media-center/PressRoom/2014/Pages/BillHiss.aspx

Kaye S. M. Thomson P. (2007). Philosophy for teens: Questioning life’s big ideas. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Lipman M. Sharp A. M. Oscanyan F. S. (1980). Philosophy in the classroom (2nd. ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

Pappano L. (2014, February). Engaging young minds with philosophy. Harvard Education Letter, 30, 1-3.

Rideout V. (2014, January). Learning at home: Families’ educational media use in America (A report of the Families and Media Project). New York, NY: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop.

White D. A. (2001). Philosophy for kids: 40 fun questions that help you wonder about everything! Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

White D. A. (2005). The examined life: Advanced philosophy for kids. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.