Journal of Statistics Education Current Issue The March 2014 (Volume 22, Number 1) issue of JSE is now available. The table of contents can be accessed at: 2014 Table of Contents. This issue includes four regular articles, one Data Sets and Stories paper, two Teaching Bits (one of which has exciting news about the upcoming Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics), and an interview by Allan Rossman with Ron Wasserstein. We hope you enjoy this issue, and, as always, we welcome your feedback. A New Member of the JSE Family We are thrilled to announce that Dr. The JSE Webinar Series on CAUSEweb It has been almost a year now since we started a new webinar series through the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE). JSE on Facebook and Twitter To get the word out about JSE and to provide opportunities for readers to share and discuss articles from JSE, a Facebook group has been created. There is also a Twitter account for JSE that you can follow if you use Twitter (@JStatEd).
Education Week American Education News Site of Record Education Week Local officials are crying ‘foul’ as a growing number of governors make a play for federal economic-stimulus aid for schools. Disappointing results from federally commissioned experiments are prompting questions about the studies’ designs—and their payoff. A handful of teachers around the country have fashioned curriculum and lessons around the fast-emerging science of nanotechnology. Federal guidelines permit waivers from traditional timeline. News in Brief Report Roundup To spare individual sports from elimination, some districts are raising student fees, while others are paring back the number of games and events. Advocates are betting that the billions of dollars for programs like Head Start are just a “down payment” on future expansion. A national survey finds most high school students do not believe they are being well prepared for the technology demands of the 21st century. Private Schools Policy Brief U.S. PAGE 25 - In Perspective PAGE 28 - Commentary John M. Letters PAGE 36 - Commentary
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Ed Magazine Will Obama's Choice Change Education in America? After several years as a member of the Ed School’s visiting committee, Chicagoan Arne Duncan is now heading up President Barack Obama’s Department of Education with a team of Ed School alumni — and informal faculty advisors — in tow. From the Charles to the Potomac Round and Round What is good teaching and learning? Construction 101 Some get excited about a new idea. Submissions Ed. is now accepting submissions for A to B: Why I Got Into Education.
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