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September 2012
Developing Assessment
Harvard University’s recent revelation that it was investigating a case of widespread cheating may have confirmed many people’s suspicions but it must be seen within the wider context of the increased emphasis on...
News
Google Launches Endangered Language Project
The web behemoth, Google, knows that knowledge is power, and as the world’s largest purveyor of information, Google has risen to the opportunity to use its power for good in...
Last Writes
Richard Lederer has a Tense Time with Verbs
Verbs are the sparkplugs of our sentences and take their name from verbum, the Latin word for word.
Have you heard the one about the man who...
Travel Pays
Kristal Bivona reports on the challenges revealed by the Nation’s Report Card
Often the biggest hurdle to studying abroad is financial, so Language Magazine is compiling a guide to Study Abroad Scholarships. Here is the...
From C to Shining B
Kristal Bivona reports on the challenges revealed by the Nation’s Report Card
For years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” has served as a reliable indicator of...
Growing Gains
Diane Glass offers tips for teachers and school leaders on how to integrate the Common Core standards and English Language Learners
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are transforming the way that reading is...
Tips From the Top
Margo Gottlieb offers tips for teachers and school leaders on how to integrate the Common Core standards and English Language Learners
“Minority babies are now majority in United States” proclaims the headline of the...
Growing Pains
Adelina Alegria and Candace Kelly-Hodge assess how the new Race to the Top District (RTT-D) competition over relies on student growth measures
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education began inviting applications for the Race...
September 2012
Making Dreams Come True
Tim Conrad on counseling DREAM Act students
Confirming Your English Identity
Lisa Hagan takes the mystery out of biometric testing for international English language test takers
Cutting to the Common Core: Tips From...
March 2011
The Communication Revolution
As dictators topple across North Africa into the Middle East, and new uprisings coalesce on almost a daily basis, one of the most striking aspects of this new revolutionary wave is the...
