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A Journey, Not A Destination, James L. Phelps
A Journey, Not A Destination, James L. Phelps
Educational Considerations
Closing Essay: Much of the motivation and ideas for the articles in this special issue originated with my dear friend, Maris Abolins, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Michigan State University. We started as neighbors and, as our kids grew up together, we socialized frequently. He is responsible for my interest in physics. I would read a physics book, which would become the subject of our next dinner conversation (while our wives talked about other, more social topics). Instead of a compilation of facts, physics became a way of thinking about problem solving. The “unified field” theory was the start of …
Measuring And Reporting School And District Effectiveness, James L. Phelps
Measuring And Reporting School And District Effectiveness, James L. Phelps
Educational Considerations
The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the 2001 reauthorization of Title I, requires states to assess students in grades three through eight in reading and mathematics, and students in three grades in science.