Brain Scans link ADHA to Biological Flaw Tied to Motivation
Washington Post
Scientists maintain that they've been narrowing in on the origins and mechanics of disabling distraction, while gathering increasing evidence that ADHD is as real as such less-controversial disorders as Down syndrome and schizophrenia. Their most recent progress is described in a Sept. 9 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, based on a new study that indicates a striking difference in the brain's motivational machinery in people with ADHD symptoms. Read more.
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New U.S. Education Standards Proposed
Boston Globe
An advisory panel unveiled a proposal that details the math and English skills every student ought to have by the end of high school, the first step toward what advocates hope will become common standards that help the United States regain world academic leadership. Read more. |
Community Colleges Leave the Lights on a Lot Longer
Washington Post
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A Political Swirl on Charter Schools
Boston Globe
The Patrick administration urged approval of a controversial Gloucester charter school earlier this year, over the fierce objections of city residents and the advice of state specialists, based not on its merits but because it would further the governor's political agenda, according to a recently published e-mail. Read more. |
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New Leader of City Teachers is Ready for His Test
New York Times
This is not the kind of man who walks into a room unnoticed. Michael Mulgrew's stature, six feet tall, 230 pounds, size 48, demands attention. His voice, trained in years of childhood theater, booms from his chest. He is just what central casting might expect when searching for the part of union president. But Mulgrew cuts quite a different figure from those who came before him as president of the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City teachers' union, one of the most powerful labor positions in the country. And the distinctions are not just physical. Read more. |
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