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Reform means to change, usually a reversion to what is perceived to be a pure original state. It has been used for any change perceived to be positive, however.
Reform can refer to:
In politics:
- Reform movement, a generic term for various social and political movements.
- Reform Movement (disambiguation), a list of specific organizations known as the Reform Movement.
- Reform Party, a list of parties calling themselves the Reform Party or variants thereof.
- Reform Act, a common name for electoral-reform bills in the United Kingdom; they are usually differentiated by their year.
- Reform (think tank), an organization in the United Kingdom that promotes deregulation and business.
Letter About Palin Goes Viral
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:05:00 -0400
This week in Wasilla, Alaska, a woman named Anne Kilkenny sent a letter to some college friends about her former mayor, Sarah Palin. By week's end, the letter was pinging around the country and Kilkenny's phone was ringing off the hook.
Teen Sex, Sex Education And Sarah Palin
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:39:00 -0400
Gov. Sarah Palin has been a strong supporter of programs that advocate abstinence until marriage, and she also opposes explicit sex education. Alaska's law is silent on these issues, however, and it provides no specific funding for sex education in the schools.
Examining Palin's Pentecostal Background
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:14:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has electrified religious conservatives who see her as one of their own. The Republican vice presidential candidate brings evangelical credentials to the ticket and has a Pentecostal background.
The Talk of the Town
Dorothy Wickenden: An old-style, Los Angeles feminist on Obama.
Dorothy Wickenden Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Rosalind Wyman--seventy-seven years old; doughty feminist; political fund-raiser and philanthropist; hostess to J.F.K., Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, and Hollywood types too numerous to count; youngest elected member of the Los Angeles City Council (at the age of twenty-two); first woman to run a national political . . .
Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
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21st Century Basic Skills - A discussion of the skills required for living in the new century, and of research that defines the types of learning activities most appropriate for building these skills.
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Accelerated Schools Project - A comprehensive approach to school change, designed to improve schooling for children in at-risk situations.
Aim at Middle Grades Results - A middle grades reform model focusing on rigorous curriculum, a safe school environment, and effective resources and teachers.
Meta Description: [ AIM at Middle-Grades Results is a comprehensive school improvement program that assists middle-grades schools in becoming high-performing learning and caring organizations. ]
AKSES Writing System - A phonemic writing system ensuring that children read and write all words in their oral vocabularies by the first grade, and that adults use written English as easily as speech.
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Arts for Academic Achievement - A school reform model utilizing arts integrated into core subjects to enhance student achievement. Originated with a grant from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University.
Citizenship Curriculum - Advocating reform through citizenship education. Curriculum outline, with related commentary by the author.
Meta Description: [ Outline curriculum for citizenship and commentary. A document planned as the central switching junction to a sound curriculum for citizenship studies ]
Educational Research Analysts - We review public school textbooks from a conservative, Christian perspective. We can show you what's wrong and how to fix it.
Meta Description: [ An original contribution to the Christian conservative intellectual renaissance. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXTBOOK REFORM THROUGH TEXTBOOK REVIEWS ]
International Center for Leadership in Education - Resources for sustained school reform. Our curriculum matrix produces rigorous and relevant education for all students.
Mathematically Correct - Devoted to the concerns raised by parents and scientists about the invasion of our schools by the New-New Math and the need to restore basic skills to math education.
Meta Description: [ Devoted to the concerns raised by parents and scientists about the invasion of our schools by the New-New Math and the need to restore basic skills to math education. ]
NCTM Dialogues - An open forum for the exchange of points of view about issues in mathematics education. It provides essays about compelling, complex, and timely topics in mathematics education that transcend grade levels. Dialogues does not present official policies of NCTM. Site includes current and back issues.
Meta Description: [ NCTM serves math teachers, math educators, and administrators by providing math resources and professional development opportunities. Working for more and better math for all students. ]
Overcoming Obstacles - The Community for Education Foundation is a not-for-profit education reform organization bringing relevant skills instruction to young people through this program.
Project 2061 - A long-term initiative to reform K-12 science education nationwide.
School Reform - A Mindful Approach - A program is presented for school reform which considers social priorities and mental development.
Meta Description: [ A program is presented for school reform which considers social priorities and
mental development. ]
The Bridge Project - The project's goal is to improve opportunities for all students to enter and succeed in higher education by strengthening the alignment between higher education and K-12 curriculum standards and assessments.
The National Right to Read Foundation - Our mission is to return to reading instruction which follows scientifically based reading research. This site is designed to provide assistance for those engaged in this effort.
Meta Description: [ The National Right to Read Foundation - Phonics Products, Phonics Research, Phonics Advocacy ]
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