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In the Media
Read, hear or see when GSE faculty, alumni or programs are included in print, radio and TV media outlets.
Links to the articles summarized below are time sensitive, so stories may no longer be online at that URL. Articles that may require registration for viewing are noted in parentheses.
Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller is cited in newspaper editorial, saying that blaming teachers for not teaching the students is like telling hospitals they must keep their patients alive, then disciplining them when they don't.
Editorial: Review the benchmarks
Contra Costa Times (registration), Oct. 7, 2008
On the release of a comprehensive report by Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE Executive Director David Plank, says that the state has lost momentum in education, fallen short in closing the achievement gap and failed to provide schools or parents with necessary information.
Blog: Education Reform is Necessary
Los Angeles Times Online Oct. 7, 2008
Athletes and Academic Achievement alumnus Scott Fujita tries to find out who knows him better: his wife or his teammate.
For the Love or the Game
ESPN, The Magazine Oct. 6, 2008
National Writing Project, a "national resource" on the move according to Interim Associate Dean for Professional Programs Richard Sterling and Bay Area Writing Project Director Carol Tateishi.
Writing to Learn
Education Week (registration) August 27, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller gives an online Q&A for Education Week on the findings of a new book that he co-edited, "Strong States, Weak Schools: The Benefits and Dilemmas of Centralized Accountability."
The Benefits and Dilemmas of Centralized Accountability
Education Week (via eduwonkette) August 27, 2008
Associate professor Michael Ranney discusses the losses and profits for a typical gallon of gas.
You May Not Be Getting All You Pay For At The Pump
CBS 5 News Investigates August 20, 2008David Plank, Executive Director of Policy Analysis for Education, based at GSE, says that additional teaching time helps, but using the time effectively counts more.
Twin Rivers district is expanding its instruction time
Sacramento Bee (registration) August 10, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that test scores may be rising under No Child Left Behind, but that's at least partly due to states lowering standards to meet the law's demands.
Report: Racial gap narrows, but what did No Child law do?
USA Today August 1, 2008
GSE professor Marcia Linn and UW-Madison researchers show no difference in math performance between boys and girls. The researchers reported their findings in an article in Science (registration) July 25, 2008.
Extensive media coverage of the topic and Linn's contribution included the following:
Math Scores Show No Gap for Girls, Study Finds
New York Times (registration) July 25, 2008Los Angeles Times
KGO-TV News
KTVU-TV News
International Herald Tribune
San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco Chronicle
USA Today
Contra Costa Times
Wall Street Journal (registration)
Associated Press
KCBS RadioPACE study of six large school districts signaled California dropout crisis.
New numbers won't end California school dropout debate
Sacramento Bee July 17, 2008Professor David Stern and Career Academy Support Network Coordinator Charles Drayton weigh in on a long-running, rigorous study of high school career academies.
Career Academies Seen to Pay Off in Higher Earnings
Education Week (registration) July 15, 2008
Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller comments on Maryland's improving test scores.
Md. Scores in Reading, Math Show Big Strides
Washington Post (registration) July 15, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller writes that political agendas and sociological theory may distance us from the everyday struggles and joys of Latinos.
Shattering perceptions of an ethnic bloc
San Francisco Chronicle July 10, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that report claims of improved test scores since NCLB took effect are exaggerated.
Report: Racial gap narrows, but what did No Child law do?
USA Today June 24, 2008
Youth advocate Lanette Scott, credits ATDP, which she attended for three summers 1998–2000, with her success at University of San Francisco.
The History of My G.P.A.
USF Magazine Spring 2008
School of Education graduate Tony Smith, deputy superintendent of instruction, innovation and social justice for San Francsico Unified School District, is the architect of the district's strategic plan to solve inequities in schools.
S.F. schools take on racism, classism
San Francisco Chronicle May 28, 2008PLI graduate Jerome Gourdine earns top educator award.
Oakland Middle School Principal Honored
KTVU-News May 19, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that borrowing against the lottery will not slow down teacher layoffs.
Schools spared worst, but still face cuts
Contra Costa Times (registration) May 15, 2008
Associate professor Michael Ranney has discovered the power of numbers.
Numberstruck
California May/June 2008Interim Associate Dean for Professional Programs Richard Sterling, the emeritus executive director of the National Writing Project, says that informal e-mail style may not a huge issue to be concerned with.
Informal Style of Electronic Messages Is Showing Up in Schoolwork, Study Finds
New York Times (registration) April 25, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that a new federal NCLB graduation rate proposal amounts to an "imperious" new set of mandates.
Education Secretary Offers Changes to No Child Law
New York Times (registration) April 23, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that "First 5" funds should be distributed more equitably to help low-income pre-school children.
Not all First 5 grants are helping poor kids
San Francisco Chronicle April 19, 2008UC Berkeley Education Professor David Stern comments on the admission-by-exception policy.
Athletes benefit from UC's admission-by-exception rule
San Jose Mercury News (registration) April 14, 20082004 GSE alumna Julia Menard-Warwick in the spotlight.
Life and Language
Grad Spotlight UC Berkeley Graduate Division April 2008POME student Lynette Parker profiled.
Student Profile: Learning How to Balance the Classroom with Policy
U.S. News & World Report March 26, 2008David Plank, Executive Director Of Policy Analysis For California Schools, joins a panel to look at the potential impact of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed $4.8 billion in cuts to public schools.
California Budget 2008 - Public School Cuts
Forum KQED FM Feb. 29, 2008Athletes and Academic Achievement alumnus Scott Fujita discusses rasing his family in New Orleans and giving back to society.
Interview with New Orleans Saint Scott Fujita [Windows Media file]
The Edge of Sports XM Radio Feb. 23, 2008Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller questions why Marin conservatives refuse to pay taxes for public services.
Not my problem - Marin conservatives shine on their neighbors
San Francisco Chronicle Feb. 21, 2008School of Education professor and BEAR director Mark Wilson says that there are fairer ways to measure student progress than state and federal grade-level testing.
Schools struggle to live up to federal mandates
Oakland Tribune Feb. 20, 2008
More on this story and from Wilson on
The Newcomer's Education Edition
KALW 91.7 FM Feb. 20, 2008
Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller reacts to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell's annual State of Education speech.
Achievement gap targeted
The Press-Enterprise Jan. 22, 2008According to professor Elliot Turiel, preschoolers have an inkling of the difference between societal conventions and moral principles.
The Moral Instinct
New York Times Magazine (registration) Jan. 13, 2008Developmental Teacher Education alumnus Justin Minkel, the 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, writes that we need to shift the focus from teachers' deficiencies to teachers' strengths.
From Gaps to Gifts
Education Week (registration) Jan. 10, 2008David Plank, executive director of Policy Analysis for California Education, says that Gov. Schwarzenegger has dropped the ball on education.
Governor Urges Calif. to Face Our Budget Demons
Education Week (registration) Jan. 10, 2008Research professor Roland Tharp says that language-minority students can be taught more effectively when the instruction is aligned with the students' culture.
Evidence on Effect of Culture-Based Teaching Called Thin
Education Week (registration) Jan. 9, 2008
