COVER STORIES

The Arts in Education:
The Center for Arts Education
by Laurie Tisch-Sussman
When The Center for Arts Education was founded eight years ago, many of New York City's 1.1 million public school students went from kindergarten through high school with little or no instruction in music, arts, dance or drama. READ MORE

Children's Art at the UN READ MORE

Columbia Launches University Arts
Initiative with Gregory Mosher At Helm
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Acting on what Peter Brook called an "unformed hunch," the impulse to put on a particular production, famed director and producer Gregory Mosher intuited that the timing was right for him to move on to a new challenge in his award-winning career, and accept the newly created position at Columbia of Director for University Arts Initiatives. READ MORE

Developing the Whole Child Through the Arts
by Marnie Ponce-White
Education and the arts are perceived as two separate entities, when in actuality they are symbiotic in design. Research in arts education clearly shows a direct correlation between... READ MORE

Doing Art Together Honors Muriel Silberstein-Storfer
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Muriel Silberstein-Storfer, the quintessential educator, founder and creative director of Doing Art Together has been teaching art to children and their parents for so many years at The Museum... READ MORE

HS Choirs Rehearse Via Distance Learning in Zankel Hall
Dr. Craig Jessop, Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recently led rehearsals from Zankel Hall in New York with four choirs from North Carolina, New Jersey, Arizona and Washington. READ MORE

John Merrow Helps Teens Find Voice
With Video Cameras Screenings at Teachers College
by Sybil Maimin
Give a teen a video camera and watch a powerful message emerge. Listen Up!, a national network of youth media organizations, is intent on expanding the visibility of youth in the mass media... READ MORE

LaGuardia HS Students Win Met Opera Competition
by Constance Boykan
Laquita Mitchell, a 1994 LaGuardia graduate, who was introduced to opera while at LaGuardia HS, has won the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions recently. READ MORE

The Making of a Piano: Behind the Scenes on West 58th Street
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
He could go on non-stop "for six months," he says, talking about the one-of-a-kind handmade and restored 19th and 20th century Steinways (Hamburg and American), Faziolis, Mason... READ MORE

TEACHERS OF THE MONTH

Outstanding Teachers of the Month - April 2004 READ MORE

CAREERS

Notes From the Road:
Reflections on Moliere in South Central Los Angeles
by Debra Pasquerette
The journey begins in early February. The schools are booked and my trusty assistant Adam has sent confirmation letters to all of the schools we will visit. READ MORE

SPECIAL EDUCATION

An Interview with Cynthia Nixon—Actor, Advocate
by Michelle Accorso
You know her as Miranda from HBO's "Sex and the City." What you may know is that Cynthia Nixon is fighting for your kids' rights to a quality education. READ MORE

Reflections from a Different Journey:
What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
by Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D., & John D. Kemp, Co-Editors
Most parents of children with disabilities lack personal experience with adults with disabilities. Hearing from people who have lived the disability experience can provide all parents with... READ MORE

Technology Supports Students with Disabilities READ MORE

EDITORIALS

Guest Editorial:
Music Education May Be
"Left Behind" Under New Federal Requirements
by Rob Walker
No matter when they were born, most adults view contemporary childhood through their own memories of youth. For example, there was a time when music was a natural part of the... READ MORE

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Columbia U. Grads Get Grant for Feature Film READ MORE

Buying the Best Toy Is Not Child's Play
by Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (Dr. Toy)
Facing a barrage of advertising and marketing ploys, adults often exhibit some rather childish behavior when looking for kids' toys. How many noticed the frenzy of the department store... READ MORE

From the Superintendent's Seat:
Recognizing Important Supporters of Education
by Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
When most of us hear the words "New York State Regents," images immediately come to mind of either ourselves or our children sitting for a year-end exam, or worrying about the scores of one... READ MORE

New Web Program Teaches Young People to Help Protect the Planet READ MORE

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS

Education for 1 Million Homeless Children READ MORE

Abraham Auerbach—Front & Center
by Leonard Wacholder READ MORE

Bloomberg & Klein Visit PS 126, Manhattan
by Michelle Accorso
On a recent afternoon, reporters piled into the cozy second floor library at P.S. 126. Draped with literature ranging from children's books to Time magazines, the library is just one reason that P.S. 126...
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Carmen Fariå—New Acting Deputy Chancellor for Teaching & Learning READ MORE

Arts & At-Risk Youth: Making it Relevant, Keeping it Real
by Matilda Raffa Cuomo
The arts—whether during or after school—provide opportunities for youth from all backgrounds to do something positive with their talents and time. READ MORE

The Dwight-Englewood School: Neighbor Across the Hudson
by Sybil Maimin
Up on a hill in the back of the Palisades near the Hudson River in Englewood, New Jersey, sits Dwight-Englewood, an independent day school that offers a rigorous, traditional education with... READ MORE

Lewis Frumkes Honors Lawrence Block
at Marymount Manhattan Writing Center Gala
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
The elegant Columbus Club, boasting a dome of original Tiffany glass, was the venue of a recent gathering of literary lions in New York City. Presided over by Director Lewis Frumkes, the event... READ MORE

New York Women in Communications, Inc. READ MORE

A Real Answer to Social Promotion
by Randi Weingarten, President, UFT
Social promotion doesn't work. No one knows this better than teachers, particularly those who find themselves in classrooms with children who don't have the basic knowledge and skills they... READ MORE

A Retrospective View by NYC's Former Deputy Chancellor
by Diana Lam
Experience is a powerful teacher. Public perception matters. As a public servant, I had a clear responsibility to make decisions and choices that were beyond any possible appearance of impropriety. READ MORE

Summer Seminars for Teachers Sponsored by NEH READ MORE

Title IX Comes of Age: Eliminating Gender Discrimination
by Martha McCarthy, Ph.D.
It seems appropriate when celebrating women's history to address developments pertaining to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a landmark piece of legislation designed to... READ MORE

Too Little? Too Late?
by Al Sikes
At a recent business forum, New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein reiterated a widely held belief that public education is broken. He talked about the system's failure to educate kids in... READ MORE

Visit Excellent Middle Schools On the Web READ MORE

COLLEGES

Bank Street College of Education
Chooses Top 5 Winners Out of 600
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Quoting Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Augusta Souza Kappner, the president of the Bank Street College of Education, last month welcomed an overflow crowd of... READ MORE

Barnard's Writing Center—A Model for HS & College Students READ MORE

Profiles In Education:
Howard Zinn: Chronicling Lives from Spelman College to Boston U.
by Jacob M. Appel
Although historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States has sold more than a million copies since its first appearance in 1980—bringing progressive history into classrooms... READ MORE

College of New Rochelle—Oasis for Women
by Joan Bailey, Ph.D.
The College of New Rochelle began its historic mission in higher education in 1904 when the State of New York recognized it as the first Catholic college for women in the state. READ MORE

Petrie Foundation for Math Ed Opens at CCNY READ MORE

Reacting to the Past Wins 2004 Hesburgh Award for Barnard College READ MORE

MEDICAL UPDATE

April: Alcohol Awareness Month
by Richard J. Frances, M.D. & Avram H. Mack, M.D.
Thanks to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, April is Alcohol Awareness Month with a special focus on the prevention of underage drinking. READ MORE

A Better Way to Treat Children With Cancer READ MORE

Match Day at NYU Med READ MORE

Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health Opens
by Herman Rosen, M.D.
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health opened at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Named in honor of the late husband of NBC co-anchor Katie Couric, who...
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CHESS FOCUS

Product Review:
Dean's Chess Academy DVD
by Mitchell Levine
I could have been World Champion. Sure, I didn't start playing the game until I was 30—that's the only reason I'm not pre-eminent among International Grandmasters right now. It's not my... READ MORE

BOOKS

Drop City:
A Not-So-Nostalgic Look Back At The Age of Aquarius
by Jared Friedland
Whether a group of health fanatics in turn-of-the-century Michigan ("The Road To Wellville") or a Scottish explorer searching for the source of the Niger River ("Water Music"), T.C. Boyle has... READ MORE

Logos Bookstore’s Recommendations
by H. Harris Healy, III, President, Logos Bookstore READ MORE

METRO BEAT

Ending Social Promotion So Our Kids Can Learn
by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
This week, I want to clear the air about the Department of Education's new policy ending the discredited practice of social promotion—both what it means, and what it doesn't mean, for the future of...
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Grade Retention Policy
Demands Private Solid Planning & Ample Funding
by Assemblyman Steven Sanders
There is a lot more to education policy than "acting tough" and spouting generalizations. How about focusing on exactly how we will actually achieve the academic improvement we seek for... READ MORE

The High, The Mighty & The Arrogant
by Jill Levy
The forced resignation of Diana Lam is several weeks old now, but lessons can still be learned from the missteps of people in power. Martha Stewart, the guru of good taste, was recently convicted on...
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ONLINE LEARNING

Christa McAuliffe Academy Brings Distance Learning Home READ MORE

Show Me the Way To Go HOMER
by Scott Sommerville
"How can you teach your children geometry or biology, if you don't know the subject yourself?" This is one of the seven deadly questions of the homeschool mother-in-law. READ MORE

MUSEUMS

Magical fun at AMNH: Exploratorium
by Jan Aaron
Lots of kids are passing through the looking glass these days in a kind of wonderland at the American Museum of Natural History. They also exchange faces with their friends, stop tornadoes, and...
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MOVIES AND THEATER

Survival Skills: Osama & Goodbye, Lenin!
by Jan Aaron
Director Siddiq Barmakt takes us back into the horrors of Taliban controlled Afghanistan in "Osama," the first film to come out the country since the regime ended. READ MORE

SPORTS AND CAMPS

Alaska's Youth Olympics Revives Heritage READ MORE

TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Product Review:
Tekstyl's Tekskin
by Mitchell Levine
Laptops were created for primarily one reason: to be portable. Unfortunately, if that was indeed the goal, it doesn't seem like the design's really that successful. Of course, you cantransport them, but...
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