COVER STORIES

First City Special Education Conference
First Citywide Special Education Conference Launched By Education Update & The City College Of NY
By Emily Sherwood, Ph.D.
Stating that “one of the most unfailing tests of a civilization lies in how it treats its special needs population,” Dr. Pola Rosen, founder and publisher of Education Update, kicked off the first citywide Special Education Conference at CCNY’s School of Education last month. MORE

Dr. Bonnie Brown Honored as Special Educator of the Year at First Citywide Special Education Conference
By Sybil Maimin
“Long before there was No Child Left Behind, we left no child behind,” exclaimed Dr. Bonnie Brown as she received the Outstanding Special Educator of the Year award at the first citywide Special Education Conference. MORE

Congratulations to June 2007 Graduates
Barnard College
Columbia School of Journalism
Cooper Union
Fordham University
Hunter College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Kingsborough Community College
Landmark College
Lehman College
New York University
Queens College
Teachers College

EDITORIAL & LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Guest Editorial:
Reflections on the Current State of Education in America
By Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, The City University of New York
When I reflect on the current state of education in our country today, I see a very alarming trend: I see fewer students enrolling and succeeding in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). MORE

Letters to the Editors - June 2007
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COLLEGES & GRAD SCHOOLS

Edith’s Place:
New Outfits for New Jobs for Students at CUNY
By Joy Resmovits
Since its inception in 1992 as a state funded program, the College Opportunity to Prepare for Employment (COPE) equipped CUNY degree students, receiving public assistance, for full-time employment—but until recently, it never dressed them. MORE

The Dean's Column
The Amazing Number 1089
By Dr. Alfred S. Posamentier
This is about a number that has some truly exceptional properties. MORE

VOICES OF BANK STREET
One Size Reading Instruction Does Not Fit All
By Peggy McNamara
Graduate School Faculty,
Bank Street College of Education
“How can you say there isn’t ONE best way to teach reading?” asked my interviewer. MORE

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS

Corporate Contributions to Education
Richard Gilder & Lewis Lehrman Make History Come Alive
By Emily Sherwood, Ph.D.
When two passionate and multi-talented businessmen team up to improve the study and teaching of American history, their results dramatically demonstrate that one plus one equals three. MORE

The Need to Reauthorize No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
By US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
Few education issues will have as great an impact on the civic and economic future of our country as the reauthorization of NCLB. MORE

Seeking a Balance in Education
By Randi Weingarten
Lots of people have been asking why, if the schools were doing so well, would the system need a third major reorganization in five years? MORE

Steve Mariotti Guides Inner City Kids To Entrepreneurial Success
By Emily Sherwood, Ph.D.
Malik Armstead is no ordinary restaurateur. While his thriving Bedford-Stuyvesant soul eatery, Five Spot, has become a fixture for some of the biggest names in rap music, Armstead did not come by his fame or fortune easily. MORE

Lincoln Center Institute Gives Imagination Award to Satellite Academy
By Alberto Cepeda
When educators and leaders devote their teaching processes and techniques towards educating the minds and souls of their students rather than teaching to an exam, they should be rewarded. MORE

CAREERS

Fleet Week: Careers In The Navy
Interviews with Members of the USS Wasp
By Alberto Cepeda
The first things that people link a career in the United States Military with are boot camp, weapons, fighter jets, army tanks and combat especially with everything going on recently in the Iraq War. MORE

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Artist Chuck Close Triumphs Over Learning Disabilities
By Emily Sherwood, Ph.D.
“I’ve found a way to turn lemons into lemonade,” said award-winning artist Chuck Close from his motorized wheelchair during a recent NYU Child Study Center-sponsored lecture at the Upper East Side Spence School. Dr. Harold Koplewicz, M.D., Founder and Director,  NYU Child Study Center and the Arnold and Debbie Simon Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, conducted an informal and informative interview. MORE

Adam Katz Lecture Series:
Dr. Frank Wood on Dyslexia Neurogenetics
By Liza Young
Dr. Frank Wood, Professor of Neurology and Neuropsychology at Wake Forest University, and author of over 100 peer reviewed articles on learning disabilities, recently spoke at NYU Medical Center as part of the NYU Child Study Center’s Adam Katz Lecture series, discussing “Chromosome to Classroom: Update on Dyslexia Neurogenetics.” MORE

From the NYU Child Study Center: Ask the Expert
Why are Girls with ADHD Overlooked, Underdiagnosed, and Underserved?
By Glenn S. Hirsch, M.D.
Boys with ADHD are usually easy to spot because of their behavior—they are more likely than girls to have the combined type of ADHD: hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive behaviors. MORE

BOOKS

The Amazing Grace of James Basker: Abolitionists and Anti-Slavery Writings
Reviewed By Merri Rosenberg
With the publication of these two extraordinary volumes of primary documents and poetry concerning the initial anti-slavery movement in America and Britain, social studies teachers and students of history will have a field day. MORE

Beat the Heat This Summer With A ‘Cool’ Selection Of Reading!
By Selene Vasquez
“Cuddle up upon my lap./ Close your eyes and take a nap.” MORE

Review of School Success For Kids With Asperger’s Syndrome
By Merri Rosenberg
While each special needs child has individual challenges and issues that parents and teachers have to address, there are some commonalities that can provide useful guideposts. MORE

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CHILDREN"S CORNER

From The Superintendent’s Seat
Making Lasting Memories on Vacation
By Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
With summer upon us, many of you are probably planning trips with your family. MORE

MUSIC, ART & DANCE

In Person with Longoni and Storaro
By Dorothy Davis
Mittorio Storaro, cinematographer, winner of 3 Academy Awards—for Apocalypse Now, Reds and The Last Emperor was thrilled when Director Longoni called him and asked if he would be the cinematographer of Caravaggio. MORE

In Person with Longoni and Storaro
By Dr. Pola Rosen
The Italian movie Caravaggio had its world premiere as Education Update went to press. MORE

And All That Jazz: Nobuko “Cobi” Narita Devotes Her Life to Music
By Dr. Pola Rosen
Almost 40 years ago, when Cobi Narita arrived in New York, she was attracted to the Jazz Ministry at St. Peter’s Church and immediately became a loyal volunteer. MORE

MetroBEAT

Improvements In New York City’s Public Schools
By Mayor Michael Bloomberg
I’ve always believed that a good public education is one of our nation’s basic civil rights. MORE

MUSEUMS AS EDUCATORS

Mystical Realities:
Mythic Creatures At The AMNH
By Jan Aaron
When faced with phenomenon they could not explain, early human imagination went into overdrive creating, misidentifying, and speculating to create mythology. MORE

Paul Hilliard Visits the Big Apple: Founder of Hilliard Museum in Lafayette, LA
By Dr. Pola Rosen
Robert Rauschenberg, renowned “pop” artist and a local son, came to open the new Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana and remained for a four-day fete southern style replete with suckling pig and genuine zydeco music. Paul Hilliard met Dr. Herman Rosen at the museum opening. MORE