Opinion
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Hundreds of scientists sign biotechnology declaration
Opinion -A declaration supporting agricultural biotechnology and signed by over 600 scientists from around the world was released January 22 at a press briefing in Montreal. The briefing, sponsored by International Consumers for Civil Society, featured Dr. C.S. -
Polar winds of change
Opinion -Are changes in wind flow around the poles a symptom of human-induced climate change? University of Washington researcher John M. -
Teacher Text Demonizes Phonics
Opinion -A Whole Language textbook currently in use in a state university in New York warns budding educators that teaching children to read by sounding out the syllables of the English language is a "conspiracy" of the "Far Right" to "promote a religious -
Test Cheats
Opinion -A dozen teachers in Los Angeles County's Banning High School face disciplinary action after school officials in January determined they helped students cheat on the Stanford-9 exam last spring. -
The Controversial Top 10
Opinion -The 10 mathematics programs endorsed by the Department of Education are described at http://www.enc.org/ed/exemplary/. A list of Expert Panel members is found at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/KAD/expert_panel/mathmemb. -
Uncle Sam: Sell that land!
Opinion -Teddy Roosevelt, who became the nation’s 26th president following the assassination of William McKinley, has long been lionized as the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill. -
Analytical Results and Findings: Little Galloo Island
Opinion -Soil/Guano By far the most interesting and alarming discoveries of the Chopra-Lee Inc. investigation involve the soil and soil/guano samples obtained from Little Galloo and Galloo Islands. -
Top EPA official in New England resigns
Opinion -The sudden resignation of EPA Region I Administrator John P. DeVillars has sparked speculation within the agency and in the media that his departure could be related to widespread reports of enforcement problems in EPA's Boston office. -
Cormorants culprits of contamination
Opinion -A private consulting firm hired by a group of concerned citizens has found potentially harmful levels of PCBs, DDE, and mercury on state-owned property, Little Galloo Island, in eastern Lake Ontario. -
Anti-biotech activists sow fear
Opinion -Modern biotechnology has sparked both optimism and controversy. Debate about the impact of the research tools and products of biotechnology encompasses human health, farm economics, global biodiversity, and environmental quality. -
The melon millennium
Opinion -Melons offer something for everyone. Fragrant yet humble muskmelon is the highlight of an elegant breakfast; red, juicy watermelon the family picnic favorite; and pale green honeydew a salad bar staple. -
Link between deaths and climate weakening over time
Opinion -Proponents of catastrophic global climate change theory predict increased deaths as temperatures warm—by now a familiar litany: On a warmer planet, intense heat waves alone are by 2050 likely to result in increases in death by cardiac arrest and -
Europeans’ fear puts Midwest farmers in limbo
Opinion -Midwest farmers face tough, possibly costly, decisions as debate rages in Europe over whether to treat genetically modified (GM) crops differently from others in the European food marketplace. -
Congressman calls for resignation of top Interior Department officials
Opinion -U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer (R-Colorado) has called for the resignation of two Interior Department officials for their failure to remove U.S. -
Looks like old times
Opinion -The computer models that started all the fuss about global warming predicted the entire bottom 40,000 feet of the atmosphere would be warming around 0.7°F (0.4°C) per decade by now. That hasn’t happened. -
Government’s power over the environment threatens our liberty: an interview with Walter E. Williams
Opinion -“We as Americans . . . do things that are wrong, but we ultimately, sooner or later, seem to get our act together. And I think we better get about getting our act together while we still have the liberty to do so.” Dr. Walter E. -
‘There They Go Again, Bashing Vouchers’
Opinion -When a commentator reports on a problem in the public schools or proposes an alternative to the current means of delivering public education, defenders of the public school system are quick to characterize such commentary or proposals as "bashing -
Clinton Education Programs Promote Mission Creep
Opinion -With the 1994 approval of the Clinton administration's education policy vehicles--Goals 2000, the School-to-Work Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)--the U.S. -
Catholic Schools Outperform Lower Class Sizes
Opinion -Do Catholic schools really outperform public schools? -
Governors’ Panel Calls for School Choice
Opinion -In a clear indication of how school choice has become accepted as a key strategy in the public policy debate over education reform, a blue-ribbon panel that advises state officials says parental choice in education could help improve and strengthen -
‘Excuse’ Factories vs. Training Centers
Opinion -While schools that can turn poor and minority children into high achievers are generally credited with having visionary leaders and top-notch teachers, those in charge of failing schools frequently seem to view the students themselves as the major -
Schools Fail to Meet Goals for 2000
Opinion -Unlike the end of the 1960s, when a decade of "can-do" effort had achieved President John F. -
Barking up the Wrong Tree: an interview with William A. Fischel
Opinion -“The reason that this [anti-property tax] movement, starting with Serrano, has been so bad for education is that it's barked up the wrong tree, and incidentally destroyed the good things about the local property tax without really addressing the -
Gore Schools Plan: More Dollars, More Demands
Opinion -A proposal by Vice President Al Gore to boost federal spending on public schools by $115 billion over the next 10 years was criticized by House Education Committee Member Rep.
