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Dear Tom Inspite of Hurricane Irene, kids are back in school! This is always a wonderful time of year filled with tremendous educational optimism. Of course, as you may already be aware, our educators are facing great challenges along with increasing pressures that seem particular to the current state of the nation including rising demands for accountability at all levels, along withdecreasing budgets. In the science and math categories we are falling behind both in terms of historical domestic achievements as well as globally. How can our superintendents, principals, and teachers maintain momentum on holistic education reform with budget shortfalls, rising poverty, and increasing demands for accountability at all levels? How do we ascribe accountability metrics to different parts of our educational system? What can teachers do to engage students with different learning abilities and achievement levels in their classrooms? In this issue of the WHY SCIENCE newsletter, we invite you find answers to these pressing questions by exploring the Back to School articles featured. Enjoy! Dr. Yvonne A. Akpalu CEO & Founder, Why Science Leadership Spotlight: Leadership skills to boost holistic education reform efforts in an uncertain world How can our superintendents, principals and teachers maintain momentum on holistic education reform? ... Click Here to Read Full Article. Boosting Student Achievement and School Performance: Food for Thought and Action from Prominent CT Superintendents and CABE Who do we hold primarily responsible for student outcomes and overall school performance?... Click Here to Read Full Article. Case Study: Are differences in students' comprehension a function of their differential ability to learn? Ms. Brown reasons that if everyone in the class is receiving the same input, then the differences in students’ understanding must be a function of their differential ability to learn. Do you agree with her reasoning? ... Click Here to Read Full Article. Spread the Word: Forward to a friend.

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