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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.
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, 2008Professor Bruce Fuller writes that by moderating on tax policy, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could deliver on school reform.
Op-Ed: State can't afford to ignore T-word
Sacramento Bee (registration) Dec. 8Professor Daniel Perlstein comments on the alternative schools movement.
Profile Rises at School Where Going Against the Grain Is the Norm
New York Times (registration) Nov. 12Professor W. Norton Grubb and UCLA professor Jeannie Oakes report reviewed.
Seven Warnings and One Mistake in High School Reform
Washington Post (registration) Nov. 6Claire Kramsch, professor of German and Education, discusses Foreign Languages and Higher Education report.
Foreign-Language Departments Bring Everyday Texts to Teaching
Chronicle of Higher Education (registration) Nov. 9Editorial lauds Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading.
Focus On Standardized Testing Is Partly To Blame
San Jose Mercury News (registration) Oct. 28Professor Bruce Fuller’s studies cited in opinion-editorial.
Before scrapping No Child Left Behind, let's see if it's working
Contra Costa Times (registration) Oct. 28GSE Dean and professor P. David Pearson, the director of the states teacher-credentialing commission, says that California’s new teacher assessments will bring out the best in the profession.
Performance Test for New Calif. Teachers Approved
Education Week (registration) Oct. 17Associate professor Heinrich Mintrop says that restructuring so many schools in California is stressing the system.
Failing Schools Strain to Meet U.S. Standard
New York Times (registration) Oct. 16, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller and Marshall Smith write that state and federal governments should do what they do best and turn around the No Child Left Behind Law.
When state proficiency standards are lowered, there will be No Child Left Behind
Political leaders must shore up law's shaky foundation
San Francisco Chronicle Oct. 14, 2007Education professor Norton Grubb and Jeannie Oakes study shows an overemphasis on ratcheting up standards at expense of broader view of academic ‘rigor.’
Push to Revamp High Schools Off Track, Scholars Say
Education Week (registration) Oct. 10Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller questions President Bush's glowing assessment of the impact of No Child Left Behind legislation.
An Extra 'S' on the Report Card
Washington Post (registration) Sep. 27, 2007
Report card shows gap between white, minority students
Los Angeles Times (registration) Sep. 26, 2007Other stories quoting Professor Fuller on this topic appeared in dozens of sources nationwide, including the:
San Jose Mercury News (registration)
New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Contra Costa Times (registration)
Washington PostRodrigo Rodriguez Jr., Undergraduate Education Minor and Teaching Assistant
Student Gunned Down in Hometown
Daily Cal Sep. 19, 2007Principal Leadership Institute graduate Ron Machado leads his school to huge gain on Academic Performance Index measurement.
Principal finds test scores hair-razing
San Francisco Chronicle Sep. 7, 2007Associate professor Michael Ranney discusses the power of numbers.
How Policy Makers Use Number Analyses To Turn Our Heads
Wall Street Journal (registration) Sep. 7, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller discusses preschool reforms.
Preschool Reform
Forum KQED FM Aug. 29, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that test scores leveling off in California follows the trend around the country.
Student scores level off in state
Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2007Test scores plateau for state students
Contra Costa Times Aug. 16, 200Statewide test scores stagnating
Oakland Tribune Aug. 16, 2007California students show only minimal gains on annual tests
San Francisco Chronicle & San Jose Mercury News Aug. 15, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller is lead author of a report that examines test scores under No Child Left Behind legislation compared with the four years following enactment of the law.
Gauging Growth: How to Judge No Child Left Behind? [pdf]
Educational Researacher July 30, 2007Fresh Criticism of No Child Left Behind
KCBS Radio July 31, 2007GSE student Maria Veronica Santelices co-authored two reports with Saul Geiser showing that achievement tests and high school GPA are powerful predictors of college perfomance. The reports have convinced Charles Murray, "The Bell Curve" author and former SAT proponent, to scrap the test.
Redundancy testing
Boston Globe July 29, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller writes that an LA Times opinion piece on NCLB ignores empirical findings.
Letter to the Editor: Brownstein's wrong on No Child law
Los Angeles Times (registration) July 15, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that charter schools have not lived up to their promise of being accountable. Oversight boards were blind to charter school's troubles
San Francisco Chronicle July 14, 2007Cognition and Development Professor Marcia Linn reviews Why Aren’t More
Women in Science?
Can Evidence Inform the Debate?
Science July 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller suggests that Congress pass bipartisan legislation to enrich the teacher workforce, then move carefully to shape a federal role that truly lifts the schools.
No Child Left Behind lowers the bar on school reform
San Francisco Chronicle June 11, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller questions a national study that reports student achievement on state tests has improved since No Child Left Behind went into effect.
Inconsistent State Standards Obscure
KCBS Radio June 8, 2007Data suggest states satisfy No Child law by expecting less of students
USA Today June 7, 2007New Study Finds Gains Since No Child Left Behind
New York Times (registration) June 6, 2007Scores Up Since 'No Child' Was Signed
Washington Post June 6, 2007Dean and professor P. David Pearson says that a test can't substitute for a sound curriculum.
How to Fix No Child Left Behind
Time Magazine May 24, 2007Associate Professor Patricia Baquedano-Lopez the needs of school children learning a second language.
English Only: A court fight has high stakes for the state, school districts, and children learning the language.
Riverside Press-Enterprise May 6, 2007Adjunct professor Susan Holloway alrmed by church's call to swat children.
Church urges parents not to spare the rod
Contra Costa Times (registration) April 26, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller and PACE unveil test score inflation and wide disparities in how states define proficiency under No Child Left Behind legislation.
Berkeley study suggests states inflate pupil test scores
San Jose Mercury News (registration) April 10, 20079 States to Give Common Math Test
New York Times (registration) April 10, 2007This story also appeared in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Contra Costa Times April 10, 2007
Principal Leadership Coordinator Linda Tredway discusses school leadership.
Growing principals for struggling public schools.
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM March 30, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller writes in an op-ed that spending money on reducing class size is not not a particularly efficient way to improve education.
Smaller classes not best way to help students
Contra Costa Times (registration) March 25, 2007Associate Professor Patricia Baquedano-Lopez, chair, Center for Latino Policy Research at UC Berkeley discusses language immersion.
Educating for a Global Future: Language Immersion in Bay Area Schools
KALW Radio 91.7 FM March 12, 2007NCLB Architect Sandy Kress Ignites Passions at POME Colloquium Series event.
Former Bush Official Speaks On Education
The Daily Californian March 7, 2007Professor Herb Simons profiled.
Is the term 'student athlete' an oxymoron?
The Bear Insider February 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that "dismal" findings of reports support emphasizing high school as a priority for reform efforts.
Grades are rising but learning is lagging, federal reports find
LA Times (registration) Feb. 23, 2007Principal Leadership Institute alumna Denise Brown, 1957–2007.
Denise Brown — Berkeley Educator
San Francisco Chronicle Feb. 14, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller says that extra dollars going to reduce class sizes does not necessitate achievement gains.
Deal aims to reduce class size
LA Times (registration) Feb. 14, 2007
Low-ranking schools vie for $3 billion
Contra Costa Times (registration) Feb. 13, 2007Education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller writes in an op-ed that Democrats must attack achievement gaps and make college more affordable to appeal to swing voters.
When college aid competes with school reform
San Francisco Chronicle Jan. 2, 2007
