Editorials: The Unsolved Problem of Ninth-Year Mathematics A Study and Appraisal of Present Curricular Trends

1941 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 370-371
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Unsolved Problem ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
National Council ◽  
The Public

At the last annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics at Atlantic City on February 22, 1941, William Betz, Specialist in Mathematics for the Public Schools of Rochester, New York, spoke as follows:

The 49th Annual PDK Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. NP1-NP32 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
After School ◽  
The Public ◽  
Annual Survey ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Landline Telephone

The 2017 PDK Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools finds that Americans overwhelmingly want schools to do more than educate students in academic subjects. While they value traditional academic preparation, Americans say they want schools to substantially help position students for their working lives after school, which means both more direct career preparation and efforts to develop students’ interpersonal skills. In addition, as in past years, the 2017 poll also shows little public support for using public money to send children to private schools. The more Americans know about how voucher programs work, the less likely they are to support them or to say they’d participate in them. The poll also asked Americans about valuing diversity in schools, measuring school quality, wrapping support around students, grading the public schools, and expecting students to attend college. The 2017 poll is PDK’s 49th annual survey. It is based on a random, representative, 50-state sample of 1,588 adults interviewed by cell or landline telephone, in English or Spanish, in May 2017. For the first time, this year’s study also includes a pair of statewide samples — focusing on Georgia and New York — which are covered in separate reports that were not published in the magazine but are available at the organization’s poll web site. Langer Research Associates of New York, N.Y., produced this year’s poll.

Sticky History: Connecting Historians with the Public

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Babal
Keyword(s):  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
National Council ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
The Public ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
The Future

Abstract Public historians have long been putting history to work in meaningful ways, cultivating collaborative opportunities, building partnerships, and engaging with the public. In times of economic uncertainty, communicating the relevance of history and the work of historians is more important than ever. This article suggests ways to apply marketing communication principles to connect public historians with their audience. This article is a revised version of the presidential address delivered March 13, 2010 at the National Council on Public History's annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. Marking the thirtieth anniversary of the incorporation of NCPH, it recaps the origins and evolution of the organization over three decades, and proposes an action plan for its growth into the future.

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