A Report on Teachers' Use of Technology. And we at the national level should contribute more, also. Beginning in fall 2000, CEF will expand its services beyond the boundaries of the CMSD to the greater Cleveland area inner-ring districts with high populations of students classified as at risk. CEF studies the best thinking from national education, research, business, and philanthropic organizations and advocates for these best practices if they are responsive to local needs and have meaning in local classrooms. CEF work is focused predominantly on professional development, instructional resource development, technical assistance, and advocacy for Cleveland teachers and schools.
Funding is secured by grants from local, regional, and national philanthropic organizations.
Very early in its development, the Cleveland Education Fund made the conscious decision to focus on improving the quality of classroom teaching as the most effective path to the ultimate goal. Thanks to the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, one of Singapore's most talked about exports these days is neither the computer equipment from its factories nor the rubber from its plantations. It's mathematics textbooks. To earn that title, Singaporeans outpaced their counterparts in 39 other countries, including such educational powerhouses as Japan and Taiwan. They also outscored students in Belgium, Canada, France, Hong Kong, and Switzerland.