Get connected.             An on-line forum for educators and students. Academic      Exchange October 2000             Who we are... News from the Profession A New Major for Future Elementary Educators? In line with an educational epoch in which standards are determined more by what the increasingly apathetic student population is willing to digest rather than by any adherence to the rigors of tradition comes--at the University of Northern Colorado--a new major for those intending to be elementary school teachers. full text Editor's Note                 Literature Review Student Evaluations         of College Faculty Annotated Bib by Camille E. Filardo Annotated Bib by John C. Sousa Maureen's Books As I see it... Student Voice Executive Order 665 and Equal Access Should the CSU enforce EO 665 or educate students? The K-12 partnership is unrealistic and will not reduce remediation to ten percent in six years. Even the most ambitious education reform has failed to bring about the change in outcomes of student achievements, so why implement such a "tough-love" policy in one of the nation’s largest university systems? full text You are invited to join AE Extra staff!    Send your ideas and/or writing sample to Editor-in-chief:  Athena Perrakis Director, Humanities Initiative University of Southern California Bovard Administration 304, MC 4012 Los Angeles, CA 90089