MAINSTREAM MEDIA
INDEPENDENT MEDIA
-
Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases
The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent increase in fees that are the ...Posted by Ryan Jefferson -
Washington in race for federal education funds
Gregoire told U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan that, while Washington does not have charter schools, the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
What’s Good for the Kids
It has been apparent for a while now that we live in child-centric times. We approach parenting with a ...via Nicholas Kristof -
Illinois data on stimulus-related jobs saved, created don't add up
More than $4.7 million in federal stimulus aid so far has been funneled to schools in North Chicago, and state and ...via Publish2 -
No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund
The Walt Disney Company is offering refunds for its “Baby Einstein” videos, a tacit admission that they did not ...Posted by kathryn klein -
From North Carolina, a model of how to transform education
In small numbers, in an ordered environment, these poor children can quickly be brought up to the level of the ...Posted by Chris Finnie
-
College for $99 a Month
Colleges are caught in the same kind of debt-fueled price spiral that just blew up the real estate market. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Rural Brain Drain
American youth are abandoning the Midwest's small towns. The sociologists Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas ... -
An Army of Home-Schooled "Christian Soldiers" On a Mission to "Take Back America for God"
“America is in a culture war. A few good soldiers can make a difference. Equip yourself and come join the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Back to School: Military Recruiters Increasingly Targeting High School Teens
Journalist David Goodman writes in the new issue of Mother Jones, quote, "Using data mining, stealth websites, ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
MAINSTREAM MEDIA
INDEPENDENT MEDIA
-
Are Same-Sex Couples Better Parents?
Are the parenting styles of these couples and the psychological development of their children different from ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
'We Like Lists Because We Don't Want to Die'
Italian novelist and semiotician Umberto Eco, who is curating a new exhibition at the Louvre in Paris, talks to ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Why We're Failing Math and Science
The U.S. lags far behind other developed countries at the K-12 level in terms of measured performance in math and ...via Alan Murray -
The New Untouchables
Those who create services, opportunities and ways to recruit work can compete on the world market. That is the key ...via OneRiot -
Democrats should take Obama's lead and push harder for education reform
Good schools constitute a far more potent weapon against poverty than welfare, food stamps or housing subsidies. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Uneducated American
...in the years after World War II, America established a commanding position in higher education. But that was ...Posted by Oliver Jones
-
75 Percent of Young Americans Are Unfit for Military Duty
Are America's youth too fat, dumb or dishonest to defend the nation against its enemies?Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The Prospects for No Child Left Behind
Many critics of NCLB have been dismayed by Duncan’s apparent resolve. But they may be reacting too soon. The ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The Evolution Of Technology In Schools
(Blog Post) Schools try to keep up with the current technology trends, especially in Silicon Valley, the home of technology ...via Robert Scoble -
Banning a Book Near You
Hopkins told me she has received thousands of letters from teenagers who say her books helped them turn their lives ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
MAINSTREAM MEDIA
INDEPENDENT MEDIA
-
Are Same-Sex Couples Better Parents?
Are the parenting styles of these couples and the psychological development of their children different from ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
