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State faces challenge in helping underprepared students graduate from college
Nearly half of undergraduates at public colleges and universities in Texas are freshmen, a fact that underscores one of the realities of higher education: It’s a lot easier… Read more
Schools Move to Save Energy as Budgets Tighten
Simple yellow Post-it notes with the message “When not in use, turn off the juice,” pointedly left on classroom computers, printers and air-conditioners, have helped the Mount Sinai School District… Read more
The hot thing in high school education? Careers
Peggy Hinzman stands in the heart of today’s industrial-minded, technology-driven high school. She teaches in it. And even she has trouble getting the next word out of her… Read more
Autism: ’1 in 5′ risk of disability affecting 2nd child
Parents of a child with autism face a risk of almost one in five that their next child will also develop the disorder, say researchers. The risk is higher than… Read more
Parents responsible for quarter of online teacher abuse
Angry parents are responsible for a quarter of the online abuse of teachers with one headmistress left feeling suicidal after she became the target of a parent’s internet hate campaign,… Read more
Exclusive high schools: Who needs them?
Jay Mathews Why have so many of us parents, including me, paid a fortune for exclusive private schools or prepped our children strenuously for selective public school entrance exams? One… Read more
The wrong — and right way — to manage a school district
George Wood I believe the current conventional wisdom about school district leadership is flawed. Many of the current education “reformers” are betting on what I would call “management from afar.”… Read more
American girls abandoning Girl Scouts
‘I felt misled, betrayed, offended, and hurt’ WASHINGTON – More and more Christian parents are having their daughters bid good-bye to Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Girl Scouts because of the… Read more
Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion
Google announced early Monday morning that it will acquire smartphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash. According to a Google press release, published in full at… Read more
Liberal billionaire helping fund media groups in Wisconsin
Conservative foundations have poured big bucks into new Wisconsin websites that do original opposition research supporting Republican candidates. But it’s not like deep-pocketed liberal institutions are sitting on their hands…. Read more
