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When Will We Learn?
By Fareed Zakaria – For the past month, we have all marveled at the life of Steve Jobs, the adopted son of working-class parents, who dropped… Read more
FIXING EDUCATION is Focus of New “Restoring the American Dream” FAREED ZAKARIA GPS Primetime Special
Restoring the American Dream – FIXING EDUCATION Debuts Sunday at 8:00pm ET and PT TIME Magazine Companion Story “When Will We Learn?” Hits Newsstands Friday American primary and secondary education… Read more
Commentary: On Andy’s Passing
Michael F. Shaughnessy Eastern New Mexico University Portales, New Mexico I have just learned that Andy Rooney died. He was a staple on 60 Minutes, and someone who always provided… Read more
What do you do when your child’s teacher is a dud?
An inspiring teacher can change a life. But what do you do when you think your child’s teacher is a dud, or worse? In Sunnyvale, after four years of great… Read more
State kids shine at International Prodigy Competition 2011 held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7 kids from Andhra Pradesh, all below 10 years competed with 475 best of the best brainy kids from 18 countries and emerged winners, brought laurels to the state that… Read more
Shaking up the status quo in L.A. schools
A disparate alliance called Don’t Hold Us Back is calling on L.A. Unified and the teachers union to lay down their weapons in contract negotiations and hammer out some big-ticket… Read more
Asian Students Most Bullied
For the most part, the instance of student victimization in schools has fallen since 1995, according to a new report by the National Center for Educational Statistics. But… Read more
The Book on Rhee’s DC tenure: Pretty Good, Let’s Move On
by Matthew Ladner – I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the 2011 NAEP would be the first real book on Michelle Rhee’s tenure running DCPS. The… Read more
Kevin Johnson: Read to Succeed
Tom Vander Ark – “All students should read at grade level by the end of third grade.” Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson visited the Northwest this week on behalf… Read more
A National Commitment to High-Quality Early Learning
Sec. Arne Duncan – Two years ago this month, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) welcomed me as the first ever U.S. Secretary of… Read more
