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Houston schools try to boost diversity in AP courses
Trying mightily not to dissolve into tears, Ayasha Greene glanced at her class of Klein Forest High School seniors. The students, their desks arranged in concentric circles, were engaged in… Read more
‘Gimme your WiFi’: New bullies emerge in smartphone-crazy Korea
Being the most Internet-connected country in the world has opened the way for a new form of bullying in South Korean schools, with victims being forced to pay for WiFi… Read more
More students in HISD take AP test, but most score low
Karen Banda, a sophomore at Furr High School, recalls with fondness the toughest course she ever took, in human geography. It was an Advanced Placement class, which meant she could… Read more
Kalamazoo College Gets $23M Grant to Expand Social Justice Center
A fledgling center for social justice at Kalamazoo College got a major boost recently from an alumnus-turned-philanthropist who gave the center a $23 million grant to form an endowment. “This… Read more
Health insurance company preys upon the poor with junk food reward program for vaccinating your baby
“Will vaccinate my baby for food!” That seems to be the goal of a program launched last year by the UnitedHealthcare health insurance company of Michigan. It has resorted to… Read more
City reading program delivers mixed results
A program aiming to get more city students reading during the winter break posted mixed results for the Rochester school district. While more than 6,000 students — about 20 percent… Read more
For-profit colleges under attack for treatment of veterans
Government agencies scrutinize companies for saddling students with significant debt and inadequate degrees For-profit colleges are coming under attack again, this time for allegedly preying on military veterans. Sen. Dick… Read more
Toddlers to tweens: relearning how to play
Havely Taylor knows that her two children do not play the way she did when she was growing up. When Ms. Taylor was a girl, in a leafy suburb of… Read more
Mandatory elementary recess in school plan
The Chicago Public School system for the first time has spelled out exactly what it wants the next school year’s longer day to look like. It ensures recess for all… Read more
It’s Working in Walker’s Wisconsin
by Christian Schneider – The governor’s controversial labor reforms are already saving taxpayers millions. One morning last February, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker called his staff into his office. “Guys,” he… Read more
