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Central Texas districts vary on handling of new end-of-course exams
Even before the state education commissioner began questioning Texas’ emphasis on testing and the effect on teaching, districts had started backing off plans that would made the state’s new standardized… Read more
School systems hit by insurance costs
Georgia school systems are taking another big financial hit — a 200 percent jump in health care costs for bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other traditionally low-paid school employees. The… Read more
The future of teaching: Difference engine: Let the games begin
FULL marks to Apple for devising ways to improve how science, mathematics and other topics are taught in primary and secondary schools across America. The company’s “Reinventing Textbooks” event last… Read more
Santorum opens wide lead over Romney in latest poll
Powered by a new national poll, plus an infusion of campaign cash thanks to victories in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, Rick Santorum says he’ll go after Mitt Romney in his… Read more
Media Matters War on America Exposed: Madness, White House Collusion, Media Coordination and Cooperation
Finally, the opening salvo has been fired against one of the most lethal weapons in the information war against America. Media Matters for America (MMFA), malevolent media mother-ship of the… Read more
Job Prospects Bleak for Dropouts in Philadelphia
Like almost 14 million other Americans, Monica Reyes is looking for work. “Macy’s, Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Friday’s, Outback,” said Reyes, ticking off her list of recent unsuccessful job applications. A… Read more
The Complex Simplicity of Black Male Success in College
by Ibram H. Rogers – The Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at the University of Pennsylvania recently released its inaugural publication. Titled “Black Male Student… Read more
Congregations Vow to Keep Fighting School Worship Ban
On the last Sunday before a city policy went into effect barring religious services in public schools, leaders of congregations around the city expressed a range of responses, with some… Read more
Students benefit from new basketball rules
Jaunna Cobb, 11, thought she lost her chance to play basketball this season when she was cut from the fourth and fifth grade co-ed team at Pittsburgh Montessori PreK-8. But… Read more
If There’s One Thing I’ve Learned, It Was Taught to Me
Mary Ann Rankin – In an age when YouTube sensations garner more attention than the hardworking men and women who created the fiber optic network that connects us to the… Read more
