Education

Dealing with Dropouts

Sun, 09/13/2009 - 20:09 | Education

School districts around the country are trying to address the low high school graduation rates in the U.S., especially in urban districts. The Detroit district got a helping hand from educator-comedian Bill Cosby.
In recent years, the district has mismanaged its way to a $259 million deficit.
 

Addressing the Achievement Gap

Sun, 08/02/2009 - 21:57 | Education

In a commentary on CNN.com, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Leonard Pitts Jr.
 

Cellphones and Sex Education

Wed, 05/06/2009 - 21:47 | Education

Many states have started using an innovative way to connect with teens: cellphone texting. A New York Times article identifies several states, including North Carolina, who have set up such programs:

 

Never Again?

Mon, 04/20/2009 - 19:59 | Education

The suicide of 11-yea-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover made mainstream news, as well as many blogs. Since the tragedy, his mom has been speaking out about her son being bullied at school as the reason he chose to take his life. 

What can/should be done to protect children from being bullied in school?

 

 

Re-Inventing Schools

Sun, 04/12/2009 - 23:51 | Education
An article in Parade magazine reports on a school district that has decided to stop assigning age-based grade levels and, instead, match grade levels to how children really learn. 
Starting this August, elementary and middle-school students in one school district in Westminster, Colo., won't be assigned to grade levels based on age.
 

Cell Phones in the Classroom

Sun, 03/29/2009 - 21:42 | Education
The New York Times reported that a wireless industry trade group plans to start making its case for the educational value of cellphones. 
But proponents of selling cellphones to schools counter that they are simply making the same kind of pitch that the computer industry has been profitably making to educators since the 1980s.
 
The only difference now between smartphones and laptops,
 

The Growth of Home Schooling

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 22:23 | Education

A USA Today article addresses the issue of the increase in the home-schooling in the U.S.:

 

Drug Testing for Teachers?

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 22:47 | Education

A USA Today article describes an attempt in a North Carolina city to establish random drug testing of teachers and other employees:

 

Segregation in State-Run Universities

Sun, 01/11/2009 - 22:45 | Education
A New York Times article discusses a Georgia state senator’s proposal to merge two HBCUs in Albany and Savannah with nearby mostly white institutions. The rationale?
 

Education Help

Mon, 12/01/2008 - 10:18 | Education
What can the new president and Congress do to help the education system in the U.S.?
 
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