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The Problem with Education

Robbie Gennet | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Religion, John McCain, Education, Economy, Science, Hillary Clinton, Christianity, Republicans, China, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

By raising our standards of what we expect from our students and preparing them to be globally competitive, we make our best investment in America's future.

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Teachers Can't Vouch for McCain's "Voucher Plan"

Cheryl Lubin | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Public Schools, Mccain Vouchers, The Hollow Men, John McCain, Vouchers, Obama McCain, Private School, Teachers Mccain, Presidential Debates, Students, Education, Mccain Education Reform, McCain Obama, Barack Obama, Obama Vouchers, T.S. Eliot, Barack Obama Education Policy, Election 2008, Teachers Obama, Campaign 2008, Public Education Mccain, Poor Schools, Redistricting Schools, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, McCain Saddleback Church Faith Forum, Under Funded Schools, Vouchers Cost Public Education, Vouchers Cost, Education Costs, Poor Students, Public Education Obama, Saddleback Education, No Child Left Behind McCain, No Child Left Behind Obama, GILF, Education Policy, Public Education Candidates Positions, Home News
Cheryl Lubin

As a high school teacher who dips into my own wallet to buy paper and pencils for students in the second largest school district in the land, I recognize the dangers of a pro-voucher McCain administration. Vouchers are not, as Obama so succinctly put it, the panacea for failing schools.

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PA High School Teacher Reportedly Showed Obsession To Students

Chris Rodda | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, Islamophobia, Pennsylvania, Obsession the Movie, 2008 Election, Media News
Chris Rodda

A teacher has reportedly shown the anti-Muslim propaganda film to her high school class warning the students that if Obama is elected, some of what they saw in the film would occur.

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McCain Selling Discredited "Magic" of the Market as School Solution

Erika Szostak | Posted 10.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Public Schools, Education, John McCain, Election 2008, Education Reform, Schools, Mike Rose, Public Education, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News
Erika Szostak

In an exclusive interview, a UCLA Graduate School of Education Professor discusses the differing educational policies of the presidential candidates. McCain stresses school choice and "educational mobility" while Obama talks about expanding the overall education budget.

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S.C. Legislature: Lord's Prayer a Legal Document

Chris Rodda | Posted 09.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Public Schools, Religion, Separation of Church and State, Ten Commandments, South Carolina, Christianity, Style News
Chris Rodda

A recent bill contrives to add the Lord's Prayer to the list of documents to be included in "educational and informational material regarding the history and background of American law."

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Candidates Agree On Education Goals, Differ On Path To Get There

Richard Riehl | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Public Schools, Department of Education, Education, Education Policy, No Child Left Behind, Homeschooling, Head Start, Election 2008, Accountability, Barack Obama, John McCain, Parental Involvement, Home News
Richard Riehl

Obama goes into great detail about how to improve schools. McCain's message is much simpler. Public schools should be just one option of many, including home schooling.

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Still Time for Schools to Help Register Seniors

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Public Schools, Rock the Vote, Schools, Politics News
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

This election year, young people have shown great interest and excitement in our political process. We should make sure we help stimulate that interest

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Education and the Election: A Crucial Constituency Raises its Voice

Dan Brown | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Education, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Parents United for Responsible Education, Common Sense Reforms, Class Size Matters, Public Schools Teacher Quality, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Education Reform, Leonie Hamison, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Dan Brown

When parents organize, it's hard to ignore. Chicago-based Parents United for Responsible Education and New York City-based Class Size Matters have jum...

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"Off The Bus": Inside A Parent's Head on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 09.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Parenting Tips, Elementary School, Parenting, Schools, School, Parenting Advice, Education in America, Happiness, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life. I'd lie wide awake for hours, wondering about my locker location, ...

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First We Kill the Teacher Unions!

Gary Stager | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Public Schools, Dnc, Cory Booker, Teacher Union, Education, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Daley, Mayor Fenty, Eli Broad, Politics News
Gary Stager

Then What? Slate recently reported on the latest public demonstration of enmity towards public schools and their teacher. Teacher bashing is hardly n...

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is Bridging Gaps: Past to Present, Harlem to Harvard

Dan Brown | Posted 08.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Dna, Public Schools, Learning First Alliance, Black America, Morgan Freeman, Pbs, Tina Turner, Harvard, Don Cheadle, Education, Claus Von Zastrow, Family Research, Chris Rock, Genealogy, Family Tree, Education Reform, African American Lives, Henry Louis Gates, African Americans, Media News
Dan Brown

Renowned professor and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has a new project that could be a true gift for raising engagement in African American students. ...

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Exporting NYC's Education "Miracle": Buyer Beware!

Dan Brown | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, John McCain, New York Sun, Michael Bloomberg, Achievement Gap, Bloomberg, Joel Klein, High-Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Green, Politics News
Dan Brown

Since his election in 2001, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made narrowing the white-minority achievement gap in New York City his signature issue. After ...

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"Ninja" Sighting Shuts Down NJ School

Associated Press | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Public Schools, Stupid News, New Jersey, Ninja, Paranoia, Ninja Sighting, Ninja School New Jersey, Ninja School, Home News

The Associated Press reports: BARNEGAT, N.J.--It's the case of the nonexistent ninja. Public schools in Barnegat were locked down briefly after someo...

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McCain Takes Advantage Of Dems' Divide On Education

Alexander Russo | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Sharpton, Klein, Education, Obama, Mccain, No Child Left Behind, Public Schools, John McCain, Obama Mccain Education, Politics News
Alexander Russo

For years now, there has been a deep internal tension between two education groups. To put pressure on the candidates, both factions decided to roll out dueling manifestos during the same week in June.

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Black in America on CNN: Are We There Yet?

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 07.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Civil Rights, Pbs, Public Schools, New Orleans, Inner City Poverty Campaigns, Healthy Living, Education, Inner City Obama, Race, Barck Obama, AIDS Washington D.C., Cnn, Race Relations, Poverty and Health, Cable News, Media News
Raymond Leon Roker

For blacks, it is a call to arms, a celebration of ingenuity, from the breakfast table to the church, to the classroom, to the street. For whites, Black in America has to be just as complicated to watch.

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Home Economics

Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 07.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Jamie Lee Curtis, Education, Schools, Skills, Home Economics, Children, Living News
Jamie Lee Curtis

We are Americans and we are getting an F in educating our children. Wake up and smell the global competition. We need to let our elected leaders know that education is the most important issue in this election.

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Innovation Strategy: Music Service Corps

Kiff Gallagher | Posted 07.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Chris Gallagher, National Service, Arts, Innovation, Music, Americorps, Education for the Twenty-First Century, Public Schools, Public Education, Kiff Gallagher, Kiff, Entertainment News
Kiff Gallagher

The critical skills a child develops when she struggles with her instrument or finds her voice in a choir are the same ones needed to succeed in the creative economy and solve our greatest future challenges.

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One Scattered Nation: A Pathway To Common Standards

Marc Lampkin | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Strong American Schools, Education, Naep, Standards, Public Schools, Standardized Testing, Globalization, Timss, Public Education, Politics News
Marc Lampkin

America needs a national effort to raise education standards in every state. Not dictate what should be done in the classroom -- but states are not, competing individually in the global economy.

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Public Schools Get a Boost Today: AFT Elects President Randi Weingarten

Dan Brown | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Edward McElroy, American Federation of Teachers, New Teachers, Public Education Reform, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, Standardized Testing, Aft, Uft, Teachers, Public Education, High Stakes Testing, Living News
Dan Brown

Today in Chicago, Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers, a union with a membership of over 1.4 million. Our c...

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Freedom Banned

Richard LaGravenese | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, Amnesty International Freedom Writers, Long Beach, Holocaust, Anne Frank, Hilary Swank, Books, Shakespeare, Censorship, Freedom Writers, Media News
Richard LaGravenese

In Perry, Indiana, the School Board has suspended a teacher for allowing her students to read The Freedom Writers Diary. How can it be that they did not see the value of the lessons to be learned?

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"Prep for Prep"--A Brilliant Education Idea Realized

Dan Brown | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Public Schools, Waldorf-Astoria, Urban Schools, Collegiate School, No Child Left Behind, Lilac Ball, Achievement Gap, Exeter, Choate, New York University, Brearley, Education Reform, Independent Schools, Phillips Academy, Prep for Prep, Business News
Dan Brown

Have you heard of Prep for Prep? It's a brilliant idea realized. Here's how it works: Every year for the past thirty years, approximately 150 low-inc...

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HBO Raises the Bar Again With Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card

Dan Brown | Posted 06.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Public Schools, Susan Raymond, No Child Left Behind, Hbo, School Reform, Standardized Testing, Alan Raymond, Hard Times at Douglass High, Nclb, Entertainment News
Dan Brown

Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond are too smart to offer up any magic bullets. Their fascinating documentary puts viewers inside Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School for a full school year.

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Greening the School House

A. Siegel | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Energy, Public Schools, Politics, Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Education, Green News
A. Siegel

Taking aggressive action to green schools is one of the smartest steps the nation can take.

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Exclusive, Anonymous Book Excerpt: An Insider Reveals the "Drunks, Dingbats, and Dilettantes Who Write & Score America's Standardized Tests"

Dan Brown | Posted 06.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Education, Publishing Companies, Education Reform, Education Policy, Media News
Dan Brown

I am highly critical of the current use of standardized tests in American public schools. While testing certainly deserves a place in the world, I bel...

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House Approves $20 Billion For Green Schools

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green

Read More: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, Public Schools, Energy Efficient Schools, Green Schools Act, Energy Costs, Green Schools, Green News

WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday committed more than $20 billion over the next five years to help states build and renovate schools to make them m...

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