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Just Don't Do Itnew
How religious organizations spread dangerous misinformation through sex-ed programs in public schools.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Natalie Krebs |
02-26-2016 |
Education
Balancing the Digital Dividenew
With Santa Fe Public Schools' Digital Learning Plan funded to move forward, some question whether that means kids need to learn how to power-down, too.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Elizabeth Miller |
02-19-2016 |
Education
End Gamenew
Obama’s new education act may give conservative school reform advocates a way to finally take over public education.
Boulder Weekly |
Matt Cortina |
02-05-2016 |
Education
Koch Industries Makes Play on College Campusesnew
University of Wisconsin students cheered as the Badgers rolled over Rutgers. But there also was a smattering of boos and catcalls off the field because, on one of the most liberal college campuses in America, the very un-liberal Koch Industries bought sponsorship of the game.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff and Staff writer |
11-05-2015 |
Education
Misdirectionnew
How the Koch brothers and other billionaires are staging a take over of our public schools.
Boulder Weekly |
Matt Cortina |
10-22-2015 |
Education
Invest in Kidsnew
Preschool kids need widespread community support.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
10-16-2015 |
Education
Pre-K Collaboratives Helping 4-Year-Oldsnew
Most 4-year-olds are learning more basic skills before entering kindergarten due to Early Learning Collaboratives, the Mississippi Department of Education is reporting.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
08-14-2015 |
Education
Full-Court Press for Mississippi Third Graders in Summer School Has Disappointing Resultsnew
Ever since Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed legislation two years ago declaring that third-graders could not be promoted without passing a test to prove they are adequate readers, parents, educators and advocates have debated the appropriateness of high stakes testing for eight and nine-year-olds.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Chiles and The Hechinger Report |
07-30-2015 |
Education
Rankin Schools Paying for Religion Violationnew
Magdalene Bedi, a junior at Northwest Rankin High School in 2013, didn't subscribe to an institutional religion, but considered herself spiritual—and not an atheist.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-24-2015 |
Education
The Struggle at Schoolnew
Are new policies at Cleveland's most diverse high school helping Hispanic students or leaving them further behind?
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
06-10-2015 |
Education
The Steep Price of Summer Slidenew
Research from summerlearning.org suggests that unequal access to summer learning opportunities accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income students.
Jackson Free Press |
Robert Langford |
05-21-2015 |
Education
Robin Hood in Reversenew
How universities force working-class students to pay thousands of dollars in hidden fees to athletic departments awash in red ink.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
University of Cincinnati Journalism Students |
05-08-2015 |
Education
The Teaching Poornew
Twenty-two percent of part-time faculty in Oregon are below the poverty line. That’s higher than the 16.2 percent of Oregonians in general that the U.S. Census says are below poverty.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-23-2015 |
Education
The Prison-to-Pension Pipelinenew
The correlation between low student achievement, failing schools, and youth incarceration is clear, especially for black and Latino males in urban public schools.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
04-13-2015 |
Education
Too Much Testingnew
Parents in Oregon plan to opt kids out of excessive state testing.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
02-26-2015 |
Education
