AltWeeklies Wire
Churn and Burn at the Young Musicians Programnew
A venerable UC Berkeley youth program appears to be violating its union contract.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-05-2012 |
Education
Space Explorers for a Daynew
At Walton Elementary School on a Friday afternoon, students in one of the classrooms sat on the floor, rapt attention focused on one of their classmates who was sitting on a replica space toilet. Outside in the parking lot, another student sat in a miniature space shuttle cockpit, which lurched side-to-side as he steered it.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
03-31-2012 |
Education
Lowering the Boomnew
Houston's Dekaney High, whose motto is "Whatever It Takes," is a bombing or shooting waiting to happen.
Houston Press |
Steve Jansen |
03-21-2012 |
Education
Policy and Punishmentnew
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's ideas regarding school reform don't address a major problem: discipline
Librotraficantes: Caravan to protest Arizona's dismantling of Mexican-American studiesnew
On Monday, March 12, the busses and cars of the Librotraficante Caravan will roll into San Antonio from Houston, making the first stop on their road trip.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-09-2012 |
Education
Skin in the Gamenew
A bill that would force students in Arizona to pay $2,000 a year in university tuition passes a key hurdle.
Tucson Weekly |
Alexandra K. Newman |
03-04-2012 |
Education
Adult Ed Gets Reprievenew
While President Barack Obama broadly stressed the importance of education and workforce retraining in his State of the Union address, students, teachers, parents and advocates have been mobilizing to prevent Los Angeles Unified School District from making a half billion dollars in cuts at the expense of adult education.
Random Lengths News |
Zamna Avila |
02-23-2012 |
Education
The Truth About Consequencesnew
Louisville-area public schools disproportionately impose harsh punishments on black students.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
02-23-2012 |
Education
Education: A Strong Economy Starts Herenew
Business leaders from around the country now say that a modern work force cannot be undereducated, even in an economy like Mississippi's that trends heavily toward agriculture and manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-16-2012 |
Education
Louisiana Education Numbers Don't Add Upnew
The Louisiana Department of Education is either cooking the books or simply incompetent in establishing the success of the voucher program Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to expand. Because the numbers just don’t add up.
Emails and B.S.new
We get the runaround -- and impossible answers -- from the University of Arizona regarding a TUSD-related records request.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-08-2012 |
Education
For-Profit Educator Gives Employees a Tough Lesson in Modern Businessnew
Education Management Corporation is one of Pittsburgh's most prominent employers. The for-profit educator, nearly half of which is owned by Goldman Sachs, laid off hundreds of workers last Thursday.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-03-2012 |
Education
Feeding the 'Cradle-to-Prison' Pipelinenew
Of all the things that criminalize a child, zero-tolerance policies in schools might be the worst.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
01-19-2012 |
Education
The End of Ethnic Studies in Tucson?new
Confusion reigns after the Tucson Unified School District board votes to eliminate ethnic studies.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
01-18-2012 |
Education
Schools as Scapegoatnew
Schools have become the default scapegoat for our seeming inability to come to grips with larger social and cultural issues.
