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Time for a Memphis School Takeovernew
Governor Bredesen should employ the No Child Left Behind Act and run the school system.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Vergos |
06-22-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Child Left Behindnew
Does tying standardized testing to a high school diploma work? Ask this kid.
Dig Boston |
Keith Howard |
06-21-2007 |
Education
A New Generation of Hmong Makes Its Own Exodusnew
The fleeing of recent Hmong arrivals from Minneapolis public schools provides a telling snapshot of the difficulties and dysfunction that plague the city's system.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
06-20-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Burnt Chefsnew
Former admissions representatives at the California Culinary Academy say they preyed on students' dreams of becoming celebrity chefs and glossed over the painful economic realities of the industry.
Tags: Education
The New Frontier of Coastal Restorationnew
If Louisiana would invest in higher education programs in coastal restoration, it could be at the forefront of a fledgling industry that could rival the oil boom.
Tags: Education
No Hurry to Desegregatenew
It's been 45 years since Orange County schools were ordered to desegregate -- why isn't it done?
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
05-24-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Schoolhouse Rockersnew
Young reformers are trading cushy jobs in the corporate world for life in the trenches of New Orleans public schools.
Tags: Education
Seattle High Schools Fight Dirty Dancingnew
Getting your freak on just got harder.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
05-21-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Art of the Hot Dog Cartnew
If you want to know how to hawk a hot dog, you go to Wisconsin's Hot Dog University.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
05-21-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Edge of Reason at Case Western Reservenew
A professor's failed climb up the ivory tower ends in accusations of a hoax.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-18-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Students Want Textbook Publishers to Slow Down on the Updatesnew
The frequent "updating" of textbooks, often for seemingly trivial reasons, prevents college students from being able to sell back those expensive texts -- and means the next round of students will have to buy the new, not the cheaper used, version of the book.
Fort Worth Weekly |
I'sha Gaines |
05-17-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Real World: Graduating Seniors Reflect on Lives That Await Themnew
Students donning caps and gowns in 2007 are entering a world that's less a romantic march than it is a tense goose step -- but few public celebrations encompass hope and promise more than a graduation.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
05-17-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Get Smart: Fluid Models of Educationnew
Portlanders want to keep learning, and we want to do it on the cheap.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
05-16-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Parents Never Hear About a Shocking Number of College Campus Crimesnew
Using boundaries that reflect the university's legal liability, campus crime reports camouflage the true crime rate, especially in trigger-happy Philly, where the murder count is rising fast.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Winnie Atterbury and Stacia Freidman |
05-15-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School?new
Fifteen-year-old Tam Chau hates school -- for that, there's a jumpsuit waiting with his name on it at juvie hall.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
05-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
