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Not Surprised You Speak Our Languagenew
On the one hand, it's dos svidania, on the other sallam -- globalization and jihad have language studies in an upheaval.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
05-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
After Virginia Tech, Even Talking About Guns is Grounds for Suspensionnew
Troy Scheffler had no idea that advocating for the right to bear arms would get him kicked off Hamline University's campus.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Ward Rubrecht |
05-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
School's Outnew
Recovery School District Superintendent Robin Jarvis brought steely resolve and do-gooder compassion to one of the toughest jobs in New Orleans -- so why isn't she sticking around longer?
Tags: Education
Good Intentions Turn Into Diversity Backlashnew
When the prestigious Lakeside School sought to become more ethnically diverse, donations poured in -- but as a pending discrimination lawsuit alleges, the effort may prove more costly than anticipated.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
ASU Inc.new
Welcome to the world of Mike-Crow management.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
04-30-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Students Dragged Down by Debtnew
More students are going to college, but with tuition fees doubled since 2002 and grants scrapped, it's a tough slog.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Smysnuik |
04-27-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Schoolhouse Locksnew
Detroit school closures complicate education and the city's revival.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
04-24-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Working Class: It’s Time to Show Trade Schools Respectnew
College fever comes at a high price for a society lacking in vocational skills.
Dig Boston |
Lissa Harris |
04-18-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Texas Lege Makes Case for Teaching the Bible in High Schoolnew
With help from academia, conservatives shifted the debate from the constitutional issue of church-state separation to whether or not Texas public school children can adequately understand Dante's Inferno or Melville's Moby Dick without knowledge of the Bible.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
04-12-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
CU Makes Nice and Keeps Allegations Quietnew
Robert Schrier took the University of Colorado to court for academic freedom -- the school settled before a jury could hear the tale.
Tags: Education
Students Not Allowed to Take Tests in Their Native Languagenew
Why that could cause big trouble for some California school districts.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
04-06-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Attack of the Conservative Clones on Academenew
Law would enforce "affirmative action" for right-wing extremists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
03-29-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education, Metropolis
Taking a 'Paige' from the Bush Administrationnew
Portland Public Schools agreed to pay $4,000 to a local writer to pen good-news articles and place them in regional and national publications.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
03-22-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
A Useful Talking Point, but Are the Numbers Reliable?new
A Minnesota professor rides the Gonzales Eight to fame, but there are holes in the research.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mosedale |
03-22-2007 |
Education
UVA Program for Low-Income Students To Go Nationalnew
The 2-year-old College Guides program places former college students at high schools with low college attendance around the state -- and national education groups have noticed.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
03-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
