AltWeeklies Wire
The Missing Linknew
A scientist discovers that evolution is missing from Arkansas classrooms.
Arkansas Times |
Jason R. Wiles |
03-23-2006 |
Education
Golden Yearsnew
While Cleveland axes hundreds of teachers, "retired" administrators rake it in.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
02-27-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Monkey Trial, Take Twonew
Evolution vs. creationism made Hollywood courtroom drama in Inherit the Wind: what might the Intelligent Design sequel look like?
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
01-19-2006 |
Education
Receiver to Look Into Controversial School Board's Financesnew
Fundamentalist Mormons have lost control of the Colorado City Unified School District in Arizona and Utah.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-13-2005 |
Education
The Case Against Tenurenew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to reform California's archaic and burdensome tenure rules for K-12 teachers was far from being too radical. It wasn't radical enough.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-12-2005 |
Education
Tags: No Child Left Behind, a longtime teacher and track coach at Thomas Olaeta Elementary School in Atwater, Albert G. Truitt Jr., California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, California Teachers Association, Michael E. Smith, partner of the Fresno-based law firm Lozano Smith, Union attorney John Kohn Attorney Thomas Driscoll
Proselytizing 101new
An adjunct professor who was dismissed alleges that Broward Community College illegally promotes a fundamentalist religious agenda in the classroom.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-08-2005 |
Education
Trimming Futures?new
Students brace for a Republican-driven decrease in federal aid.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
12-01-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Donna Shalala vs. Donna Shalalanew
University of Miami president and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala won't comment on an attempt to unionize the university's contract custodial workers.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
11-29-2005 |
Education
Case of Condemned Gang Leader Becomes Death Penalty Lessonnew
Former Crips leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams, who was convicted of murdering four people, may be executed in December, but not before he's gained the sympathy of Oakland, Calif., schoolchildren.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
11-29-2005 |
Education
The Stress Testnew
The great fix for public education in Washington state was supposed to be one high-stakes test. But a growing number of parents and educators give the exam, required for graduation, an "F."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Teacher Petsnew
A former fifth-grade teacher pleads guilty to child molestation, a former pupil sues the Seattle School District, and it turns out that years of questionable behavior at a grade school was no secret.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
The 'A' Studentnew
A non-drinking student punished by her high school -- before having her day in court -- fights back with a lawsuit.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
11-07-2005 |
Education
L is for L. Ronnew
Missouri approves a tutoring program linked to Scientology, and everybody cries foul.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
11-01-2005 |
Education
Parents of Unschoolers See Themselves as Guidesnew
The authors' twin nephews dropped out of pre-kindergarten because it didn't offer astronomy. Within a few years, they were reading adult books.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-31-2005 |
Education
Unschooled Children Direct Their Own Educationnew
Some parents are relinquishing their expectations for their children's lives and letting them learn how to learn on their own.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-31-2005 |
Education
