AltWeeklies Wire
Haley to Divide and Conquer?new
Gov. Haley Barbour proposes an increase in the education budget but refuses to abide by the Mississippi Adequate Education Plan
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-22-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Bond Proposal Triumphsnew
Voters approved a desperately needed school bond issue for Jackson Public Schools by an overwhelming 81 percent.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-18-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Foul Playnew
Diana Bourisaw asks her staff to blow the whistle on ineligible basketball players.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
11-16-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Berkeley's Underground Railroadnew
Will the city's school district finally crack down on all of the hundreds of students who illegally come from out of town?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-16-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Losing Their Religionnew
A church's charter-school application rises again, and so does the debate over whether the school is secular.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-16-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Teach Your Childrennew
Despite critics' concerns, San Antonio's home-school community continues to boom.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-27-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Reading, Writing and Jesusnew
The Wilson County school board wants to send its students to Sunday school all week long.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
10-24-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
What's That Smell?new
Eugene Sanders promised a new era. So why is he giving work to Nate Gray's buddies?
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
10-20-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Reading, Writing and Righteousnessnew
That teacher who made the news for coming out to his second-grade class? My son is in that class.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
10-20-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Book Dropnew
The state wants to sell Seattle's library for the blind and move it to Olympia. That could reap big profits but lose volunteers.
Seattle Weekly |
Tony Hopfinger |
10-19-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Faking Collegenew
A student impersonator at Rice University keeps up the act for a whole year.
Houston Press |
Ruth Samuelson |
10-17-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Negative Learningnew
What's dumber than a college graduate? A new report on college graduates.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
10-13-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Block Partynew
Neighbors are sick of student revelry.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
10-12-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
School of Shocknew
We go inside a school where mentally disturbed students are jolted into good behavior.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
10-11-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Teaching Over MySpacenew
Prof. Tom Hoban says the social networking site is ideal for his sociology class, but the administration says it's the wrong space for teaching.