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N.C. Governor's School Under Pressure from Anti-Gay Groupnew
Tanya Olson, whose elective course on sexuality drew the ire of the Alliance Defense Fund, was denied a teaching position at Governor's School this summer after six years there.
Chronic Underfunding is Leading Rural Schools to Desperate Measuresnew
Most rural districts are graduating more students than they are enrolling because of the declining and aging population in outstate areas. Because Minnesota funds schools on a per-pupil basis, declining enrollments can affect small schools disproportionately. But schools still have to heat the buildings; they still have to staff the school. And rural schools often have higher transportation costs.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
07-02-2008 |
Education
The DREAM Act Might Be Dead, But These Kids' Hopes Are Notnew
They are American in everything but name. They can go to college in Texas and improve themselves. Doesn't matter. At the end of the day, they're just illegal immigrants without social security numbers or futures.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
06-24-2008 |
Education
Virginia's Special Ed Crisis is Pushing Out the Ones Who Need it Mostnew
Adriana Long's case illustrates what happens when the special needs of one student meet headlong the harsh reality of a school system on a fixed budget that simply can't accommodate a growing population of students eligible for special education services.
Style Weekly |
Chris Dovi |
06-11-2008 |
Education
Let the Commencements Commencenew
With pomp and circumstance, commencement speakers try to convince grads that their credits will transfer to the real world.
Willamette Week |
Joe Watts I Chandler Frederick |
06-04-2008 |
Education
Huge Debt Loads Weigh Down Today's Graduatesnew
The dirty secret of today's economy is that the odds are stacked against the under-35 set. College graduates are hitting the books just to stay even with their parents’ economic performance. They’re paying more for less.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
05-28-2008 |
Education
College Immaterial for High School Students in Vocational Trainingnew
Good paying jobs, no huge loan burdens, exciting course work -- the new vo-tech attracts more and more hi-tech students.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
05-21-2008 |
Education
John Yoo, the Torture Professornew
Why UC Berkeley should fire the legal scholar whose work led to Abu Ghraib and secret spying on Americans.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-14-2008 |
Education
Reed College: One of America's Most Permissive Drug Collegesnew
The private school with one of the most prestigious academic programs in the U.S. is one of the last schools in the country where students enjoy almost unlimited freedom to experiment openly with drugs, with little or no hassles from authorities.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
05-14-2008 |
Education
No More Student Loans? Good.
The credit card has made it harder to get college student loans. This is a silver lining of recession: a market-driven force that could push down skyrocketing tuition.
And All I Got Was This Lousy PhDnew
The University of Chicago's new funding plan has grad students questioning their future in academia.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
05-05-2008 |
Education
Tennessee Takes Small Step to Protect Special Ed. Students from Seclusion and Restraintnew
Disability advocates who have spent more than a year trying to convince state legislators about the troubling fact that special education students are being physically restrained, strapped to chairs and locked in janitor closets hit a small landmark last week as the state Senate passed a bill to address a growing problem in classrooms across the state.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
05-02-2008 |
Education
You Too Can Tap into People's Unconscious for a Livingnew
All it takes is an adult-ed course in hypnotherapy.
Boston Phoenix |
Neely Steinberg |
05-01-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education, hypnotherapy
Nowhere To Hide: College Gossip Blogs Exposednew
College detours into nymphomania and hedonism once were confined to campus. Today, internet gossip sites are turning nobodies into quasi-celebrities, snoopy students into paparazzi, and student journalists into gods who can make or break reputations.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
05-01-2008 |
Education
Your Degree Is Obsoletenew
In a mercurial job market, your college diploma may be useless before commencement's over. How can colleges prepare students for careers that haven't been invented?
Boston Phoenix |
F.S. Wolfe |
05-01-2008 |
Education
