AltWeeklies Wire
Gambling With Kids' Futuresnew
Millions for an Oregon schools rainy-day fund are instead going to risky venture capital.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
11-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Schools of Faithnew
Secular homeschoolers try to find organizations to support their educational work, but discover that most groups emphasize Christian activities and learning programs.
Metro Spirit |
John Hughes |
11-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Good Teacher, Bad Principalnew
Patrick Williams is the kind of educator students love and administrators hate.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
11-12-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Med School Explores Upside (and Down) of Podcastingnew
iPods are cool and all, but some University of Virginia profs wonder if podcasting lectures is driving down classroom attendance.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-07-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Not-So-Special Educationnew
When things go terribly wrong for Nashville's most vulnerable students, parents are the last to know.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
11-02-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Can Computers Free Teachers to Teach More Creatively?new
A focus on technological solutions may distract us from the larger purpose of progressive education.
Monterey County Weekly |
Nicholas Meier |
11-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Some Schools Don't Acknowledge Halloweennew
At many American elementary schools, Halloween's the best day of the year -- so why do some opt out?
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
11-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Little Rock Faces a Charter School Invasionnew
A record six charter schools want to open in the city, but failures around the state cast a shadow.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
10-26-2007 |
Education
Matters of Life and Deathnew
Maryland's only Mortuary Science program teaches students to think outside the box.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
10-23-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
This Faith-Based Sex Ed Doesn't Leave Teens in the Darknew
The Our Whole Lives curriculum, developed nationally by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ, provides young people with the most powerful tool at their disposal: age-appropriate and fact-based information.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
10-19-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Billionaire's Educational Experiment in Oaklandnew
Meet Eli Broad, a Southern California billionaire who uses his cash and connections to groom Oakland school administrators and keep the district under state control.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
David Horowitz Unveils His Newest Liberal-Baiting Ploynew
Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week hits college campuses across the country this month.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Reading, Writing, Revolversnew
What a Medford teacher wanting to bring her gun to class could mean for Portland public schools.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Higher Ed Leaders Warn of Issues to Comenew
Faculty needs, big science and China loom large.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
10-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
'Somewhat Lacking'new
A scandal-mired Oakland charter school is a cautionary tale of lax oversight.
Pasadena Weekly |
Rashi Kesarwani |
10-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
