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School Data Profiteering
A new nonprofit called inBloom will collect information from student records and provide third-party for-profit companies access to students' data.
Education in Iceland
Iceland is considering a rash of new education initiatives that would fundamentally alter power dynamics in the classroom.
What Our Presidents Tell Our Young People
In this season of college graduations, let us pause to remember the stirring words of America's beloved scholar, George W. Bush, speaking in Florida in 2007 at the commencement …
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A Big, Unexplored Idea in School Reform
Evidence of the traditional general education curriculum's inadequacy is overwhelming.
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An Apologia: In Defense of Public Education
This is a defense of public education. Much like Socrates, public education is on trial. And despite the defendant making an excellent defense, the judges may still convict as …
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Is “Business Productivity” Coming to the University of Texas?
Educational institutions are no longer safe from the reaches of profiteers.
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The Metropolitan Education Problem: Why High School Students Are Walking Out
Though we are still living in the legacy of these historical developments, we no longer discuss the structural problems of American cities like Philadelphia.
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Denying a Head Start in Washington State
To get a sense of just how foolish and shortsighted the $85 billion across-the-board sequester cuts are you donu2019t have to look any further than Head Start.
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Student Loans on the Cheap
Given the way Washington works, you take what you get, which means Senator Warren's plan deserves support.
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Ten Commandments School Display Controversy Evokes Longstanding Battle
A public high school in Muldrow, Oklahoma, recently decided to remove plaques of the Ten Commandments from its classrooms [1] after an atheist student urged the Freedom From Religion …