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Defending No Child Left Behind? Education Reform Hits the DNC
The education reform movement has often shielded itself from criticism by effectively employing the rhetoric of civil rights and equality.
How One Missouri School District Took on Poverty and a Tornado
The challenges that Joplin faces limit the futures of millions of students in rural, suburban, and inner-city school districts.
What Lessons Do Decrepit School Buildings Teach Children?
Extending the concept of the physical environment, imagine a child's learning environment as a three-legged stool.
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Proposal to Restrict Free School Meals Option Could Increase Food Insecurity
7,000 high-poverty schools with over 3 million students would have to reinstate applications.
Publisher McGraw-Hill Discontinues Textbook With Map of Palestine
Middle East historian Lawrence Davidson discusses how ideological pressure is exerted over producers of educational materials.
Why Are K-12 School Leaders Being Trained in Coercive Interrogation Techniques?
Educators are taught how to extract confessions from students, so the school-to-prison pipeline shrinks.
Despite Public Education’s Gains, a Widening Cultural Lag Remains
One wonders how the current model of K-12 education can transition fast enough to keep up or whether it can keep up at all.
Chicago Teachers to Strike for Public Schools and Services
Teachers argue that the district has brought the deficit on itself by refusing to look for additional tax revenue to fund schools.
Rolling Sickouts Expose Unsafe Detroit Schools
Detroit Public School teachers organized a slew of rolling sickouts this school year.
Georgia Bill Plans to Bring Prayer Back Into Public Schools
Why are some Christians fighting to bring prayer back anyway?