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Public Schools
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School-Based Police Are Using Tasers on Students — and No One Knows How Often It Happens
Children are being Tasered by school-based police officers, and no one knows about it.
Mike Pence Loves ALEC and Keeps Pushing School Privatization, Despite Lousy Record With Charters
Trump's VP pick won't give up on charter schools.
Portland Teachers Expose Lead in Schools
Periodic lead testing showed the presence of lead in Portland schools' drinking water back in 2001.
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.