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  • August 2008

    • 'Saving' Public Schools Not a Money Thing

      Good Magazine  |  1 hour, 52 minutes ago

      'Saving' Public Schools Not a Money Thing

      (Newser) - As dissatisfaction with the nation’s No Child Left Behind policy grows, it seems educators, politicians, and businessmen all have their own take on how to “save” the US public school system—with little consensus. Gary Stager, in Good , examines the overwhelmingly complex difficulties facing the nation’s ailing schools, and why responsibility—and a solution—lies with parents, not polemicists. More »

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      education  • Bill Gates  • public schools  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  • No Child Left Behind  • Eli Broad

    • Nothing to Fear in Public School as Costco

      Salon  |  Aug 19, 08 1:48 PM CDT

      Nothing to Fear in Public School as Costco

      (Newser) - For many urban, middle-class parents, sending kids to public school is a terrifying prospect. If you’re among that fretting class, Sandra Tsing Loh has a message: Chill out. In Mother on Fire: A True Motherf%#$@ Story About Parenting , Loh recounts her own journey through the school conundrum, and realizes that public school isn’t evil after all—then analyzes her quest with Salon’s Amy Reiter. More »

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      education  • parenting  • Costco  • public schools

  • June 2008

    • Focus, Not IQ, Might be Best School Skill

      Newsweek  |  Jun 5, 08 3:43 PM CDT

      Focus, Not IQ, Might be Best School Skill

      (Newser) - EF is the new IQ, and if educators accept that new acronym mantra, more preschoolers will be playing games, Newsweek reports. Executive function—the ability to repress distracting thoughts and focus on a task—could be a better indicator of scholarly success than intelligence alone; psychologist Adele Diamond implemented an EF approach in New England preschools, and the results were striking. More »

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      psychology  • intelligence  • public schools  • preschool  • learning  • cognitive development

  • March 2008

    • School Supers Draw Big Bucks, Bigger Perks

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 31, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      School Supers Draw Big Bucks, Bigger Perks

      (Newser) - Teachers aren't living in luxury, but some school superintendents are, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Some are pulling in $325,000 a year, plus multi-million-dollar consulting budgets to restructure impoverished, underperforming public school systems. The Monitor calls them "central office rock stars," a product of the No Child Left Behind initiative and sky-high pressures to balance budgets and politics. More »

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      education  • school  • teacher  • public schools  • No Child Left Behind  • school districts

    • States Hide Big High School Dropout Rates

      New York Times  |  Mar 20, 08 10:18 AM CDT

      States Hide Big High School Dropout Rates

      (Newser) - Many states report rosy high school graduation rates to Washington but publicize much lower figures at home, the New York Times reports. The higher rates often fail to account for the nation's growing legion of dropouts, but states are leery to give the feds bad numbers in part because of penalties associated with the No Child Left Behind Act. The education chief is considering a single federal formula to settle the issue. More »

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      education  • high school  • public schools  • US states  • Department of Education  • graduation rates  • high school dropouts

    • Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

      New York Times  |  Mar 8, 08 7:20 PM CST

      Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

      (Newser) - More state universities are trying to lure out-of-state students with lower tuition, a trend that critics say goes against the very purpose of such institutions, the New York Times reports. The schools often do it to make up for shrinking support from their own states, but some worry that universities, funded by taxpayers, will squeeze out local students. More »

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      higher education  • public schools  • universities  • college tuition

    • Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 7, 08 12:36 PM CST

      Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      (Newser) - California homeschoolers are breaking the law, an appeals court ruled yesterday, by not having certified teachers instructing their kids. California’s law has been clear since 1953, the court said: Kids must go to school full time or be tutored by a credentialed teacher. The decision puts the parents of 166,000 kids at risk of prosecution, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      California  • education  • parenting  • teacher  • court cases  • public schools  • home schooling

  • February 2008

    • Boom in Online Schooling Fuels Broad Debate

      New York Times  |  Feb 1, 08 6:32 PM CST

      Boom in Online Schooling Fuels Broad Debate

      (Newser) - With half a million children taking classes online, debate over virtual schooling is intensifying, the New York Times reports. The proliferation of web-based public schools has sparked concerns about public financing and the appropriateness of the model for young children. In Wisconsin, meanwhile, supporters won a fight last week to keep 12 virtual schools open despite strong opposition. More »

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      Internet  • education  • public schools  • online learning  • home schooling

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