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  • 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

  • January 2008

    • UK Plans Cheap Web Access for All Students

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 4, 08 11:50 AM CST

      UK Plans Cheap Web Access for All Students

      (Newser) - The Brown government is collaborating with Britain's top IT companies to provide Internet access to every child in the country. A major education review recently urged closing the widening achievement gap between rich and poor families. In effect, a broadband Internet connection is becoming compulsory, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Internet  • United Kingdom  • education  • broadband Internet

    • Stop Picking on Nerds!

      Washington Post  |  Jan 1, 08 6:25 PM CST

      Stop Picking on Nerds!

      (Newser) - Americans mock nerds ad nauseum , and psych prof David Anderegg says it's time to lay off. In his new book, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them , Andregg breezily but thoroughly critiques a cultural prejudice that he claims dates back to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Washington Post reports.  More »

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      education  • parenting  • Bill Gates  • psychology  • intelligence  • sociology

  • December 2007

    • Teachers Need Help as Math Gets Tougher

      Washington Post  |  Dec 26, 07 6:55 AM CST

      Teachers Need Help as Math Gets Tougher

      (Newser) - Having long lagged behind other nations, the United States is finally kicking up the level of mathematics instruction in public schools. But as algebra becomes a subject for middle schoolers, and basics are introduced to elementary students, It's turning out to be as much a challenge for the teachers as their kids, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      education  • mathematics  • elementary school

    • Calif. Crunch May Force Drastic Cuts

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 22, 07 7:22 PM CST

      Calif. Crunch May Force Drastic Cuts

      (Newser) - California's dire financial straits may force the early release of 30,000 low-risk inmates and bring drastic cuts in education, the Los Angeles Times reports. Arnold Schwarzenegger will declare a fiscal emergency next month as the state wrestles with a $14.5 billion budget gap. The governor has ordered agencies to explore spending cuts of 10% across the board, which could soften opposition to future tax increases. More »

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      California  • education  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • teacher  • budget deficit  • state sales tax  • state spending  • inmates  • prison population  • school budget

    • Best Places to Educate Children

      Forbes  |  Dec 20, 07 5:31 PM CST

      Best Places to Educate Children

      (Newser) - Wondering where’s the best place to educate your children? Compiling scores from various criteria--strength of the public school system, options for private schools, library popularity, the abundance of higher-learning institutions—Forbes magazine made a list of the best educational environments. Here’s the top ten: Washington, DC-Arlington, VA Madison, WI Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA More »

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      list  • children  • education  • public schools  • libraries  • private schools

    • Religion Remains Flashpoint With Huckabee

      Associated Press  |  Dec 5, 07 10:40 PM CST

      Religion Remains Flashpoint With Huckabee

      (Newser) - A month before the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee reacted with frustration when asked if creationism should be taught in public schools, the AP reports. Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who has said he does not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, said his personal views on religion were irrelevant—though they remain a hot topic. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • presidential campaign  • religion  • GOP  • Iowa  • education  • Iowa caucus  • evolution  • campaign trail  • presidential politics  • public schools  • human evolution  • creationism

    • NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

      Newsweek  |  Dec 5, 07 9:06 AM CST

      NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

      (Newser) - A coloring book handed out by the Catholic Church to kids in New York warns them not to be alone with an adult in a room with the door shut, Newsweek reports. It doesn't specifically name priests as a risk, but it does depict an angel warning an altar boy not to "be alone in a closed room with an adult." A man with his back turned—possibly a priest—is smiling at the child. More »

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      children  • New York  • education  • Catholic Church  • priest  • priest sex abuse  • clergy abuse scandal  • clergy

  • November 2007

    • Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

      Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 10:44 PM CST

      Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

      (Newser) - School bullying cases have spiked sixfold in Japan this year, according to a new survey that highlights a dark issue in Japanese education. Officials blame the 125,000 cases on a recent, broader definition of bullying and the addition of more schools to the tally—but admit to six student suicides linked to bullying in 2007, up from only one last year. More »

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      Japan  • education  • teenagers  • high school  • cyberbullying  • bullying

    • Bush Blames Pork for Spending Veto

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 13, 07 3:17 PM CST

      Bush Blames Pork for Spending Veto

      (Newser) - President Bush vetoed a $606 billion domestic spending bill today, accusing Congress of “acting like a teenager with a new credit card.” His rejection of the measure, which included education, health, and job-training funds, will likely lead to a showdown, the Los Angeles Times reports. The House appropriations chair called the veto “pure politics” and noted that more than 50 Republicans supported the bill. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • health  • Pentagon  • education  • earmarks  • veto  • appropriations

    • Gen Xers Aren't Saving for Retirement

      MSNBC  |  Nov 10, 07 7:42 AM CST

      Gen Xers Aren't Saving for Retirement

      (Newser) - Aging Gen Xers are too saddled with costs and debt to save for retirement, MSNBC reports. In fact, 62% of Gen Xers—those born roughly from 1965 to 1980—said they still live paycheck to paycheck, according to a Charles Schwab survey. And they’re headed for trouble: The fund that helps back Social Security will likely be drained by 2040, when many Gen Xers retire.  More »

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      education  • mortgage  • retirement  • debt  • Social Security  • Generation X  • savings

    • Congress Defies Bush on Funds

      Reuters  |  Nov 9, 07 2:40 AM CST

      Congress Defies Bush on Funds

      (Newser) - The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved an extra $10 billion for education and health care, daring the White House to veto the extra funding for popular domestic programs that President Bush seeks to cut. The vote came as the Senate dealt the White House its first veto override on a water resources bill. More »

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      Iraq war  • health care  • House of Representatives  • education  • labor &