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education stories: 214 news summaries

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 Chicago Suburb Tops 
 Best Family Towns 


Best spots to raise kids boast good schools, low crime

19 hours, 10 minutes ago
(Newser) - BusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state.... More »

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education • Microsoft • parenting • Chicago • Boston • list • Illinois • small towns • Portland, Maine • affordable • Tinley Park, Ill. • Arcadia, Calif. • Great Falls, Mont. • Redmond, Wash. • Malmstrom AFB • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Garden

First Dad Spills Malia's
73 on Science Test

Obama says all kids slack off—but she got 95 on the next

Nov 4, 09 7:35 PM CST
(Newser) - During a speech today on education, President Obama went off-script a bit to talk about how it figures into the lives of his kids, particularly elder daughter Malia. Saying that even the best “kids slack off,” he tells of the 11-year-old’s disappointment at scoring a 73 on... More »

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education • Malia Obama • President Obama


 Writing's on the Wall 
 for the Chalkboard 

Some still attached, but whiteboards now rule classrooms

Oct 31, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - If today’s kids don’t know what a record is, tomorrow’s won’t likely know what a chalkboard is, at least in the classroom. Whiteboards, without the lung- and computer-choking dust (to say nothing of their immunity to scratching nails) are taking over, with one supplier of both... More »

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education • relics • teachers • students • chalkboards • whiteboards

Madonna Starts Malawian Girls School

Star breaks ground
on $15M project in children's homeland

Oct 26, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Construction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took... More »

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education • Africa • women • school • Malawi • girls • Madonna • David Banda • Mercy James

DAVID BROOKS

 President Has Delivered
 Real Change in Education

Race to the Top program has sparked a 'quiet revolution' in education

Oct 23, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's huge success in education reform has been overlooked amid all the carping about his failure to deliver as much change as expected, writes David Brooks. The $4.3 billion Race to the Top fund Obama and Arne Duncan established has helped accelerate real reform in education and has... More »

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education • teachers' unions • Obama administration • President Obama • Arne Duncan • Race to the Top

Paul Krugman

 Education Cuts Will 
 Stunt Economy 

Congress needs to get states cash to keep universities healthy

Oct 9, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Education has been the most important component of America's economic success over the past 150 years, writes Paul Krugman—that is public education. But after 30 years of Reaganite opposition to public spending, we've seen a "slow-motion erosion" of America's educational standing, until what we think is the "... More »

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education • university • Paul Krugman • colleges and universities • economic stimulus package • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

 Most Stay-at-Home 
 Moms Aren't 
 'Opting Out': 
 Census 

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

Oct 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census... More »

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education • motherhood • parenting • mothers • income • working mothers • US Census • Census data • career • mother

ANALYSIS

 Women's Workplace Gains 
 Likely to Outlast Recession 

Long-term employment stats bound to reflect better academic performance

Sep 28, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession has been kinder to women than to men, and the reason is well documented: the most affected industries are those with lots of male employees, like manufacturing and construction. But another factor is driving a more permanent change, writes Greg Burns: Overall, women earn more college degrees. By... More »

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education • women • college • manufacturing • income disparity • income gap

 Obama Wants More School, 
 Less Summer Break 

Wants to give US kids boost globally, idea 'not popular' with Sasha, Malia

Sep 28, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Well, Barack Obama’s approval rating just plummeted in the K-12 demographic. The president is calling for longer school days and a shorter summer break, arguing that it’s a necessary step to catch up with kids from around the world. The president admits they’re “not wildly popular... More »

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education • Barack Obama • Department of Education • Obama administration • Arne Duncan • summer vacation

ANALYSIS

Dentist Dropoff Leaves a Cavity

Fewer new grads,
more real teeth mean spiking costs could
drill consumers

Sep 28, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of dentists graduating from dental school is plummeting just as the first generation of Americans with their full set of real teeth hit their golden years. And those graduates are much more likely now than in the past to be specialists in things like orthodontics and oral surgery.... More »

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medicine • education • dental health • teeth • doctor • dentists • dental hygiene • dentistry • population growth

Winter Babies' Real Problem? Less-Educated Mothers

Accidental find shines light on old conundrum

Sep 22, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - For years, economists have been trying to explain why winter babies have it so tough. In study after study, those born in winter consistently perform worse in school, earn less, and are less healthy than peers born at other times of year. Now Notre Dame economists Kasey Buckles and Daniel... More »

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education • economics • statistics • Freakonomics • babies

Et tu, Barack? Teachers Lose Another Ally

Embattled unions don't want evaluation based on test scores

Sep 20, 09 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Teachers union members are fuming over President Obama's desire to stay the course and evaluate educators based on student test scores, McClatchy reports. Obama is even threatening to withhold California stimulus money unless the state enshrines the student-teacher performance link into law. "It takes more than the ability to... More »

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education • Barack Obama • California • reform • NAACP • teachers' unions • teachers • Arne Duncan • stimulus funds

3 of 4 Oklahoma Students Can't Name First President

Only 3% would pass US citizenship test

Sep 17, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are you smarter about American history than a recent immigrant? Most of the students in Oklahoma’s public high schools aren’t. A conservative think tank asked thousands of high school kids to answer 10 questions drawn from the citizenship test given to recent immigrants. Would-be citizens have to answer... More »

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education • Oklahoma • citizenship test • public schools • George Washington

 Pick Your Poison: 
 Swine Flu or Hand Sanitizer 

Recent H1N1-inspired flood of alcohol-based products into schools are also flammable

Sep 14, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Schools are loading up on hand sanitizer in an effort to fight swine flu—but the alcohol-based panacea has problems of its own, the Chicago Tribune reports. Bottles and dispensers of the stuff are ubiquitous in classrooms, and officials have belatedly realized the dangers of its 65% alcohol content.... More »

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education • alcohol • pandemic • drunkenness • schoolchildren • swine flu • H1N1 virus • hand sanitizer • Purell • flammable

 Top-Paying College Degrees 

Engineering, economics, computing take top spots

Sep 9, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the school year begins, students seek out fulfilling and enlightening majors—that will hopefully bring in the big bucks down the road. PayScale lists the highest-paying undergrad degrees and their mid-career median salaries:
  1. Aerospace engineering, $109,000
  2. Chemical engineering, $107,000
  3. Computer engineering, $105,000
  4. Electrical engineering, $102,
... More »

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education • college • salary • bachelor's degree • degree

OPINION

 Obama Speech 
 Didn't Turn My 
 Kids Into Commies 

School budget cuts more of a worry than socialist indoctrination

Sep 9, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the worst fears of some right-wingers, President Obama's back-to-school speech yesterday didn't turn Mary Elizabeth Williams' two daughters into "commie zombies," she writes in Salon. Her 5-year-old decided the speech was boring and left the room in a huff, while the 9-year-old decided to "work extra... More »

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education • back to school • speech • students • President Obama • schoolchildren • schools

(Newser) - President Obama drew on his own childhood today to encourage students to stick with school to discover their passions and talents, a message nearly overshadowed in advance by criticism from conservatives who feared a socialist agenda. Some of the furor had died down before the noon address—the Florida GOP... More »

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education • back to school • speech • students • President Obama



 Laura Bush: 
 Obama Doing 
 a Good Job 

Former first lady addresses school speech controvery in CNN interview

Sep 8, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's doing a good job, Laura Bush tells CNN during a wide-ranging chat yesterday about life after the White House. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with," she said, "and that has probably... More »

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education • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • speech • first lady • George W. Bush • President Obama • schoolchildren

 Emoticons Invade 
 Academia 

Teaching millennials causes new frustrations for college writing professors

Sep 7, 09 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - College professors have lamented the state of student writing for centuries. But today’s Internet-obsessed culture brings new, infuriating errors to Writing 101 as students brazenly use colloquialisms like “:-)” and “LOL” in essays. “Occasionally, I've seen someone using the number 4 for the word 'for,'”... More »

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education • Internet • writing • college • online • instant messaging • emoticon • smiley face • texting • Cal State San Marcos • University of San Diego

(Newser) - The eagerly anticipated speech President Obama will deliver to the nation's schoolchildren tomorrow contains none of the socialist indoctrination conservatives had apparently feared, Politico reports. Rather, an advance text indicates, he urges kids to work hard, not expect to get something for nothing, and "wash your hands a lot,... More »

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education • conservative • Virginia • back to school • speech • Obama administration • President Obama • schoolchildren • Wakefield High School • Arlington, Va.

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