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The Genesis of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us"

Mike Rose | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

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Mike Rose

We hear so much about education these days -- test scores, reform battles -- but little that we hear gets to the heart of why education matters. That's why I wrote "Why School?".

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Veterans Day Lesson Plans: How Teachers Can Incorporate Day In Class

lessonplanet.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

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Veterans Day Lesson Plans: Lesson plans that can help students understand why Veterans Day is an important national holiday. Teacher Resource Guide...

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Detroit, Elections, and the Power to Choose

Melanie Duppins | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

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Melanie Duppins

This Tuesday, November 3, citizens of metro Detroit will flock to the polls to determine whether Mayor Dave Bing will stay in office, or yield his position to accountant Tom Barrow.

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Architects Go Back to School and Design the Classroom of the Future

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

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Cameron Sinclair

The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge brought together more that 7000+ students, teachers and building professionals to work on upgrading and expanding their learning environments.

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How to Be a Divorced Dad on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

On my children's debut morning of school -- my first as a newly-minted divorced parent -- I arrive nearly an hour early and wait across the street for them to show up.

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Education Reform's Big Stake

Marc Lampkin | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Marc Lampkin

As we approach the 55th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the reality is there are still great inequities in the quality of education delivered to students.

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Cellphones Follow Computers, Make Pitch For Classroom

New York Times | MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE | Posted 03.19.2009 | Business

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The cellphone industry has a suggestion for improving the math skills of American students: spend more time on cellphones in the clas...

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