Super Intentions at Oakland Public Schools
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Huff Radio | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics
Al Franken in the Senate and the Democrats' now-60 seat majority, we thought we'd take this opportunity to sort through the differences between Democratic factions as the Obama revolution gets underway.
Associated Press | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...
AP | Anne Wallace Allen | Posted 07.07.2009 | Style
For high school students who have the time and money to travel, visiting a college campus is the best way to get a sense of the students, the faculty,...
Desmond Bermingham | Posted 07.07.2009 | World
Despite repeated pledges to help, donors and international funding agencies are not doing enough to help. National economies recover but kids will have lost the opportunity of a lifetime.
Dan Brown | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics
The National Governors Association (NGA) and its educational arm, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), are writing national educational standards for mathematics and English language arts to be implemented by America's K-12 teachers -- with virtually no input from them.
Robert Rose | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living
The process of asking questions makes you think more deeply and thoughtfully about what you have read or a program that you've seen or an idea that has been discussed.
The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living
We asked you, our readers, to submit your stories of volunteerism and community service, and you've delivered stories of doing good across the globe. ...
Susan Davis | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
The impoverished North-West Frontier Province lays claim to devastating maternal and child mortality rates, and scant education for girls. But courageous women here are increasingly agents of change.
Sam Chaltain | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics
It is possible -- indeed, essential -- for schools to find the right organizational balance between individual freedom and group structure.
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics
Many schools in this country are in utter disrepair and the outdated portable classrooms that dot the landscape of the American school system are harmful to the health of our children.
Robert Rose | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living
I created a classroom environment that didn't merely tolerate differences of opinion, it encouraged it! The students knew they could bring up topics that were most important to them.
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a governm...
Lorraine Forte | Posted 07.01.2009 | Chicago
When punishment for one group of students is so clearly out of proportion to their enrollment, something's undoubtedly amiss.
Clara Hemphill | Posted 07.01.2009 | New York
The city boasts that nearly two-thirds of high school students graduated on time in 2008. But are the standards for graduating so low that the diplomas are meaningless, as skeptics claim?
Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics
How can public institutions achieve "diversity" in a way that's fair and legal?
Lucia Brawley | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
On June 10, 2009, it was my great honor to deliver the keynote address at the Yale School of Music's biennial Music Educators Symposium.
Jaclyn Simon | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media
Why do they let the corporate axis of evil -- Monsanto, Exxon, and Wal-Mart -- sponsor their otherwise socially responsible programming?
Esther Wojcicki | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living
In today's world, many students in the U.S. schools aren't taught to work hard.
Jim Luce | Posted 06.27.2009 | World
With the changing nature of armed conflict, the impact of war on children and young people has become more brutal than ever.
Randi Weingarten | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
I love this union, our members and the children we serve. Teaching has always been part of my DNA. So, it is with very mixed emotions that I resign as President of the UFT.
Elliot Washor | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
Innovation is the current coin of the realm, pursued by the private and public sectors as the fountain of youth that will revive our ailing economy an...
Sam Chaltain | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen's asks: Can our standardized system of schooling be adapted to handle differences in the way individual brains are wired for learning?
Don Tapscott | Posted 06.24.2009 | World
American classrooms need to enter the 21st century. We should look to Portugal, which sought to equip every child in the country with a laptop, access to the web and the world of collaborative learning.
Jenifer Fox | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living
Most of the labels we ascribe to children overlook what is right about children. We prefer to concentrate on labeling weaknesses.
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The Daily Show's John Oliver is unhappy with mainstream journalism, and even drearier...
It's summer, the time for weddings! A few of my friends are getting married this summer and fall, so lately...
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SYDNEY — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets...
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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics