A Roundtable Discussion about Education
The American public school system has long been under scrutiny and in crisis. However, there is growing sentiment that large scale reform could be po...
The American public school system has long been under scrutiny and in crisis. However, there is growing sentiment that large scale reform could be po...
Charlie Rose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment
One of the key challenges that America faces is how to improve our educational system. I have recently begun a series of conversations, underwritten ...
Gay Browne | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green
As a mom, I'm pretty eco-responsible. I buy organic. I carpool. I compost. And I'd be delighted to never see another Ziploc bag in my life, except ... how else am I supposed to pack my kids' lunches?
Rick Shenkman | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics
Today almost no one wants to get caught openly acknowledging the limits of public opinion. We are all populists now. The voice of The People is our voice of God.
Carol Maric | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics
If Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton can be relegated to the ranks of "Autism" these days, then The New World does seem perilously close to being upside down--as I have always suspected.
Lenora M. Lapidus and Emily J. Martin | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living
The Washington Post published one of the more offensively misogynist op-eds in memory, arguing that as a biological matter, women are pretty stupid.
AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 12.10.2007 | Home
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The gunman believed to have killed four people at a megachurch and a missionary training school had been thrown out of the ...
Stephen Burt | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media
Young Americans who put down books and pick up computer games are turning from one art form to another, but they're also neglecting a legacy they might later miss.
Marc Lampkin | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics
We are kidding ourselves if we think our kids can compete with students in India and China for the jobs of the future on six-hour school days.
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.06.2007 | Living
School times are set largely for the convenience of parents and teachers -- not students. Will mom and dad now have to worry about how to shuffle their kids to and from school at odd times?
Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.05.2007 | Living
In my household, autism is an epidemic. We're the New England Patriots of autism. 3 and "Oh!" -- Our three daughters have autism.
Jim Wallis | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics
This fall, for the fifth year, I'm teaching a course at Harvard. I spent Monday, the first day of the semester, in Cambridge. This year's course, bas...
Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 09.04.2007 | Living
The omnipresent schoolbook backpack is either cause for "functional scoliosis" or a much-maligned assist for the modern student. Increasingly the evidence points to the former, with a rising number of young children experiencing backpack-related problems.
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Charlie Rose | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics