School Year

Lawmakers Uphold Decades-Old Law Trading Rollercoasters For School Time

Posted 03.31.2012

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A Virginia Senate panel has defeated a set of three bills that would have repealed a state mandate, nicknamed the "Kings Dominion Law," that schools o...

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Seattle Schools To Shut Down For A Day.. And Another Half

Posted 10.10.2011

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Seattle Public School teachers have agreed to take one and a half days off to help ease their state's budget woes. The move follows a districtwide ...

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An 'Act of War?'

John Merrow | Posted 10.09.2011

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John Merrow

Schools do not teach what isn't going to be tested, and they do a bad job of teaching a subject when all that matters is the test score. Treat a human being as little more than a number, and the results are predictable.

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Non-Instructional Instruction: Not a Moment to Waste

Larry Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Strauss

As it turns out, those 'no teaching required' days at the end of the school year can end up being some of the best opportunities to teach our students -- when they are least expecting it.

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Back to School--Already?

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

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Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

All over the country, schools are starting their new academic years in the middle of August.

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Share the Table, Feed Your Contentment

Bill Doherty | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bill Doherty

If sharing the table can help the world's Most Stressed Dad get through his work week, and gives him the daily emotional lift he needs, think about what it can do for the rest of us.

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