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"Teachers Don't Like Boys, Mom"

Holly Robinson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Girls, Education, Adhd, Classrooms, Public School, Boys, Teachers, School, Mcas, Living News
Holly Robinson

Research tells us what most parents know: boys are apt to be "kinesthetic learners." That's educatorspeak for the fact that most boys learn best while they're in motion.

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Day Of The African Child Marked Around The World

World Vision | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Aids, Education, Africa, School, Children, Health, Day of the African Child, Zimbabwe, Foreign Affairs, African Children, Advocacy, World News
World Vision

By Sue Mbaya and Memory Mushawenyoka NAIROBI--When I was asked recently to reflect on this year's Day of the African Child as a policy advisor and a ...

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Should Kids Go To School Year-Round?

Round School | Brigid Schulte | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Parenting, Kids, Summer, School, Family, Summer Vacation, Living News

At their Alexandria public school, my kids have learned how to sail, designed entire cities in cardboard, built skyscrapers with toothpicks and marshm...

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Is Hugging Bad for Teens?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Hugging, Hugging Ban, Kids, Teen, Hug, Hugs, Parenting, School, Teenagers, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

A compromise: Can't these non-romantic hugs just be called "civil embraces"?

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No Desk Left Open: My Story of the Economic Recession's Impact on My Education (Video)

Aarti Sheth | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Education, Collegedems, College, Barack, Cda, Aarti, Obama, Democrats, School, Sheth, Video, Politics News
Aarti Sheth

As college students are coming back to their campuses for the spring semester, many of us are noticing that far too many of our peers' desks are empty.

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Break the Silence on Bullying

Debra Chasnoff | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, Bullying, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, Bullies, Gay, School, Gay Issues, Laramie, Straightlaced, Groundspark, Politics News
Debra Chasnoff

After telling his mother, "I get picked on every day... I can't do this anymore," Eric Mohat, a 17-year old student from Ohio, locked himself in his room and shot himself.

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Lessons from Darwin - We're Still Evolving

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

Read More: School, Gop, Origin of Species, Air America Radio, Creationism, Mike Papantonio, Charles Darwin, Pap Attack, Science, Galapagos, Ring of Fire, Evolution, Kansas, Green News
Mike Papantonio

Birds, sea lions, and iguanas take from their surroundings only what they need to live. On the other hand, the more evolved human is locus-like in the way they interact with their community.

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"Jailhouse Talk"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living

Read More: White House, Songs, Humor, Writing, Daughters, George W. Bush, Fiction, Diplomas, Editing, Songwriting, Weapons, School, Guns, Barack Obama, Guards, English, Language, Puppy, Prison, Letter Writing, Bank, Knives, Nonfiction, Dogs, Family, Living News
Jerry Zezima

I knew it was only a matter of time before my journalistic crimes landed me in jail. I just didn't think I would end up on Rikers Island.

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Are There Baby SATs, Too?

Meredith Lopez | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting in New York, Cheetos, Nursery School, College, Picasso, New York City, Plato, Preschool, Parenting, School, 529 College Plans, Relationships, Living News
Meredith Lopez

Call me crazy, but when it comes to preschool, my requirements seem pathetically low. I want the Princeling to learn his ABC's and 123's, some basic social skills.

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Have an Underperforming Teenager?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Adhd, SAT Exam, High School, School, Family, Performance, Teenagers, Junior High School, School Grades, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Take a deep breath./Stop reacting from your frustration/and read what follows below.../Does it sound like someone you know?

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Plugging in for a Better Tomorrow: The School Bus 'Solution'

A. Siegel | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Oil Imports, Children, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Childhood Health, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Diesel, School Bus, Pollution, School, Transportation, Plug-in Hybrid, Health, Oil, Buses, Technology, Public Education, Green News
A. Siegel

Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles. They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. And, well, now they're coming to a school system (maybe) near you.

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From Sir, with Love

David Horton | Posted 01.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Creationism, School, Climate Change, Teachers, Living News
David Horton

Call me naive if you must, but I see a teacher's role as being the central truth-teller in a child's life.

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Serving in D.C.: Been There, Done That

Dr. Susan Neuman | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Lessons Learned, Education, Obama, School, Barack Obama, Bush, Politics News
Dr. Susan Neuman

There is something to be said about hindsight. Those clamoring for jobs with the Obama Administration will soon learn on their own about the burdens ...

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Out of Line: 270

Mort Gerberg | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cartoons, Cartoon, School, Kids, Humor, 270, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Mort Gerberg

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On Education Policy, Obama and McCain Clash Over Vouchers, Teaching 'Merits' and Funding

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Democrat, Debate, Argue, Money, Education, Afterschool, Funding, Mccain, Obama, Policy, School, Vp, Values, College, Faith-Based Initiatives, Palin, Barack Obama, School Vouchers, Election 2008, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

With Friday's first presidential debate just around the corner, it's time to examine some real policy differences before we get snookered by all the f...

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"Off The Bus": Inside A Parent's Head on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Parenting Tips, Elementary School, Parenting, Schools, School, Parenting Advice, Education in America, Happiness, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life. I'd lie wide awake for hours, wondering about my locker location, ...

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The Last Back-to-School Sale Ever

Gary Stager | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Laptops, Education, Parenting, Back-to-School, School, Economy, Sustainable School Supplies, Living News
Gary Stager

I nearly forgot that it was Labor Day until I walked into my local office supply superstore and was assaulted with memories of back-to-school shopping...

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First Day at Nauseous Junior High

Lea Lane | Posted 09.27.2008 | Style

Read More: I Love Lucy, Frieda Kahlo, School, Living, Henri Bendel, Happiness, Style News
Lea Lane

I may not have become a swan, but with time and Clearasil, makeup and tweezers and a good haircut, clothes that fit and the miracles of science, the ugly faded.

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Back to School Stealing

Jessica Olien | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Gun Violence, Elementary School, Robbery, School, Crime, Kids and Guns, Living News
Jessica Olien

In elementary school, on the first day of every school year, my class was shown a video about being a "latchkey kid." Little Billy or Tony -- or whate...

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Your Free Market School Choice

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 09.14.2008 | Living

Read More: School, Teachers, Academic Standards, Happiness, Living News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Attention everyone who has legal custody of school-age children! Just in time for the 2008-09 academic year, I announce the opening of New Paradigm A...

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Send Bill O'Reilly Back to School

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Kids, Fox News, Education, Book, Children, School, Bill O'Reilly, Media News
Robert Greenwald

Parents are starting to shop for their children's school supplies: notebooks, pencils, crayons, and of course, O'Reilly's book, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids. Which of these things is not like the others?

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We're All Populists Now; That's Unfortunate

Rick Shenkman | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Public Opinion, Education, Stupidity, School, Polls, Populism, Iraq, Politics News
Rick Shenkman

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.

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Colorado Church Gunman Sent Hate Mail To High School That Kicked Him Out Years Ago

AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Colorado Shooting, Church Shooting, New Life Shooting, Colorado Church Shooting, Church Shooting Colorado, Shooting Church, School, Megachurch Shooting, Home News

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 ...

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