Amid Gun Debate, What Will Actually Protect Kids?
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
It's All Politics
The GOP And Taxes: In The States, It Can Get Complicated
January 27, 2013 Republican Mike Pence just began his term as Indiana governor with a plan to cut the state income tax rate, joining Louisiana's Bobby Jindal, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Nebraska's Dave Heineman and other GOP governors in pushing for similar plans. But some Republican state legislators aren't convinced.
Friday, January 25, 2013
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
New Reading Standards Aim To Prep Kids For College — But At What Cost?
January 19, 2013 Almost the entire country has signed onto the Common Core Standards Initiative. The standards incorporate more nonfiction texts across all subjects to improve reading scores. But some fear the push for nonfiction reading could lead students away from passionate engagement with literature.
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Two-Way
Teacher Evaluation Impasse Costs New York City Hundreds Of Millions
January 18, 2013 In New York City, the failure to agree on a plan for evaluating its teachers is being widely criticized, especially because the city will now miss out on hundreds of millions of dollars in state financing. At stake was $250 million in aid, and another $200 million in grants, according to WNYC's Schoolbook education blog.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Two-Way
AP Credit Will No Longer Be Accepted At Dartmouth
January 17, 2013 Advanced Placement exams, which many high school students use to gain course credits when they attend college, will no longer be accepted for credit at Dartmouth College, the AP reports.
Seattle High School's Teachers Toss District's Test
January 17, 2013 KUOWThe teachers say the test, which evaluates their performance as well as the students', is a waste of time. The district is planning review of the test's effectiveness but still expects that it will be administered. As protests against standardized tests percolate nationwide, Seattle may cause a greater ripple effect.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Elite Colleges Struggle To Recruit Smart, Low-Income Kids
January 9, 2013 Top schools often offer scholarships that not only include free tuition, but also free room and board for top students from poor families. Each year, however, colleges are confronted with a paradox: No matter how many incentives they provide, enrollment of highly talented, low-income student barely seems to budge.
Promoting Hinduism? Parents Demand Removal Of School Yoga Class
January 9, 2013 KPBSEncinitas, Calif., is celebrated by many as the yoga mecca of America. But when the spiritual discipline was recently incorporated in a local school, a group of parents quickly likened it to religious indoctrination. They worry the new model will be exported to schools across the country.
