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Behind The Scenes: How A Fourth-Grade Class Reported Our Story
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50 Great Teachers

Behind The Scenes: How A Fourth-Grade Class Reported Our Story

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For our profile of Marlem Diaz-Brown, we asked her students to do the reporting. Here's how we got an exclusive look inside their classroom.

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Reporting Live From Miami: A Bunch Of Fourth-Graders Tell Their Teacher's Story
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Reporting Live From Miami: A Bunch Of Fourth-Graders Tell Their Teacher's Story

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We asked the students in Marlem Diaz-Brown's class in Miami to tell the story of their "amazing" teacher.

Reporting Live From Miami: A Bunch Of Fourth-Graders Tell Their Teacher's Story

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Kentucky's Unprecedented Success In School Funding Is On The Line

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Kentucky's Unprecedented Success In School Funding Is On The Line

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In 1990, Kentucky did something no other state had ever done: It completely changed the way its public schools were governed and funded. Despite big gains, poor districts still struggle to catch up.

Kentucky's Unprecedented Success In School Funding Is On The Line

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Week 2: Can More Money Fix America's Schools?
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Week 2: Can More Money Fix America's Schools?

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It's one of the loudest debates in education: whether spending more money adds up to better test scores and graduation rates.

Week 2: Can More Money Fix America's Schools?

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Saturday

Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills

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50 Great Teachers

Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills

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Grandmaster Maurice Ashley travels across the U.S. to teach students to play chess and apply its tactics and strategies to their lives. A former student reflects on the lifelong lessons he taught her.

Friday

(The Latest) Corruption Charges In Detroit's Struggling Schools
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(The Latest) Corruption Charges In Detroit's Struggling Schools

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Twelve principals in the Motor City are accused of taking kickbacks for school supplies — yet a further sign of struggle for the city's public schools.

(The Latest) Corruption Charges In Detroit's Struggling Schools

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What Are Kids Learning From This Presidential Election?

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What Are Kids Learning From This Presidential Election?

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Some teachers worry the heated rhetoric is causing stress, especially among immigrant and minority students. Others are trying to channel the political interest into learning opportunities.

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A Nobel Laureate's Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching
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Higher Ed

A Nobel Laureate's Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching

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Stanford physicist Carl Wieman is on a quest to bury the big lecture in favor of evidence-based techniques. But it's not clear higher education is listening.

A Nobel Laureate's Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching

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