Education

Obama Campaign Target: Blue-Collar Women Face Worst Gender Gap

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gender Gap, Women, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Blue Collar, Education, Discrimination, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

Except among the highest earners, women with only a high school degrees face the highest gender gaps compared with men at their own education level.

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High Schools Failing: Colleges Now Spend Billions On Remedial Classes For Freshmen

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Education, High School Education, College, College Students, US Education, Home News

It's a tough lesson for millions of students just now arriving on campus: even if you have a high school diploma, you may not be ready for college. I...

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Teacher Called Muslim Student A Terrorist

NBC 5 | Posted 09.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Brentano Math and Science Academy, Muslim Student Called Terrorist, Chicago Public Schools CPS, Chicago Teacher Terrorist, Cps, Student Called Terrorist, Saleh Choudhary, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they were investigating a student's complaint that he was ridiculed by a teacher because he was a Musli...

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On 9/10 Obama Found His Theme: Now Stay On It and Stay Angry

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain, Healthcare, Education, Barack Obama, Election Campaign, Harry Truman, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Over-and-over-and-over until he gets bored hearing himself say it, and then he needs to continue. And, when the McCain campaign changes its tune, he still keeps it up.

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CPS Paying For Good Grades

Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CPS Green for Grades, Cash for Grades Chicago, Green for Grade$, Education, Money for Grades, Bribing Students, Arne Duncan, Cash for Grades, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Attendance, Chicago Education, Paying for Grades, Cps, Chicago News

"Up to 5,000 freshmen at 20 Chicago public high schools will get cash for good--and even average--grades as part of a new, Harvard-designed test progr...

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Obama-Sponsored Sex Education Legislation is Anti-Exploitation

George Spyros | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Education, Obama Sex Education, Barack Obama, Sex Education, Politics News
George Spyros

Obama-Sponsored State Sex Education Legislation Designed to Protect Kids...

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"Back to School"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Food, Humor, Economy, Education, Higher Education, College, One Day University, Learning, Living News
Jerry Zezima

I found out recently when I enrolled in One Day University, a traveling institution of higher learning that allows people who are thirsty for knowledge.

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The Passion Gap

Robert Kuttner | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Speech, Education, Barack Obama, Obama Passion, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

Obama fans should be reassured that he has been in this funk before, and has managed to get his mojo back. However, the anxious class has good reason to be anxious.

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Thinking Critically About Scientology, Psychiatry, and Their Feud

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, Scientology, Tom Cruise, Humanism, Health, Orwell, Fromm, Education, Brooke SHields, Tom Cruise Matt Lauer, L Ron Hubbard, Adderall, Tom Cruise Scientology, Living News
Bruce E. Levine

Scientology and establishment psychiatry have something else in common. They are both orthodoxies that deal harshly with their ex-insiders who have come to reject them.

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This Crazy Sex Ad is Obama's Dukakis Moment

John Neffinger | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Education, John McCain, Campaign Ads, Michael Dukakis, Debates, Steve Schmidt, Attack Ads, Barack Obama, Sex Education, Home News
John Neffinger

Everyone who sees this ad can see how dirty it is. If Obama wants Americans to respect him, he should react with the kind of anger -- controlled, but still palpable -- anyone would feel if somebody did this to them.

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Education and the Election: A Crucial Constituency Raises its Voice

Dan Brown | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Education, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Parents United for Responsible Education, Common Sense Reforms, Class Size Matters, Public Schools Teacher Quality, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Education Reform, Leonie Hamison, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Dan Brown

When parents organize, it's hard to ignore. Chicago-based Parents United for Responsible Education and New York City-based Class Size Matters have jum...

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Europe, Alaska, Democratic Convention, Gustav, Secede, Expat, Mccain, Obama, Billionaires, Republican Convention, Election, Biden, Mainstream Media, Michelle Shocked, Politics, Education, Summer, Hillary, Palin, Protests, Martial Law, Health Care, Democracy Now, John McCain, Expats, United States, Politics News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Have a Boy in School? You Need to Read The Trouble With Boys

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 09.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Peg Tyre, Education, Educational Toys, Boys, Preschool, Parenting, Living News
Jesse Kornbluth

Boys are falling behind in school -- and not just because they develop a little slower, read a little later. The system is failing boys, argues Peg Tyre.

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Twenty Questions for Sarah Palin

James Heffernan | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Salmon, Taxes, Debt, Library Censorship, Abortion Rights, Fiscal Conservatism, Mccain, Special Needs Children, Bridge to Nowhere, Arctic Sea Ice, Small-Town Government, Education, Earmarks, Sarah Palin, Environment, Drilling, Polar Bears, Politics News
James Heffernan

After taking office when Wasilla owed nothing, why did you leave it with a debt of more than 22 million dollars?

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Earth-Friendly Education Grows Greener

Zem Joaquin | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Education, Green News
Zem Joaquin

My kids came home with a Cool the Earth Coupon Book. Each child is supposed to convince their parents to commit to at least five actions to lower the family's carbon footprint.

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Palin, GOP find community challenges a real hoot

Monroe Anderson | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Education, Community Organizing, John McCain, Small Towns, Chicago, Politics News
Monroe Anderson

At the expense of Barack Obama, community groups and their organizers were a running joke in St. Paul last week at the Republican National Convent...

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Wanted: President of the United States: Educational Background, Not a Factor

Gordon Marino | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Education, Mccain, Obama, Election, Biden, Palin, Politics News
Gordon Marino

Wanted: President of the United States: Educational Background, Not a Factor. Everyone claims to be for better teachers and schools. Both Democra...

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Tinkering Around the Edges Not Enough For Failing Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 09.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Chicago School Funding, Illinois School Funding, James Meeks, Chicago Schools Funding, Whitney Young, Meeks Boycott, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Boycott, Illinois Schools, Magnet Schools, School Funding Solutions, Charter Schools, School Funding Answers, Oak Park-River Forest High School, Cps, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

While media eyes have been focused on Meeks' school boycott, another plan from the legislator/mega-church pastor has gotten little publicity: His proposal to allow kids to enroll in any school in the state, without paying tuition.

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Obama-Biden: A Science and Education Ticket We Can Believe In

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 09.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Science, John McCain, Education, Joe Biden, Research, Climate, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

With climate change and energy (finally) receiving their fair share of attention in the traditional media, I thought my energy would be better spent this week examining science and education.

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The Last Back-to-School Sale Ever

Gary Stager | Posted 09.03.2008 | 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 We Kill the Teacher Unions!

Gary Stager | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Public Schools, Dnc, Cory Booker, Teacher Union, Education, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Daley, Mayor Fenty, Eli Broad, Politics News
Gary Stager

Then What? Slate recently reported on the latest public demonstration of enmity towards public schools and their teacher. Teacher bashing is hardly n...

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Educators: If You Enjoy NCLB, You'll Love the McCain/Palin Plan!

Gary Stager | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, John McCain, Education Reform, Nclb, Sarah Palin, Presidential Politics, Phonics, Politics News
Gary Stager

Although much of what Sarah Palin says in her education plan for Alaska, reads like an undergraduate homework assignment, she does express support for something called ABC Schools.

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Meeks, Black Children and a New Trier Education

Dan Johnson-Weinberger | Posted 09.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Chicago Public Schools, James Meeks, Barack Obama, Chicago School Boycott, Winnetka, Calumet City Schools, CPS New Trier, Illinois School Funding, New Trier Boycott, New Trier, Chicago Schools Funding, Chicago Public Schools Fudning, Meeks New Trier, Cps, Chicago News
Dan Johnson-Weinberger

Don't tell me that we can't find a way to provide the children of Sen. Meeks' community with the resources and accountability and culture of academic achievement that we already provide the children of Winnetka.

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Hacker offers fresh view of China's university system

Michael Standaert | Posted 08.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Hacker, Education, Petriotic Education Campaign, China, Tsinghua, Home News
Michael Standaert

BEIJING: With its tightly controlled media and cowed intellectual culture, you don't often see much written satire in China, so it's refreshing when i...

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School Boycott On: Meeks

Chicago Sun-Times | Maudlyne Ihejirika and Rosalind Rossi | Posted 08.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Boycott, Meeks Boycott, Education, CPS Boycott, Chicago Public Schools, James Meeks, New Trier Boycott, Meeks School Plan, New Trier, Civil Rights, Cps, Chicago News

Time's up, the Rev. James Meeks said Thursday. The three-day boycott is on. "No more time. The window has expired," Meeks said. Next Tuesday, the s...

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