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On Education Policy, Obama and McCain Clash Over Vouchers, Teaching 'Merits' and Funding
Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home
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...
"Off The Bus": Inside A Parent's Head on the First Day of School
Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 09.03.2008 | Living
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, ...
The Last Back-to-School Sale Ever
Gary Stager | Posted 09.03.2008 | Living
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...
First Day at Nauseous Junior High
Lea Lane | Posted 08.27.2008 | Style
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.
Back to School Stealing
Jessica Olien | Posted 08.24.2008 | Living
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...
Your Free Market School Choice
Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living
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...
Send Bill O'Reilly Back to School
Robert Greenwald | Posted 08.07.2008 | Media
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?
A Roundtable Discussion about Education
Charlie Rose | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
The American public school system has long been under scrutiny and in crisis. However, there is growing sentiment that large scale reform could be po...
My Conversation with Wendy Kopp
Charlie Rose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment
One of the key challenges that America faces is how to improve our educational system. I have recently begun a series of conversations, underwritten ...
The Waste-Free Kid's Lunch: Not Impossible!
Gay Browne | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green
As a mom, I'm pretty eco-responsible. I buy organic. I carpool. I compost. And I'd be delighted to never see another Ziploc bag in my life, except ... how else am I supposed to pack my kids' lunches?
We're All Populists Now; That's Unfortunate
Rick Shenkman | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics
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.
Welcome to The New World DisOrders -- They Are Legion
Carol Maric | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics
If Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton can be relegated to the ranks of "Autism" these days, then The New World does seem perilously close to being upside down--as I have always suspected.
Antiquated Gender Stereotypes Underlie Radical Experiments in Sex-Segregated Education
Lenora M. Lapidus and Emily J. Martin | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living
The Washington Post published one of the more offensively misogynist op-eds in memory, arguing that as a biological matter, women are pretty stupid.
Colorado Church Gunman Sent Hate Mail To High School That Kicked Him Out Years Ago
AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 12.10.2007 | Home
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 ...
What Keeps on Giving
Stephen Burt | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media
Young Americans who put down books and pick up computer games are turning from one art form to another, but they're also neglecting a legacy they might later miss.
The Case for a Longer School Year (and What Conservatives Can Do About It)
Marc Lampkin | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics
We are kidding ourselves if we think our kids can compete with students in India and China for the jobs of the future on six-hour school days.
What If Your Kid's First Bell Rang Close to Lunchtime?
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.06.2007 | Living
School times are set largely for the convenience of parents and teachers -- not students. Will mom and dad now have to worry about how to shuffle their kids to and from school at odd times?
The Boys on the Bus
Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.05.2007 | Living
In my household, autism is an epidemic. We're the New England Patriots of autism. 3 and "Oh!" -- Our three daughters have autism.
I'm Going Back to School
Jim Wallis | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics
This fall, for the fifth year, I'm teaching a course at Harvard. I spent Monday, the first day of the semester, in Cambridge. This year's course, bas...
Backpacks Can Cause Back Woes For Kids
Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 09.04.2007 | Living
The omnipresent schoolbook backpack is either cause for "functional scoliosis" or a much-maligned assist for the modern student. Increasingly the evidence points to the former, with a rising number of young children experiencing backpack-related problems.
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President-elect Obama's plan to put a million electric vehicles on the road in 10 years...
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Mort Gerberg | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics