- August 31, 2009 • 12:24 pm PDT
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork

The petition calls for the creation of a committee on the "whole child."
Watch an excerpt of the best part, where the President describes the nerve-wracking raid.

Thanks to Walk Score, the super handy online tool that measures a neighborhood's walkability, millions of people now know if they live in a...

Slow Food USA's Josh Viertel asks Obama a gem of a question during the YouTube Q&A session.

A teacher's mental journey from apples to the consequences of students learning online in their spare time

The equipment matters far less than the subject-and the skill of the photographer, as Damon Winter proves in his new series for the Lens.

Matt Damon exposes the hypocrisy of anti-teacher attitudes and defends them from an ignorant cameraman.
There's a bill coming to a vote in the House soon that would make our public schools much, much better: "Last week a House panel approved the...

White and Asian students make minimal improvement, while minority students aren't improving.

The Walk Score website expands its excellent walkability rankings to cover 2,500 new cities. See how pedestrian-friendly your neighborhood is.

New York City's teachers' union wants to keep teacher performance data from being released. What's to hide?
I'll admit it. I don't have a very good credit score. Most people develop bad credit from failing to pay credit card bills or make mortgage...
Just days ago, it seemed like teachers' unions were going to be toppled from their powerful perches. President Obama and Education Secretary...
As more students begin taking the tests, the numbers of those failing to get a passing score on them is on the rise, The New York Times reported...
With employers scaling back hiring due to the tight economy, getting the real-world work experience summer internships provide is more crucial...

You know how much energy your car uses. Now you'll finally have similar information about your house. Knowing is half the battle.

Nothing But Nets reports good news about the spread of malaria nets in the Central African Republic
Yes or no? We've teamed up with the folks over at Waiting for Superman to sponsor a debate: Should student test scores be used to evaluate...

Before the Wisconsin governor wipes out teacher's collective bargaining rights, he might want to look at student test score data.
We caught up with the team from IDEO that created the graphic statement for our [i]Design Solutions[/i] issue.
