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Education: Morning Roundup

  • March 8, 20108:00 am PST
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2104869224_c395413217Morning Roundup:



From The Wall Street Journal: Schools' New Math: The Four-Day Week

A small but growing number of school districts across the country are moving to a four-day week, in a shift they hope will help close gaping budget holes and stave off teacher layoffs, but that critics fear could hurt students' education.


From the Boston Globe: Chronicles of the Great Books

The startup C.S. Lewis College plans to teach an idiosyncratic curriculum in Massachusetts.


From The New York Times: Job Market Stabilizes for Business Students

Unemployment and public anger over bailouts remain high, but aspiring bankers find they can now get a foot in the door.


From The Washington Post: Success adds up for D.C. schools' math program

Rising NAEP scores attributed to new "Everyday math" curriculum.


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