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How Do We Break the Pattern of Poor Teaching for Poor Children?
Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.
Education
This Standardized Testing Story Will Break Your Heart
This story of a student who sits till 6:30 p.m. trying to do her best on the state test is Exhibit A of what's wrong with high-stakes exams.
Education
Should High School Dropouts Be Denied Driver's Licenses?
Minnesota's the latest state to revoke driver's licenses from teens who drop out, but that might not be the answer to the dropout crisis?
Education
Mock Slave Auctions: How Not to Teach Kids About America's History
When it come to educating kids about slavery, teachers should think twice about the appropriateness of their hands on learning activities.
Education
Teachers: Use Social Media for Educating Kids, Not Mocking Them
A Chicago teacher who made fun of one of her second-grade student's hairstyles online is just the latest example of social media misuse in schools.
Education
Studies Support Rewards, Homework, and Traditional Teaching—Or Do They?
It's smart to be skeptical of education studies that seem to support traditional practices.
Education
Defunding Americorps: Do We Really Want to Take City Year Away From Schools?
The Republican leadership claims the dropout prevention program is wasteful spending. Have they ever spent time with City Year corps members?
Education
Open Court is Closed: Real Teaching Makes a Comeback in Los Angeles
The city's school board just dropped its scripted reading program, giving teachers back decision-making powers.
Culture
What Books Are on Your Reading List this Spring? The Community Answers
Education
Checkmate! Chess Program Makes Kids Better Thinkers
Looking for an effective way of teaching kids critical thinking skills, as well as history, math, and reading? Try the world's oldest game.
Education
Harlem School Teaches Kids Real Irish Jig (and Cultural Understanding)
Closing the achievement gap isn't just about test scores. Harlem Academy is teaching kids how to appreciate a diverse world.
Education
Should Schools Hold Back Struggling Readers Based on a Single Standardized Test?
Under a new plan in Indiana, third graders who fail a reading test will be held back. But there aren't any new resources to actually teach them.
Education
Why Schools Should Still Teach Jules Verne
It's Jules Verne's 183rd birthday and the works of the classic French author are more relevant than ever to the 21st century lives of U.S. students.
Culture
The New "Kindles for Books" Trade Is a Bad Idea
A bookstore in Portland, Oregon, will trade customers new and used books and zines in exchange for their Kindles or other e-readers. What's the point?
Culture
What Is on Your 2011 Reading List?
Education
Geoffrey Canada Tells Stephen Colbert Racism Has Nothing to Do with the Achievement Gap
The Waiting for Superman star says teachers unions are to blame for everything wrong in public education.
Education
Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Is an Education Reformer for Hire
Fenty is jumping into the public speaking circuit as an "national leader in the area of urban education reform."
Culture
Is Less Reading Making Americans Less Empathetic?
A new study shows Americans are less empathetic than they were 30 years ago, and for reasons that might surprise you.
