Learning From Ideas for Public Schools
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We can take strategies for reforming big-city school systems and apply them to investing.
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And if so, how should savvy types proceed? We have some ideas.
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A Pennsylvania school district thought to be the first school to teach âIntelligent Designâ released a statement on Friday clarifying that its procedural statements to be read as part of its biology curriculum is only an attempt to present a
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Here was the idea: Students from low-income inner-city backgrounds could perform as well as better-off suburban students &#151; if they had a school that gave them proper support.
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The world has changed, but the American classroom, for the most part, hasn't.  Now educators are starting to look at what must be done to make sure our kids make the grade in the new global economy
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By Tara M. Manthey, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 23--Erica Palmer imagined she was making a presentation to her grandmother, not the governor.   The sixth-grader held that picture in her head as she explained Spanaway Elementary School's gardening project to Gov.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 25--Two promising Baltimore-area partnerships between philanthropy and academia could help ease the perpetual shortage of math and science teachers in Maryland.
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Savvy teachers individualize instruction using Internet and other tech tools.
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Examiners are offering schools the chance to pick their own set texts, saying teachers should take inspiration from Richard and Judy's book club. By Polly Curtis
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By Jay Hancock, The Baltimore Sun  Jan. 31--Two days. Two deals. One town: Baltimore. One industry: for-profit education. One outcome: Public shareholders are left behind.   Corporate siblings Laureate Education and Educate Inc.
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A study says high levels of computer technology can improve school results, but the picture is mixed.
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An independent commission yesterday proposed dramatic changes that would shake upAmerican public education in an effort to make the nation more competitive globally. The recommendations include authorizing school districts to pay companies to run all their schools; enrolling many students in college after the 10th grade; and paying teachers about $100,000 annually....
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Margaret Spellings has deep Texas roots in educational reform, the model for 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Teachers are urged to adopt new strategies to help children who fall behind in English and maths.
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Mike Baker considers what has driven improvement in England's specialist secondary schools.
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Pupils could soon face tests of their creativity under plans to boost the kind of "soft skills".
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Tips for educators teaching racially sensitive literature: