Money, Not Race, Fuels New Push to Buoy Schools
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Even before a Supreme Court decision on integration, the push to improve public schools had turned, increasingly, on money.
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President Bush asked for it. Sen. John Kerry voted for it. Both candidates now find their education agendas driven by the No Child Left Behind law.
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A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up
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By Nicole Stricker, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 28--School cooks, janitors and bus drivers got a little legislative  love Tuesday when they were added to the public education funding bonanza.
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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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As hundreds of thousands of baby boomers retire and the No Child Left Behind law raises standards for new teachers, school systems across the country are facing a growing scarcity of qualified recruits.
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A major advertising campaign is being launched to boost the construction industry by targeting school leavers.
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True or false? Charter schools are not always the silver bullet for boosting student achievement that some politicians and educators have portrayed them to be.
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Officials say expanded financial aid at Harvard may push other colleges to shift aid away from low-income students.
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Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.
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Families shell out a small fortune to send their kids back to school.
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Some schools would be able to select pupils by race under plans being considered by the Conservative Party.
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A group of Massachusetts high-tech chief executives, concerned the United States is falling behind global competitors in producing scientists and engineers, has begun an effort to boost the state's K-12 public education system by raising corporate money to support pilot schools and advanced placement programs.
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Two proposed integrated schools are to open despite the Government's refusal to fund them.
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An expansion of education legislation is sparking opposition from both sides
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Profits are up, but recently, a number of for-profit colleges have faced inquiries concerning the way they pursue federal funds.
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Free schools teach ordinary people skills they need to start a business.