Saving the Smart Kids
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Are schools leaving the most gifted children behind if they don't allow them to skip ahead?
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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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Education experts say children should be allowed to talk more in class.
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Americans know a good deal when they see it. Today a group of  leading scientists and practitioners from several fields -- agriculture,  medicine, economics, education, engineering -- is making a proposal to  the world. If  rich and poor countries will follow through on the promises  they have made over the past five years  to fight extreme poverty and disease -- and rely on the best science and technology in doing  so -- the world can save millions of lives and extricate hundreds of millions of  its poorest people from the trap of extreme poverty. The cost is a mere 50 cents out of every $100 of rich-world income in the coming decade.
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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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Think hours of slogging are helping your child make the grade? Think again
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By Jeffrey Gaunt  jgaunt@@dailyherald.com  So much for those trips to a computer lab or visits to the school library.  Huntley High School students in a "smart" classroom would just have to open their desks if they wanted to conduct a little research.
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SAVING MONEY is supposed to help Americans afford their own futures. But a new study shows that poorer, younger people are often punished for saving by kinks in the tax code and in federal program rules. To fix the problem and encourage saving at all income levels, Congress should change the rules and seek out innovations.
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Saving for ballooning college costs will test even the most creative parent.
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Clever poor children face being overtaken by less bright children from affluent homes, a study says.
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Young people are now the savviest of the tech-savvy, as likely to demand a speedy broadband connection as to download music onto an iPod, or upload digital photos to their Web logs.
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By Todd Davis, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 24--JUSTIN -- Talk about incentive.   Soon-to-be eighth-graders attending the summer TechnoCamp in the Northwest school district did more than learn how to operate computers this year.
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There's hope for the next generation when teens begin investing their money.
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Want to get a peek at the future of education? Well, take a look, because the School of the Future is now. But some experts say too much reliance on technology can impede the critical-thinking skills of students.
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My children are great kids. They inspire me every day. Scott, 24, and his sister, Joy, 22, have cystic fibrosis. Thanks to the medicines available when they were young and new medicines available
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Teach your kids to be better with money than you were at their age.
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Some 30,000 kids have been used as fighters. Reestablishing a normal life can be difficult.