Schools

All Articles

May 13, 2010
OPINION - By removing ethnic studies, Arizona spits in the face of the civil rights legacy, and tells people of…
May 12, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - State schools chief Tom Horne said the Tucson school district's Mexican-American studies program teaches Latino students they…
May 4, 2010
OPINION - We cannot expect the status quo--which got us to this horrible place--to close the achievement gap and get…
April 29, 2010
OPINION - A fitting tribute for Height would be for all of us in the black community to recommit to…
April 27, 2010
From The Augusta Chronicle - To recoup $20,000 to $50,000 per day in unpaid student lunch bills, Georgia school boards…
April 27, 2010
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) - Walkouts, organized on Facebook, were reported in southern and central New Jersey, with more planned…
April 27, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Studying abroad while in college has increased four fold in the last two decades according to the Open…
April 26, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The private boarding school for underprivileged students now led by Autumn Adkins, who describes herself simply as…
April 19, 2010
While budgets need to be balanced, this tendency to cut schools in order to reduce budget deficits creates a concerning…
April 9, 2010
OPINION - True accountability can only emerge when states receive the funds they need to educate young people and not…
April 6, 2010
OPINION - All of our children need to be loved, protected and valued - not just the ones who identify…
March 25, 2010
OPINION - Although I like to think of education as a tool for personal enrichment, the fact is most people…
March 24, 2010
VIDEO - The school board in North Carolina's capital city narrowly agreed Tuesday to roll back a policy that buses…
March 24, 2010
Fourteen DeKalb County schools remain on a list for possible closure aimed at making a dent in a $115 million…
March 19, 2010
VIDEO - The federal government wants more power over what your kids eat at school and not just in the…
March 19, 2010
VIDEO - We hit the barbershops to find out how African-Americans feel about the state of America's education system...
March 17, 2010
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Public Schools are considering closing 45 schools in the next five years because students are leaving…
March 15, 2010
VIDEO - The Obama Administration is proposing education changes to ensure students are ready for college or a career rather…
March 9, 2010
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure…
March 8, 2010
Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to announce Monday that his agency is ramping up enforcement of civil rights laws in…