Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 30, 2008
One of the worst casualties of the Iraq war and the Wall Street failures is the U.S. public school system, which is central to the nation’s economic, intellectual and social health. With financial resources being consumed, education cuts are on the way. Thank you, John McCain and President George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 19, 2008
Although this might strike the kids involved as a good deal, it's a definite sign of the times for the adults: A rural Minnesota school district has decided to strike Mondays from the calendar this fall in order to save money, making classes slightly longer on other days to make up the lost time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKMay 1, 2008
UCLA professor Wellford Wilms, one of the nation's leading authorities on the crisis of public education in America, offers a must-read counterpoint to Bush's blather about "No Child Left Behind." Dig deeper ( 45 Min. Read )
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Paul Cummins / TruthdigApr 26, 2008
Much is made of the dropout rate in America's schools, and usually it's the students who are the focus of the discussion. But what happens when teachers themselves opt out of their roles in the classroom? [In this short analysis, Truthdig educational expert Paul Cummins looks at teachers' heartbreak, frustration and depression.] Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 9, 2008
As many as 166,000 children could be counted as truants in California after the 2nd District Court of Appeal launched a statewide initiative to ensure that home-schoolers were being taught by credentialed teachers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2007
In a particularly delicate situation involving crossed cultural wires, a British primary school teacher in Sudan could face six months in jail, a fine or 40 lashes after allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad" for a class exercise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Wellford Wilms / TruthdigApr 26, 2006
The director of the Education Leadership Program at UCLA forcefully argues that public education funds must be diverted from bloated bureaucracies and redirected into the schools, where principals, teachers and parents can meaningfully influence what is being taught. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 29, 2006
Today's crop of ambitious businesswomen will earn just as much as their male counterparts but will also kill female solidarity in the process, concludes a controversial UK academic report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 5, 2006
Suspected Taliban insurgents targeting educated community leaders | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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