Education
How much America spends on graduation gifts: By the numbers
Posted on May 25, 2012, at 12:43 PMThis year's high-school and college graduates will get a generous send-off, but their haul will be a drop in the bucket next to their student-loan debt
The 7 dumbest reasons schoolkids get suspended
Posted on May 22, 2012, at 7:59 AMA middle schooler is suspended for an elaborate haircut, a Florida teen for hugging a friend, New York high schoolers for Tebowing, and more
Should kindergarteners be allowed to evaluate teachers?
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 1:33 PMUnder a new pilot program, Georgia will give students as young as 5 years old a say in grading their teachers on their knowledge and abilities
New Jersey's 'reveal a secret' third-grade test question: The fallout
Posted on May 14, 2012, at 6:15 PMParents complain after kids are asked to share something they're hiding. Is that an inappropriate question for a standardized test?
Should a teacher be fired for making students wear a doggie 'cone of shame'?
Posted on May 11, 2012, at 4:58 PMParents complain after a high school teacher makes misbehaving and tardy teens wear the conical collars vets put on animals
Who's to blame for the rising cost of student loans?
Posted on May 9, 2012, at 1:49 PMAs Congress deadlocks over proposals to prevent interest rates from spiking, a look at five possible culprits in America's student-loan mess
Princeton's crackdown on frats: Too harsh?
Posted on May 2, 2012, at 4:30 PMStarting next fall, if the Ivy Leage school's freshmen pledge, rush, or interact with Greek organizations, they'll face the threat of immediate suspension
Yunte Huang: A student debt crisis that cannot be ignored
Posted on April 30, 2012, at 8:00 AMMitt Romney talks about the country's student-loan problem as if it barely merits fixing — probably because he doesn't know what it means to owe
Should high schools stop seniors from bragging about college admissions?
Posted on April 26, 2012, at 3:57 PMTo mitigate tension as kids get letters of acceptance — or rejection — from their dream schools, administrators are telling happy students to tone it down
Does school bullying cause young victims to age prematurely?
Posted on April 25, 2012, at 1:11 PMA new study suggests that exposure to violence damages children's DNA, making them susceptible to the diseases of old age years before their peers
The hopelessness of college waitlists: A guide
Posted on April 11, 2012, at 10:19 AMColleges load up their admissions waitlists with near-misses and donors' children, but the odds of getting off the list and into the school are increasingly low
Bill Frist: How the U.S. can find and train more great teachers
Posted on April 10, 2012, at 9:25 AMIt's no secret that struggling students need first-rate educators to propel them toward success. But what makes a teacher excel?
Should colleges charge more for popular classes?
Posted on April 4, 2012, at 10:26 AMA California school comes up with a novel way to avoid overcrowded lecture halls, but some worry that the plan favors the rich
Bully's planned PG-13 re-cut: So much for principles?
Posted on April 2, 2012, at 4:07 PMDespite his insistence that re-editing the buzzy documentary would blunt its impact, Harvey Weinstein will reportedly sanitize the film for an upcoming wide release
Bully: Oscar-worthy documentary or 'extended PSA'?
Posted on March 30, 2012, at 2:28 PMCritics are hailing the anti-bullying documentary as a must-see movie — which is tricky since a controversial ratings battle will prevent most kids from seeing it
Bully's unrated release: A big mistake?
Posted on March 28, 2012, at 1:49 PMAfter failing to convince the MPAA to back off an R rating, the producers of the controversial anti-school-bullying documentary opt to send it to theaters with no rating at all
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- The curse of curviness
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