Education
Obama's 'striking' assault on rising college tuition
Posted on January 30, 2012, at 2:20 PMThe president wants to give less federal money to schools when they hike fees. Is that the key to bringing costs down?
Should there be national standards for sex ed?
Posted on January 12, 2012, at 3:00 PMAn education and health coalition has proposed nationwide guidelines on what and when kids as young as second graders should know about sex
'If Fred got two beatings per day...': The 'outrageous' slavery-themed math quiz
Posted on January 9, 2012, at 4:39 PMAngry parents in Georgia protest after their third-graders are assigned homework questions about whippings and forced crop picking
Why colleges are buying .xxx web addresses
Posted on December 12, 2011, at 4:25 PMBefore the racy web suffix went public, universities scrambled to protect their brands from profit-seeking porn producers
A bullied gay teen's 'heart-wrenching' video message
Posted on December 5, 2011, at 10:23 AMYoung Jonah Mowry bravely explains how he has been persecuted since first grade, considered suicide, but is finding the strength to carry on
A 10-year-old's 'gut-wrenching' suicide: Is bullying to blame?
Posted on November 17, 2011, at 2:28 PMParents in a small town in Illinois suspect their young daughter, Ashlynn Conner, took her own life after enduring years of bullying
10 school lunch controversies: A slideshow
Posted on November 17, 2011, at 8:00 AMFrom the definition of a vegetable to the merits of chocolate milk, cafeteria food is a national hot-button issue
Are teachers overpaid?
Posted on November 3, 2011, at 11:15 AMTwo conservative think tanks argue that public school educators make more than their skills would fetch in the private sector
American schools' 'mixed' report card: 5 takeaways
Posted on November 2, 2011, at 6:14 PMNew standardized test results show math scores are on the rise. But we're still not exactly a nation of young scholars
Teachers' bonuses: Should parental engagement be a factor?
Posted on October 31, 2011, at 4:16 PMSchool districts in Idaho experiment with plans to link educators' pay to how well teachers get their students' parents involved
9 'silly' school bans: A slideshow
Posted on October 20, 2011, at 12:05 PMNo junk food is one thing. But no bathroom breaks? No hugs? A look at some over-the-top school rules
'America's tutor boom': By the numbers
Posted on October 13, 2011, at 2:25 PMPublic schools may be suffering, but the private tutoring business — a $5 billion industry — is growing like gangbusters
'Educational theft': Another sign of our failing schools
Posted on October 3, 2011, at 11:38 AMParents who lie about their address to sneak kids into better public schools shouldn't be "criminals," says Michael Flaherty in The Wall Street Journal
Do single-sex schools make kids sexist?
Posted on September 26, 2011, at 4:10 PMA new study says putting boys and girls in different classrooms reinforces gender stereotypes — without helping anyone learn more
Should schools teach character?
Posted on September 19, 2011, at 12:34 PMSome educators believe building bravery, humor, and zest is just as important as preparing students for standardized tests
Cracking down on for-profit colleges
Posted on September 16, 2011, at 1:41 PMSchools like DeVry and Kaplan are booming, but critics say they are putting students into debt, not jobs
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