Dana Liebelson: The growing undercover effort to get God into biology class
Posted on February 19, 2013, at 7:12 AMMeet the new creationism-in-sheep's-clothing: The "academic freedom" bill
Is preschool really a better investment than buying stock?
Posted on February 14, 2013, at 10:53 AMSeveral studies suggest that the Obama administration's proposal for universal preschool education, though costly, would pay off
America's nosediving law-school applications: By the numbers
Posted on February 1, 2013, at 3:12 PMThe number of students trying to get into law school is declining sharply as tuition and student debt rise while job openings dwindle
When parents pay for college, could kids' grades suffer?
Posted on January 23, 2013, at 9:30 AMResearchers believe that students who get endless checks from mom and dad may not take their education as seriously as those who foot the bill themselves
Why some doctors think Adderall is the cure for academic failure
Posted on October 9, 2012, at 4:40 PM"It's too expensive to modify the kid's environment," says one doctor. "So we have to modify the kid."
The gym teacher who says he was beaten up by a first grader
Posted on October 2, 2012, at 1:20 PMA burly New York teacher is suing the city for the physical and emotional damage he allegedly endured at the hands of a 6-year-old student
Why Chicago teachers are striking: A guide
Posted on September 11, 2012, at 2:05 PMA union battle in the Windy City has exploded onto the national stage, with implications for the future of organized labor and the presidential race
Bill Frist: The crucial need to hold students to a higher standard
Posted on July 3, 2012, at 6:35 AMFar too many U.S. teens leave high school unprepared for college — not to mention the job market
The confounding rise of teens abusing 'good-grade pills'
Posted on June 11, 2012, at 2:57 PMAmerican schools have a drug problem, The New York Times reports, and it isn't with slackers doping up and dropping out
The Horace Mann school's horrifying history of alleged sexual abuse
Posted on June 7, 2012, at 1:19 PMThe New York Times Magazine unspools a real-life tale that reads like a stomach-churning mash-up of Charles Dickens and Gossip Girl
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
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
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