National School Issues [Archive]

When Parents Push to Repeat a Grade
It's just a myth: 'underpaid' teachers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Should teachers be paid for performance?
What if 'English Only' Isn't Wrong? (WSJ)
The surprising thing teachers want from parents
Can't wait to see "Waiting for 'Superman'"
When Does Holding Teachers Accountable Go Too Far?
How engaged are you in your child's education?
In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools
Kindergarten: It's the new first grade
Working mom finds it hard to kick the school volunteer habit
Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
Why we can't afford small classes anymore
Jen Wana: Choosing the Right Preschool for Your Child
Can you cut it as a teacher?
Testing, the Chinese Way
Urban Public Education and the Betrayal of Meritocracy
New sites like DreamBox, Mad Science helping kids learn
Tips on How Long an Essay for Private School Application Should Be
Schools would be great if it weren't for the kids...
Learning by Playing: Video Games in the Classroom
How Americans really feel about public schools
Merit pay for teachers have little effect on student achievement
What "school refusal" means and how to fix it
Audit: S.F. schools outdated on special ed
Say goodbye to Dodgeball, and say hello to Skateboarding in P.E.
Texas school board to ditch pro-Islam textbooks
Obama: D.C. schools don't measure up to his daughter's private school
Obama: Money without reform won't fix school system
4,100 Students Prove ‘Small Is Better’ Rule Wrong
If I Wasn’t a Teacher, Here’s What I’d Probably Think About Fixing Education
Laura Bush Unveils Bold Principal-Training Initiative
Resources for Admissions Test Prep
Making Math Lessons as Easy as 1, Pause, 2, Pause ...
For Tony Danza, teaching is an emotional experience
University Prep follows growing trend of single-sex schools
How handwriting trains the brain
Acing Parent-Teacher Conferences
Race to Nowhere: An education film that gets it
Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children
How to create nonreaders (by killing students' motivation)
How to fix our schools: A manifesto by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee and other education leaders
Can We Teach Creative and Critical Thinking?
The Playground Gets Even Tougher
School Pride: Extreme Makeover Home Edition meets Rundown Schools
Mayoral Control Alone Doesn't Fix Schools, Rutgers Institute Study Finds
Why Early Childhood Education Matters
What's a 4-Year-Old Doing in Kindergarten?
Can everybody please get along for the sake of our kids?
Despite Image, Union Leader Backs School Change
Money and the Market for High Quality Schools
Toddlers’ Favorite Toy: The iPhone
Teaching teachers - Can teachers get better?
How Teacher Performance Assessments Can Measure and Improve Teaching
New data on bullying: 17% report regular abuse
Leadership: We Need it from Teachers
Brilliance in a Box - What do the best classrooms in the world look like?
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel on teaching today
Court Rules That Teachers Have No Free Speech Rights on Curriculum
Bill Gates: What I've Learned About Great Teachers
Evaluations of principals’ effectiveness are often an afterthought
Parents: How to raise a creative genius
Building Teacher Accountability from the Ground Up
British Kids Log On and Learn Math — in Punjab
Science Grows on Acquiring New Language
Kids Haven’t Changed; Kindergarten Has
In School Turnarounds, the Human Element is Crucial
A publisher intervenes in his friends' feud over education reform and teacher unions
Majority of Americans believe learning disabilities are a result of home environment or laziness
How Smart Cafeterias Could Fight Childhood Obesity
What is the Purpose of Public Education?
Michelle Rhee and Adrian Fenty: How to Overhaul the U.S. Education System
Parents Unite Against Dumb School Fundraisers!
Advice from teachers, advocates and researchers for California's governor-elect Jerry Brown
Disney Junior and Nick Jr. Square Off in Fight for Preschoolers' TV Viewing
Putting Nutrition at the Head of the School Lunch Line
Proficiency of Black Students Is Found to Be Far Lower Than Expected
When it comes to math, even the best students in the U.S. lag those in other countries
Boys' Self-Esteem Problems in School
Major revision of teacher training programs urged by panel of top educators
How prevalent is cheating in schools?
Students speak out against standardized testing!
Outdated teaching is failing our children
Who Is Best Qualified to Run a School System?
Research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong - and how we can fix it.
Bill Gates tells school superintendents to rebuild the school budget based on excellence
Educating high and low achievers in the same classroom - does differentiated instruction work?
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction
How cool is this - Astronauts to speak from Space Station with Middle School Students
Studies That Grade Charter Schools Rely on Imperfect Math
Is it harder for affluent schools to have good character?
Why a successful SF designer decided to teach in North Carolina's poorest county?
Why Aren't our Schools Encouraging our Kids to Reach for the Stars Anymore?
Video of Randi Weingarten, President of AFT, speaking about education reform
Where High School Dropout Rates are Highest... and Lowest
The Prep School Negro - A documentary about the experiences of African American students at elite prep schools
Feedback from parents on their vision for an effective partnership between parents and teachers
National school lunch program likely to be overhauled
Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers
Frazzled Moms Push Back Against School Volunteering
Affordability of Independent Day and Boarding Schools
Teacher Ratings Get New Look, Pushed by Bill Gates
No nuts in the classroom - how far is too far for nut bans?
Inside look into the standardized test scoring process - who does it and how it's done
America's Chinese Problem - Reports of Progress Are Wrong
Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
Bill Gates Pushes Closer Ties Between Charter Schools and District Public Schools
Race to Nowhere - Parents Embrace Documentary on Pressures of School
Why urban schools don't need gifted programs
How the world's most improved school systems keep getting better
Study backs 'value-added' analysis of teacher effectiveness
Over two-thirds of adults blame parents for education problems
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Rethinks Education Plan and Goals
Is the Golden Age of Education Spending Over?
A Box? Or a Spaceship? What Makes Kids Creative?
What can schools and parents do to relieve the résumé-building pressure that young people are feeling?
Bad Schools Rarely Get Better—or Shut Down
Why parents should listen to their child's teachers -- especially when they don't like what they hear
Michelle Rhee: "I don't think there is a need for tenure."
Girls Outperforming Boys in Reading, Says Recent Report from Center on Education Policy
NBER Report: Great Teachers Are Worth $400,000 A Year
Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success in College and Career
Economist’s Plan to Improve Schools Begins Before Kindergarten
In Budget Crunch, Science Fairs Struggle to Survive
Learning from Finland - How one of the world’s top educational performers turned around
A once-stalled reading program drops old rules and helps teachers who want more structure
New federal law makes interns qualified to teach
Jeb Bush's Influence on Education Policy Spreads
More Schools Embracing iPad as Learning Tool
When Passion Drives Instruction, No Child is Left Behind
Anti-bullying program quashes playground gossip
School of Thought: 11 Education Activists for 2011
Is Any High School Really Worth $136,000?
Rethinking Advanced Placement Courses
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
Miss Representation: Inside look at the media’s disparaging portrayal of women
America's education system is broken - Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst.org releases its plan to fix it
Failing Kindergarteners? You Cannot be Serious!
Pussycat in 'Tiger Mom'? - The real story behind Amy Chua's Book 'Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother'
U.S. plan aims to make school meals more healthy
Social, Emotional, and Character Development: The Heart of Student Learning
Why Doesn't Barbie Play With Polly Pocket?
In a New Training Program, Students Teach Teachers
Exactly what is 'Chinese Parenting'? Is there such a thing as a typical Chinese parent?
No More Mrs. Nice Mom
Videotaping teachers the right way (not the Gates way)
Helping Girls Develop a 'Growth Mindset' and Become Inventors
Why Do Boys Like Sticks?
Mr. President, We Want Your Children's Education, Too
American schools more segregated today than when MLK died
American Federation of Teachers Offers Plan to Overhaul Discipline of Teachers
To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test - Test Taking Cements Knowledge Better Than Studying
School Lunches - Would You Eat Them? One Teacher Did It Every Day for One Year and Blogged About It.
How to choose a school for your child
Test Results Show Few American Students Proficient in Science
Teachers and nanny cams: Compliance vs. trust
New public education advocacy org Parents Across America launches with NYC education forum on Feb. 7
United States Education Dashboard
A balanced education - Is art as superfluous to a child’s education as sugar cereal to a breakfast?
Teen Turns Texting Into Anti-Bullying Tool for Schools
High school biology teachers reluctant to endorse evolution in class
In Hypercompetitive South Korea, Pressures Mount on Young Pupils
Democracy in schools: Preached but not practiced
Why teachers shouldn't keep kids busy every second
Legislator propose bill for teachers to grade parents
Bullying Studies Take Aim at Playground Gossip
Harvard Report Questions Value of 'College for All'
Rote memorization: Overrated, or underrated?
Study Finds Social-Skills Teaching Boosts Academics
Despite Obama's Urging, Education Policy Stymies Science Students And Science Fairs
End of diversity policy leaves a Southern school district divided
U.S. Plan to Replace Principals Hits Snag: Who Will Step In?
Bullying May Accompany Drive to Be Popular
How do Teachers Propose to Measure Student Outcomes?
Technology and Schools: Should We Add More or Pull the Plug?
Educating Our Children: Catholic Schools Doing More With Less
California schools rate near top on passing Advanced Placement tests
Michelle Obama: No Facebook For My Girls
Don't Tell Me Your Kid is Gifted!
California Board of Education puts the brakes on parent-trigger law
When should kids be able to read?
When whacking kids at school is legal
Teach for America: 5 Myths That Persist 20 Years On
The myth of declining U.S. schools: They've long been mediocre
Riverside Unified School District in California Pushes Digital Textbook Initiative Forward
Colorblindness and Grading
Mandatory TDAP Immunization for California Students
Born This Way...Yep. (And Coming Out Gifted)
Closing the Achievement Gap Without Widening a Racial One
Teacher: If I were Bill Gates (here’s how I would help improve the profession)
Never say, "You're so smart," to your child!
Got Dough? How Billionaires Rule Our Schools
The problem(s) with Obama’s 2012 education budget
The Michelle Rhee You Don't Know
The Trouble With Bright Girls - Ability Doesn't Always Lead to Confidence
Suburban Philadelphia teacher strikes nerve with 'lazy whiners' blog about her students
Studies Point to New Way to Identify ADHD
Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector’s Best
Schools Sacrificing Gifted Programs to Balance Budgets
Outraged Over 'No Child Left Behind'? You Should Be, But Not For The Reasons You Think.
Financial Literacy to Be Tested on International Exam
Providence, RI School District fires all 1,926 of its teachers
Leader of Teachers’ Union Urges Dismissal Overhaul
The Real Reason Private Schools like Fieldston and Riverdale Country Drop AP Tests
A Dad Uses the Old Maid Card Game to Bully-Proof His Daughter
Dr. Kim Har of Aristotle Circle Shares Tips for Finding the Right Preschool for Your Child
Is America's best high school soft on math?
Fostering the Wonder of How Things Work
How To Make Schools Better: 13-Year-Old Prodigy's Recipe For Educational Success
Bill Gates: How teacher development could revolutionize our schools
Jon Stewart's defense of teachers
Video Games Good For Kids' Brains? 10 Surprising Truths About Learning And Gaming
PBS: Digital Media - New Learners of the 21st Century
Proposed Cuts Have Teachers Wondering Why the Scorn
Device For Democracy? iPad 2 Could Level Educational Playing Field
Senate Moderates Release NCLB Overhaul Plan
Parents Clash over Gay Curriculum Proposal
Jon Stewart sits down with education historian Diane Ravitch
Alfie Kohn: Why Making Kids Do Homework Has No Meaningful Benefit
How to Build Better Kids: Invest in Early Childhood
Tight Budgets Mean Squeeze in Classrooms
Bipartisan Group Backs Common School Curriculum
What was one thing you wished you’d known when you started teaching?
Brainy and Famous! Celebrities With Graduate Degrees
When test scores seem too good to believe
Results of the 27th annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher released today
The School Bullying Checklist: 7 Signs Your Child May Be A Victim
Arne Duncan: 82 Percent of Schools Could Be 'Failing' This Year
Making Kids Work on Setting Goals (And Not Just In Soccer)
3 Ways to Show Your Kids That It's Not About Being Good, It's About Getting Better
Is Bill Gates Misrepresenting Data to Further His Education Agenda?
Should an Ex-**** Star Be Allowed to Teach?
Schools Report Positive Benefits of Separating Boys And Girls for Lunch
President Obama Urges Overhaul of No Child Left Behind
The Trouble with Boys - How to Help Your Son Thrive in School
U.S. Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status And Treat Them Like 'Nation Builders'
Stereotypes that mathematics is for boys, not for girls, develop as early as second grade
'Cracking the Code' Wins 2011 Intel Science Talent Search for Math Whiz
Looking for Summer Camps with a Technology Focus?
We're Born to Learn, Not to Be Taught
Web-Based Russian Math Curriculum Shows Positive Results
Lessons from Finland: An interview with Henna Virkkunen, Finland’s Minister of Education
Future Schools: Blending face-to-face and online learning
Research shows that teaching kids more and more, at ever-younger ages, may backfire
The search for a new way to test kids
40,000 teachers on 5 ways to improve schools
Michelle Rhee's Bipartisan School-Reform Movement and the Assault on Teachers
Fewer Schools Deemed 'Dropout Factories'
One Study Shows Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs
Only 1 in 3 California students make the grade in physical-fitness test