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| The Rise of Youth Entrepreneurship Education
Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:00:00
This country offers every child an education in preparation for life, yet our high school students are dropping out at the distressing rate of more than 3000 per day. For varied reasons, and this problem spans the socio-economic field, not all of these youth are destined for college. We know it, and they do too. We also know the we cannot afford to allow these youth to lose hope in the possibility of creating for themselves a productive, self-sufficient and fulfilling life. (1002 clicks)
| How Charter Schools Affect Student Outcomes
Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:00:00
While the number of charter schools continues to grow, debate continues about whether charter schools provide a better education experience than traditional public schools. Proponents contend that charter schools expand educational choices for students, increase innovation, improve student achievement and provide much-needed competition to public schools. (738 clicks)
| Girls 'do better in single-sex schools'
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 07:56:00
Pupils of all abilities are more likely to succeed if they go to single-sex state schools. Analysis of Key Stage 2 and GCSE scores of more than 700,000 girls has revealed that those in all-female comprehensives make better progress than those who attend mixed secondaries. (811 clicks)
| 'Too few' apprenticeships started
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 05:22:00
Too few teenagers in England are starting apprenticeships, partly because of poor careers guidance, a report by the Skills Commission says. (667 clicks)
| Report Shows Steep Gains by Students From Abroad
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:00:00
Days after it was criticized by lawmakers for failing to make gains with students struggling with English, the city’s Department of Education released a report on Tuesday showing that unprecedented numbers of those students became proficient in English last year and that more of them passed state tests in English and math.
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| Computer Science Programs Make a Comeback in Enrollment
Monday, March 16, 2009 12:00:00
For the first time in six years, enrollment in computer science programs in the United States increased last year, according to an annual report that tracks trends in the academic discipline. (637 clicks)
| Where Education and Assimilation Collide
Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:00:00
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Walking the halls of Cecil D. Hylton High School outside Washington, it is hard to detect any trace of the divisions that once seemed fixtures in American society. (693 clicks)
| A Is for Artwork That Lures Bronx Schoolchildren to New Libraries
Friday, March 13, 2009 12:00:00
Public School 47 in the Soundview section of the Bronx, a Gothic-inflected pile of a building with a stone owl watching over its main door, is so crowded that almost every inch inside must be used. The gym has been carved into classrooms, lavatories have been turned into assistant principals’ offices, and the old phone booth survives only until someone can figure out what to do with it. (647 clicks)
| Delaying College for a Year Could Have Benefits
Friday, March 13, 2009 12:00:00
Last month, President Obama proposed what some experts called the most sweeping changes in federal college aid programs in decades. But even if Congress approves the new and expanded programs, they will not take effect until July 2010. (703 clicks)
| Boys and Girls Together, Taught Separately in Public School
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:00:00
Michael Napolitano speaks to his fifth-grade class in the Morrisania section of the Bronx like a basketball coach. “You — let me see you trying!” he insisted the other day during a math lesson. 'Come on, faster!' (782 clicks)
| Obama Outlines Plan for Education Overhaul
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:00:00
WASHINGTON — President Obama called for sweeping changes in American education on Tuesday, urging states to lift limits on charter schools and improve the quality of early childhood education while also signaling that he intends to make good on his campaign promise of linking teacher pay to performance. (443 clicks)
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