Education

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Too Cruel for School

The infamous School of the Americas is still in business, albeit with a new name. And you can still get thrown in jail for protesting there.

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| Wed Mar. 23, 2005 1:00 AM PST

The Complex Latino Voter

Recent polls show that much of the common wisdom about the Latino vote is iffy at best.

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| Thu Aug. 5, 2004 12:00 AM PDT
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A Dream Deferred: The Failed Legacy of <i>Brown</i>

A mournful, contrarian dissection of the failed legacy of <i>Brown v. Board of Education</i>.

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| Sat May. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT
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Education: Class Dismissed

Laid-off teachers, 40-child classes, axed electives, and pay-to-play sports:Is Oregon the future of public education in America?

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| Sat May. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

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Left Behind
Sat May. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

Moving Backward

Fifty years on, what is the real legacy of Brown v. Board of Education?

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| Fri Apr. 30, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

The Unknown Genocide

The world remembers the Armenian Genocide -- but memory can be selective.

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| Fri Apr. 23, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

Learning Curve

After two years, the report card on No Child Left Behind is decidedly mixed.

Tue Mar. 16, 2004 1:00 AM PST

Left Behind

The failures of No Child Left Behind could hurt Bush in the general election.

Thu Jan. 8, 2004 1:00 AM PST
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Book Review: The Language Police

Why Johnny won't read <i>Huckleberry Finn</i>.

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| Tue Jul. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT
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Unhappy Meals: Why School Lunches Have Stayed Loaded With Fat

School lunches are loaded with fat and the beef and dairy industries are making sure it stays that way.

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| Wed Jan. 1, 2003 1:00 AM PST
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Grading a School's First Year

Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charters School<br /> By Jonathan Schorr | Ballantine Books

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| Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
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Protests That Make the Grade

Each year, Mother Jones surveys the state of campus activism across the country. The result is the Top 10 ranking, a view of how the nation's students are reacting to issues of concern, and of what issues seem to be striking a chord on college campuses.

Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
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Class Activist

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| Wed May. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT

Behind Congress' Back

While Capitol Hill was empty, Bush slipped a foe of affirmative action and the Americans With Disabilities Act into an important civil-rights post.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2002 1:00 AM PST

Huntsville's Missile Payload

Pentagon money and Nazi rocket scientists turned a sleepy Alabama town into a defense contractor's paradise. Now President Bush is preparing to sink billions more into missile defense -- and give Huntsville its biggest boost ever.

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| Sun Jul. 1, 2001 12:00 AM PDT

Bully for Them

Here comes the anti-anti-bullying backlash.

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| Wed Jun. 13, 2001 12:00 AM PDT

Reading, Writing, and Revenue

From New York to San Francisco, Edison Schools Inc. has been selling the idea that for-profit management companies can do a better job of teaching kids than public-school districts. But a growing number of educators say the reality doesn't match the hype.

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| Tue May. 1, 2001 12:00 AM PDT

Counting Caribou

The Bush-Cheney oil drilling plan could endanger the Arctic's largest caribou herd?and the people who depend on it.

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| Tue May. 1, 2001 12:00 AM PDT

Prescription for Controversy

Do corporate donations to the American Heart Association influence its drug guidelines?

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| Tue May. 1, 2001 12:00 AM PDT