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In Classrooms, Climate Change Is the New Evolution

Special interests push educators to "teach the controversy" where no scientific controversy exists.

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| Tue Jan. 17, 2012 6:31 PM PST
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New Hampshire Lawmakers Revive the Evolution Wars

Two new bills would force teachers to teach "intelligent design" in science classrooms.

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| Tue Jan. 3, 2012 1:58 PM PST
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Newt's Congressional Ethics Scandal Explained

Everything you need to know about the allegations that brought down the speaker of the House.

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| Tue Dec. 20, 2011 4:00 AM PST
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Rick Scott to Black Students: But I Lived in Public Housing!

Florida's tea-party governor sticks his foot in his mouth—again—on the issue of race.

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| Fri Dec. 16, 2011 9:13 AM PST

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Remembering Dugald Stermer, Renaissance Man and MoJo's First Cover Artist

A fond farewell to the designer, illustrator, and art director whose smart, fearless sensibility still endures.

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| Fri Dec. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Conservatives Warn of OWS Propaganda in Schools

WorldNetDaily warns that the education publisher Scholastic is trying to brainwash fourth-graders with news about Occupy Wall Street.

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| Wed Dec. 14, 2011 4:53 AM PST
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What Newt Gingrich Isn't Telling You About His Literacy Program

The GOP candidate holds up his old nonprofit, Earning by Learning, as a way to teach kids the value of a buck. Here's what he doesn't mention.

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| Wed Dec. 7, 2011 4:00 AM PST
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Michigan's Radical Assault on Public Education

The state's GOP leaders are at the forefront of a national movement to eviscerate teachers' unions and privatize public schools.

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| Mon Dec. 5, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Student Occupiers: It's the Debt, Stupid

Mounting debt. Rising tuition. Dismal job prospects. No wonder college kids are preoccupied.

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| Wed Nov. 23, 2011 12:40 PM PST
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Is Our Children Learning? Not in Texas

A new report from a state agency suggests Rick Perry's State Board of Education should hire a fact-checker.

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| Tue Nov. 8, 2011 12:18 PM PST
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Cain on Student Loans: "I Don't Have a Position"

Shocker: The GOP presidential candidate hasn't given much thought to higher education policy.

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| Mon Oct. 31, 2011 1:14 PM PDT

Got Student Debt? So Does Occupy Wall Street

As US student debt reaches $1 trillion and the unemployment rate holds steady at nine percent, OWS prepares for a long winter.

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| Mon Oct. 31, 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Virtual Classes, Real Cheating

When Jeb Bush launched the next phase of his digital learning initiative earlier this month, he neglected to address one big problem with online ed: rampant cheating.

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| Wed Oct. 26, 2011 3:23 AM PDT
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Rupert Murdoch Compares US Education System to Third World Country's

Rupert Murdoch comes to Jeb Bush's education summit to bash American public schools and promote technology as the answer.

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| Fri Oct. 14, 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Reporter Ejected From Jeb Bush's Ed Summit for Asking About Rupert Murdoch

A reporter who asks News Corp. VP Joel Klein about his "revenue goals" for the education business gets booted and booed at Jeb Bush's education summit.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 1:25 PM PDT

News Corp.'s Joel Klein Testy About News Corp.

Former NYC school chancellor and current News Corp. VP says he's staying focused on the children.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 9:46 AM PDT
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Jeb Bush's Cyber Attack on Public Schools

Is the former Florida governor's online-education advocacy: A) a stealth attack on teachers' unions; B) presidential positioning; C) an effort to divert public money to private corporations; D) all of the above?

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Schools for Scoundrels

Jet Skis, Scottish real estate, Louis Vuitton bags: how crooks have cashed in on the charter school boom.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Rick Scott to Liberal Arts Majors: Drop Dead

The Florida governor wants to turn out more college graduates...but only if they're useful to corporations.

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| Tue Oct. 11, 2011 7:15 AM PDT

Schools Say No To Tea Party's Constitution Lessons

Tea party groups made a big push to get into public schools to teach the Constitution. So far, it's been mostly a flop.

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| Thu Sep. 29, 2011 7:59 AM PDT