Education

The Ed Reform Backlash

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| Mon May. 2, 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Education Roundup: Handcuffing First Graders?

New York police handcuff a special education first grader, plus other national education news this week.

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| Wed Apr. 27, 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Inflating Test Scores in Los Angeles?

With budget cuts and pressure to raise test scores, some schools increasingly rely on cops, rather than counselors, to deal with attendance issues.

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| Wed Apr. 27, 2011 10:07 AM PDT

GOPer Behind Ohio's Botched 2004 Election Eyes Senate Run

Does Ken Blackwell, the man behind Ohio's 2004 election debacle, stand a chance?

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| Thu Apr. 21, 2011 8:09 AM PDT

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The Teachers You Loved

Tales from Mother Jones' Public Insight Network.

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| Thu Apr. 21, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

One Undocumented Teen's Tale

Separated from his parents, accepted by 13 colleges, a Mission High wrestling star defies deportation.

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| Wed Apr. 20, 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Education Roundup: "Socialist" Kindergartners?

Which schools public education reformers attended, plus other national education news.

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| Wed Apr. 20, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

Pawlenty's Education Committee: Kindergarten Sharing Is "Socialist"

Greatest hits from the GOP presidential contender's controversial education record.

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| Tue Apr. 19, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Education Roundup: Mock Slave Auctions at School

How not to teach students about American history, plus other national education news this week.

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| Thu Apr. 14, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Hijab in the U.S.A.: Readers Respond

A San Francisco teenager, verbally assaulted by a commuter, thanks Mother Jones readers for their support.

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| Wed Apr. 13, 2011 4:26 PM PDT

Would You Support the 'Parent Trigger' Law in Your State?

The 'parent trigger' law is coming to at least six states. Would you support it?

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| Tue Apr. 12, 2011 12:00 PM PDT

The Battle Over Charter Schools

Meet the parents behind the nation's first "parent-trigger" school experiment in Compton.

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| Thu Apr. 7, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

College Republicans Still Acting Like College Republicans

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| Mon Apr. 4, 2011 2:20 PM PDT

What's Next, Hello Kitty Chainsaws?

Why guns with little bunnies on them are a bad idea in Compton.

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| Wed Mar. 30, 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Who Paid for This Documentary Calling Public Schools Evil? (Video)

Who would bankroll a 90-minute documentary on the secular evils of public schools? Companies poised to make a buck off Christian private and home schooling.

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| Wed Mar. 30, 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Education Roundup: DC Cheaters Sometimes Win?

Michelle Rhee's too-good-to-be-true test scores get investigated, plus more national education news this week.

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| Tue Mar. 29, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

Education: Standardized Tests, Explained

Our guide to high stakes testing and No Child Left Behind.

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| Fri Mar. 25, 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Does America Put "Illegal Aliens" to Death?

Great question for a third grader, huh?

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| Fri Mar. 25, 2011 1:01 AM PDT

Tattoos and Bribes in the Name of No Child Left Behind

"Do you chop, mince, slice, or grind the ingredients of salsa?" Plus more questions Mission High students are about to ponder on the California Standardized Tests.

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| Wed Mar. 23, 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Education Roundup: Pink Slips and Protests

Thousands of teachers face layoffs while a report urges the US to raise teachers' status, plus other national education news.

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| Mon Mar. 21, 2011 3:00 AM PDT