Education

Teaching Language With Culture In California

12:10pm March 22, 2017

by Deepa Fernandes

Elementary school teacher Ron Morris of Riverside, California goes a step beyond to understand his students' backgrounds. It's one way Morris incorporates the culture of his students in the classroom.

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You Probably Believe Some Learning Myths: Take Our Quiz To Find Out

6:34am March 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

A new survey shows widespread misconceptions and unfounded confidence about learning.

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House Bill Would Do Away With Some Standardized Testing

4:54pm March 21, 2017

by Sean Bueter and the Associated Press

Some North Carolina legislators are advancing a bill that would eliminate more standardized exams for public school students.

Boston Students Get A Glimpse Of A Whole New World, With Different Maps

12:23pm March 21, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

In a bid to "decolonize the curriculum," Boston Public Schools has swapped into some classrooms the Peters projection — a map meant to more accurately portray continent sizes.

The Earth Is Flat? Check Wikipedia

7:39pm March 20, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Wikipedia has discovered an educational mission in an age of rampant truthiness. And it's enlisting college students to help.

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch appears before reporters before a meeting on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1.

Amid Charges By Former Law Student On Gender Equality, Former Clerks Defend Gorsuch

2:07pm March 20, 2017

A student who took an ethics course under Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at the University of Colorado Law School said he expressed controversial views on questions of gender discrimination.

Education Budget Cuts, Student Aid Problems And More

6:05am March 18, 2017

Trump's proposed 13 percent budget cut is the top education story of the week. Also: What's happening with student aid.

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New Superintendent Of Achievement District Will Oversee Takeover Of Five Schools

10:56am March 17, 2017

by Keri Brown

The State Board of Education has named the leader of a new program aimed at improving the state's lowest-performing public schools.

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Trump's Budget Blueprint Pinches Pennies For Education

12:42pm March 16, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The proposal from the White House calls for a $1.4 billion increase in funding for school choice; a total of $9 billion in cuts.

Woodford County Public Schools is a district just outside Lexington, Ky.

Louisville School Integration Efforts Safe For Now

12:08pm March 16, 2017

by Ryland Barton

A bill making its way through the Kentucky legislature might end a decades-old busing program in one of the state's largest — and most segregated — cities.

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