Good order, good reading skills
In orderly homes, where educated, middle-class mothers enforce regular meal and bed times, children read better. Emily Bazelon looks at “Order in the House!” a study of middle-class kindergartners and...
View ArticleUnions kill vouchers, go after charters
Teachers’ unions have declared war on charter schools, writes Jay P. Greene in the Wall Street Journal. The unions are fighting on two fronts: While seeking to deny charter funding, they’re also...
View ArticleExit exam doesn’t do much
California’s High School Exit Exam doesn’t raise performance or worsen the dropout rate, concludes a new study by Stanford’s Institute for Research on Education Policy While graduation rates dropped...
View ArticleCoal-based learning
The American Coal Foundation has designed a coal-based elementary school curriculum, reports In These Times. (It) suggests that students learn about the costs and benefits of coal mining by using...
View ArticleResistance (to reform) is futile
Resistance to education reform is futile, says Democrats for Education Reform. Those who resist the school reform movement are going to find they are on the wrong side of history. They may affect the...
View ArticleSend disruptive kids to separate school
Disruptive students should go to a separate school till they learn to behave, says Chicago Teachers Union President Marilyn Stewart. Don’t wait till a disruptive student turns violent, she told the...
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