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As School Gardens Grow,
Kids' Education Wilts

OPINION

Jan 18, 2010 1:28 PM CST

As School Gardens Grow, Kids' Education Wilts

Alice Waters' crusade steals the most necessary thing about school

(Newser) - The school garden movement is well-intentioned but disastrously misguided, Caitlin Flanagan writes, and will “contribute to the creation of a permanent, uneducated underclass” while robbing “that group of the very force necessary to change its fate"—namely, education. Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame has been the...

Texas School
Isolates Boy, 4,
Over Long Hair

Jan 13, 2010 7:52 PM CST

Texas School Isolates Boy, 4, Over Long Hair

Taylor Pugh has been confined to library with aide since Nov.

(Newser) - A 4-year-old Texas boy is being taught in isolation from the rest of his classmates—and faces an even harsher punishment—for not cutting his hair to conform to the school district’s grooming code. Taylor Pugh now works one-on-one with a teacher’s aide during the school day at...

Swarthmore, UVa.
Top College Value List

BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

Jan 12, 2010 12:52 PM CST

Swarthmore, UVa. Top College Value List

Princeton Review list weighs affordability, academic quality

(Newser) - The Princeton Review's annual list of the best college values takes into account price—cheap tuition or generous financial aid get a thumbs up—and weighs that against the academic quality of a school based on surveys, professor-to-student ratios, and the like. USA Today takes a look at the list....

How to Spot Great Teachers

glossies

Jan 10, 2010 8:26 AM CST

How to Spot Great Teachers

Teach for America sheds light on two decades of insight

(Newser) - Teach for America is opening its books on 20 years of trial and error in figuring out what makes some teachers great and others complete busts. As it screens college applicants, it now pays special attention to two characteristics: perseverance and life satisfaction. By perseverance, it means "not just...

Chicago Schools
Lag Gains Claimed
by Duncan

Dec 29, 2009 8:49 AM CST

Chicago Schools Lag Gains Claimed by Duncan

Test scores in ed secretary's former district trail other cities

(Newser) - In the latest test results, Chicago schools failed to show evidence of the gains claimed by their former superintendent, Arne Duncan, whose success in turning around the struggling system was widely touted when he was nominated for education secretary. Students in Miami, Houston, and New York outscored Chicago in math;...

Single-Sex Schools
'Bad for Boys'

Dec 1, 2009 3:29 AM CST

Single-Sex Schools 'Bad for Boys'

Men educated in all-male schools likelier to divorce

(Newser) - Boys taught in all-male schools grow up befuddled by the opposite sex and are likelier to end up divorced and depressed by their 40s, according to new research. The British study, which tracked 17,000 adults who had attended a wide range of single-sex institutions, found no corresponding increase in...

Chicago Suburb Tops
Best Family Towns

Nov 20, 2009 1:24 AM CST

Chicago Suburb Tops Best Family Towns

Best spots to raise kids boast good schools, low crime

(Newser) - BusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state....

First Dad Spills Malia's
73 on Science Test

Nov 4, 2009 7:35 PM CST

First Dad Spills Malia's 73 on Science Test

Obama says all kids slack off—but she got 95 on the next

(Newser) - During a speech today on education, President Obama went off-script a bit to talk about how it figures into the lives of his kids, particularly elder daughter Malia. Saying that even the best “kids slack off,” he tells of the 11-year-old’s disappointment at scoring a 73 on...

Writing's on the Wall
for the Chalkboard

Oct 31, 2009 6:46 AM CDT

Writing's on the Wall for the Chalkboard

Some still attached, but whiteboards now rule classrooms

(Newser) - If today’s kids don’t know what a record is, tomorrow’s won’t likely know what a chalkboard is, at least in the classroom. Whiteboards, without the lung- and computer-choking dust (to say nothing of their immunity to scratching nails) are taking over, with one supplier of both...

Madonna Starts Malawian Girls School

Oct 26, 2009 4:39 PM CDT

Madonna Starts Malawian Girls School

Star breaks ground on $15M project in children's homeland

(Newser) - Construction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took...

President Has Delivered
Real Change in Education

DAVID BROOKS

Oct 23, 2009 5:35 AM CDT

President Has Delivered Real Change in Education

Race to the Top program has sparked a 'quiet revolution' in education

(Newser) - President Obama's huge success in education reform has been overlooked amid all the carping about his failure to deliver as much change as expected, writes David Brooks. The $4.3 billion Race to the Top fund Obama and Arne Duncan established has helped accelerate real reform in education and has...

Education Cuts Will
Stunt Economy

Paul Krugman

Oct 9, 2009 9:03 AM CDT

Education Cuts Will Stunt Economy

Congress needs to get states cash to keep universities healthy

(Newser) - Education has been the most important component of America's economic success over the past 150 years, writes Paul Krugman—that is public education. But after 30 years of Reaganite opposition to public spending, we've seen a "slow-motion erosion" of America's educational standing, until what we think is the "...

Most Stay-at-Home
Moms Aren't
'Opting Out':
Census

Oct 1, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

Most Stay-at-Home Moms Aren't 'Opting Out': Census

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census...

Women's Workplace Gains
Likely to Outlast Recession

ANALYSIS

Sep 28, 2009 5:54 PM CDT

Women's Workplace Gains Likely to Outlast Recession

Long-term employment stats bound to reflect better academic performance

(Newser) - The recession has been kinder to women than to men, and the reason is well documented: the most affected industries are those with lots of male employees, like manufacturing and construction. But another factor is driving a more permanent change, writes Greg Burns: Overall, women earn more college degrees. By...

Obama Wants More School,
Less Summer Break

Sep 28, 2009 2:09 PM CDT

Obama Wants More School, Less Summer Break

Wants to give US kids boost globally, idea 'not popular' with Sasha, Malia

(Newser) - Well, Barack Obama’s approval rating just plummeted in the K-12 demographic. The president is calling for longer school days and a shorter summer break, arguing that it’s a necessary step to catch up with kids from around the world. The president admits they’re “not wildly popular...

Dentist Dropoff Leaves a Cavity

ANALYSIS

Sep 28, 2009 1:06 PM CDT

Dentist Dropoff Leaves a Cavity

Fewer new grads, more real teeth mean spiking costs could drill consumers

(Newser) - The number of dentists graduating from dental school is plummeting just as the first generation of Americans with their full set of real teeth hit their golden years. And those graduates are much more likely now than in the past to be specialists in things like orthodontics and oral surgery....

Winter Babies' Real Problem? Less-Educated Mothers

Sep 22, 2009 8:00 AM CDT

Winter Babies' Real Problem? Less-Educated Mothers

Accidental find shines light on old conundrum

(Newser) - For years, economists have been trying to explain why winter babies have it so tough. In study after study, those born in winter consistently perform worse in school, earn less, and are less healthy than peers born at other times of year. Now Notre Dame economists Kasey Buckles and Daniel...

Et tu, Barack? Teachers Lose Another Ally

Sep 20, 2009 5:35 PM CDT

Et tu, Barack? Teachers Lose Another Ally

Embattled unions don't want evaluation based on test scores

(Newser) - Teachers union members are fuming over President Obama's desire to stay the course and evaluate educators based on student test scores, McClatchy reports. Obama is even threatening to withhold California stimulus money unless the state enshrines the student-teacher performance link into law. "It takes more than the ability to...

3 of 4 Oklahoma Students Can't Name First President

Sep 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT

3 of 4 Oklahoma Students Can't Name First President

Only 3% would pass US citizenship test

(Newser) - Are you smarter about American history than a recent immigrant? Most of the students in Oklahoma’s public high schools aren’t. A conservative think tank asked thousands of high school kids to answer 10 questions drawn from the citizenship test given to recent immigrants. Would-be citizens have to answer...

Pick Your Poison:
Swine Flu or Hand Sanitizer

Sep 14, 2009 12:52 PM CDT

Pick Your Poison: Swine Flu or Hand Sanitizer

Recent H1N1-inspired flood of alcohol-based products into schools are also flammable

(Newser) - Schools are loading up on hand sanitizer in an effort to fight swine flu—but the alcohol-based panacea has problems of its own, the Chicago Tribune reports. Bottles and dispensers of the stuff are ubiquitous in classrooms, and officials have belatedly realized the dangers of its 65% alcohol content. “...