Why black girls succeed and fail in education?
Research shows that black girls are doing relavtivley well in British schools, but relative to what? And what efforts are they making to overcome existing obstacles to achievement? Laurie is joined by David Gillborne to
NPR: 07-16-2009 Education
Stories: 1) California Schools Quake From Budget Cuts
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Obama Administration Pushes Merit Pay
As a candidate, President Obama signaled to teachers unions that he was open to the idea of linking teacher pay to student performance. Now, his administration is moving more aggressively to promote it.
Last week, Education
Gay Rights in the Classroom
It’s 2008 and the campaign for Proposition 8 in California was heated and costly. The opponents of gay marriage claimed that homosexuality would be taught in classrooms. In 1976 the same debate was going on–and
