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
Dis-investing in Higher Education? Education Podcast with John Merrow
George Miller talks about the Higher Education funding problem and why it is bad for those who are currently getting their education. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education.
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A new scheme trains adults in ‘first aid’ for young people who turn to them in a time of crisis
A new scheme trains adults in ‘first aid’ for young people who turn to them in a time of crisis
Lucy is explaining why she didn’t go to school today. “I just couldn’t get up. I
