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Google News on Arizona Education
More Ariz. students learning on Web - Arizona Republic
September 08, 2008
Officials: Take up education beefs at local, not state, level - Tucson Citizen
September 08, 2008
Arizona Town Hall taking call for education reform to community - Bizjournals.com
August 14, 2008
A sit down with Trudie Jackson - Indian Country Today
September 08, 2008
Pay, officers on agenda for Crane, District 1 - Yuma Sun
September 08, 2008
CNN Education
Math tests for kindergartners?
August 28, 2008
The city is asking public school principals to consider giving math tests to kindergartners, a proposal that comes amid debate over the growing use of standardized tests nationwide.
Mom finds U.S. lagging in early education
August 25, 2008
That's my girl, I thought, as Olivia tore away from us to join the other 5-year-olds for circle time -- legs crossed, hand stick-straight in the air in response to the teacher's question about how the kids spent Father's Day.
U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C-
August 24, 2008
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability
Harvard reclaims No. 1 spot on list of nation's top schools
August 22, 2008
Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.
College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age
August 19, 2008
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
U.S. News & World Report's Education Center
Sarah Palin's Extensive College Career
September 05, 2008
She attended four schools (one of them twice) in six years before graduating from Idaho.
Religious Texts Taken Down After Complaints
September 05, 2008
Southern Cal provost removes historical scriptures from student group's website.
North Carolina Schools Brace for Hanna
September 05, 2008
Louisiana State continues to clean up and restore power after Gustav.
Some at UNC Object to Antiabortion Display
September 05, 2008
Critics say the $5,000 allotted by student government to the event is too much.
John Edwards Cancels Speaking Events
September 05, 2008
Hofstra, Buffalo, and Illinois will no longer host the North Carolina senator.
NPR's Education News
Costliest U.S. Public School Opens In L.A.
September 05, 2008
What's widely regarded as the costliest U.S. high school has opened near downtown Los Angeles, years behind schedule and at a cost of $350 million. Many factors, including a criminal investigation that uncovered no wrongdoing, resulted in delays and cost overruns.
Teen Sex, Sex Education And Sarah Palin
September 05, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin has been a strong supporter of programs that advocate abstinence until marriage, and she also opposes explicit sex education. Alaska's law is silent on these issues, however, and it provides no specific funding for sex education in the schools.
Novel Tactics At Chicago School-Funding Protests
September 04, 2008
Organizers of a school boycott in Chicago are trying high-profile tactics to protest education funding. On Tuesday, more than 1,000 students skipped the first day of classes. On Wednesday, some classes were held in the lobbies of office buildings.
What To Make Of Students' Sexy Clothes?
September 04, 2008
As students head back to school, teachers can find themselves face to face with teenagers clinging to their summer styles. Commentator Annmarie Kelly Harbaugh knows that the boundary between what is and is not appropriate school clothing can be a bit blurry.
'Marketplace' Report: College Or Gold?
September 04, 2008
The cost of one year of tuition at schools like Columbia and New York University has topped $50,000. But some top tier schools are offering need-blind admission, saying they'll make it possible for anyone who's qualified to afford college.
New York Times Education
Voter Registration by Students Raises Cloud of Consequences
September 08, 2008
The practice of students registering to vote at their college address has set off a fracas in Virginia, after a local registrar incorrectly suggested dire consequences for students who register at college.
A Brownstone Becomes an Ivory Tower, and New York City Is the Campus
September 08, 2008
An elite undergraduate program of the City University of New York is being taught for the first time this fall in a majestic four-story brownstone on the Upper West Side.
Parents Upset at School Renovation Delays
September 06, 2008
After three years of delays, the students of Hamilton Avenue Elementary will finally get to move into their newly renovated school this fall but that may not happen until the end of October.
Unboxed: When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder
September 07, 2008
The University Small Business Patent Procedures Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics, who charge that it has distorted the fundamental mission of universities.
The Way We Live Now: 24/7 School Reform
September 07, 2008
What poor kids really need can't be taught in a classroom.
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