Brooklyn student says math skills are important
Poll: How many high school students in the US should be required to take algebra and geometry? Are these skills needed?
constructive dialog
Amazon creates site: With Math I Can!
A new project from Amazon.com seeks to help students succeed in math by getting them to pledge that they will embrace their failures and learn from them.
A Muslim student’s perspective on terrorism
Muslim students are concerned that we are stereotyping all Muslims as terrorists. Maybe some people are, but most aren't. We have bigger problems.
Carroll Co. resident hopes board faces hard facts
We respond to a letter that says school board shouldn't push the panic button whenever it might be necessary to close a school.
Officials say Ala. TOY unqualified; she resigns
Alabama's Teacher of the Year in 2014-15 has resigned over certification confusion in Birmingham City Schools. She was deemed unqualified to teach.
Maybe we need harder tests. Or not.
Community colleges seek partnerships with high schools in order to help students achieve at higher levels in math and English.
American Revolution is like ‘real’ change in schools
Education needs a revolution, right? Sometimes, we all do. What will that revolution look like? It may not happen.
Band showcase ends the season in NW Indiana
A showcase of marching bands in northwest Ind. draws five fine performances on a cool Saturday afternoon in October.
Gates talks school reform on a school day
Bill & Melinda Gates discuss and give a speech about the future of their Seattle-based foundation with regard to education reform.
Howard Co. school mold belies ‘transparency’
Communication between school officials and community members, in the name of "transparency," often suffers from formality.