Articles related to "Education Policy"

Homeschoolers must remain aware of larger educational issues. A recent study of the American No Child Left Behind policy shows major problems in American education.

The Australian Primary Principals Association has called on government to restore primary education to its former special position by adopting a national charter.

A new cerebral elegance in discernment and sense-control will enable learners to engage in family, classroom and schoolyard dramas and to mitigate conflict and violence

President Obama and US Education Secretary Arne Duncan are in favor of more time for learning. Will this mean more time in school?

Wounded by School is a thought provoking exploration into the present educational system, offering alternatives along with exercises to help foster healing.

A teacher is suspended for answering students' questions about sex, defying Utah's abstinence-only education policy. A local politician wants to make that a crime.

Since taking the helm of the Colorado Department of Education, Dwight D. Jones has faced many challenges. He remains a staunch supporter of quality and high standards.

After two decades, Canada is far from reaching its1990s goal to reduce child poverty and Canadian children's learning is suffering. Teachers are instruments of change.

Obtaining an education is more difficult for students from a low socio-economic status, but policy makers and educators can reduce the gap.

Unlike Europe, Japan, and other developed nations with a centralized education system, in the U. S. public schools are controlled at a local level. How did this happen?

President Mugabe received awards from the West for his achievements in African education but his efforts were inadequate and misguided, even disastrous.

Talking with your teenager about the dangers of drug use can be done from either an abstinence-only or harm reduction perspective.

Many homeschooling families have a valid reason for concern in the wake of a California court ruling. What does the ruling really mean to homeschooling families?

One of Obama's themes during his 2008 presidential campaign was "change." Early in his term, however, "continuity" could describe his work in three policy areas.

The diversity within the Southeast Asian region in various aspects is a starting point to understanding its history.

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A GOP maverick and Vietnam Era prisoner of war, John McCain hopes to become the oldest President in American history.

Zeke M. Vanderhoek got approval for a charter school in New York City that will pay teachers $125,000, a higher salary than the principal at $90,000. He's the principal.

The US Supreme Court has examined sex discrimination in diverse contexts including military service, education, and criminal law. These are the key cases.

Students who are currently applying for college and financial aid are the first in a long time to undertake the process during a recession.

There are risks associated with specific student cultures. These risks are prevented or reduced by risk management programs that educate members about their actions.

Creationism has been offered as an alternative to evolution when explaining the origin of the earth and the diversity of life on it.

Learning disability accommodations are necessary to help students learn despite their disabilities. Learning disability accommodations level the playing field.

Candidate Obama made promises to change education while running for president. The unions that endorsed him may not be pleased. He promised change. He's making changes.

British Humanist Association's ads criticize labeling children according to their parents' religion and spiritual beliefs and seek the end of tax-funded UK faith schools.

Like so many other "simple solutions" to complex problems, "zero tolerance" discipline policies often create more problems than they resolve.

Despite ethical questions raised by the Nuremberg Code and other guidelines, human experimentation abuses continued. In 1974, public policy focused on clinical research.

The release of a report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation declaring bilingual education to be a failed policy is causing educators to question the practice again.

What do we know about Arne Duncan and why did Barack Obama select him for Secretary of Education?

The next US Education Secretary will have a mountain of problems to tackle. Who will President-Elect Obama trust to get the job done?