Topic: Education

Kids, Don't Be Like Tumblr CEO David Karp

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Kids, listen up: don't start dropping out of high school just because the Tumblr CEO David Karp, who just sold his Internet company to Yahoo for $1.1 billion, had neither a high school nor a college degree.

By Heather Horn

May 28, 2010

The Case for the 'Teacher Bailout'

Why spending $23 billion to keep public school teachers employed might be a good idea

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By Heather Horn

Mar 24, 2010

Yes, There Was Student Loan Reform, Too: What You Need to Know

The forgotten part of this much-fêted legislation

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By Max Fisher

Mar 15, 2010

How to Reform No Child Left Behind

Obama moves forward with education changes

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By John Hudson

Mar 11, 2010

Kansas City Locals Defend, Mourn School Closings

The city's school district shuttered 26 schools

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By Heather Horn

Mar 8, 2010

5 Ideas to Fix America's Schools

Do we fire teachers or train them better?

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By John Hudson

Feb 18, 2010

Why Are Schools Spying on Students?

Smile! You're on your laptop camera

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By Max Fisher

Feb 1, 2010

How Obama Could Change 'No Child Left Behind'

The White House is rebranding and retooling a signature Bush policy

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By Heather Horn

Jan 29, 2010

Envisioning Obama's Education Plan in 2010

Analysis of budgets, the spending freeze, and more

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By Heather Horn

Jan 25, 2010

Joe Klein Calls America Dumb, Internet Returns the Favor Tenfold

Unhinged by a recent poll on the stimulus, Klein says America has no real citizens, is a "nation of dodos"

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By Heather Horn

Dec 22, 2009

Anxiety Abounds Over Explosive Growth of Advanced Placement Enrollment

Are there too many students in A.P. courses?

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By Katharine Rust

Oct 22, 2009

Spatwatch

Public Schools Should Teach Gumption

Friedman gets his knuckles rapped for slamming American education

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 29, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

The Gingrich-Sharpton Alliance

Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton join hands on education reform

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By Heather Horn

Sep 28, 2009

Quibbles With Obama's Case for Trimming Summer Vacation

Reactions to the president's push to lengthen the school year

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By Mara Gay

Sep 9, 2009

Three Cheers For Merit Pay

As the Obama administration pushes performance pay in the classroom, some columnists say the once controversial practice is now simply common sense

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By Mara Gay

Sep 9, 2009

5 Best Reactions to Obama's Classroom Cameo

Thoughts from a Washington Post columnist, an 11-year-old, and more

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By Max Fisher

Sep 8, 2009

Obama's Appeal to Students Wins Some Kudos on Right

Some conservatives defend it as good or just banal, but others say the medium is the message

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By Max Fisher

Sep 4, 2009

How Obama's School Speech Became "Propaganda"

All the evidence says it's just a speech, but that hasn't stopped the screaming on both sides

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By Max Fisher

Sep 3, 2009

Are Rich Kids Really More Successful?

Economists look at adopted children, SAT scores, income rates, and more

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By Max Fisher

Aug 28, 2009

Why Are Rich Kids Smarter?

Econobloggers interpret the correlation between family income and SAT scores

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 27, 2009

How Charitable Are Private Schools?

Depends: do smart, needy kids get scholarships so that parents of rich, not-so-smart kids will shell out more?

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