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Kelly Guarna’s daughter Madison poses for a portrait. The kindergartner was suspended from school for making a “terroristic threat” last month after she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (Associated Press) Eric...
Ashley Robinson, 18, a student at the English Nanny & Governess School, reads to Eliza Mays, 2, of her practicum family at their home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on Friday, December 11, 2009. (Mike Cardew, MCT) Celia R. Baker NEW YORK —...
Lucas Reynolds at his “teacher’s desk,” at home. Is he barefoot? (Hugh Bouchelle) Hugh Bouchelle It is a tough job market for many of the college graduates walking across the stage and getting their handshake and degree this...
English is winning out as the preferred language for scientific research around the world, proclaims author Scott L. Montgomery in his new book. (Shutterstock) Celia R. Baker English is winning out as the preferred language for scientific...
Celia Baker State spending on colleges and universities declined by 28 percent since 2007, but perhaps not for the reason usually cited. Simply blaming the Great Recession might mean missing a larger story — a weakened middle class that lacks...
Students in Robbi Giuliano’s fifth grade class sit on yoga balls as they complete their assignments at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in West Chester, Pa. The exercise gear is part a larger effort to modernize...
Evie Gerulat, 2, plays a spelling game Friday, May 24, on her mother’s iPad. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News) Celia Baker At the age of 8 months, Evie Gerulat grabbed an iPhone in her chubby, dimpled hand and figured out how to unlock...
Though 45 states and the District of Columbia adopted the core, and several states are already implementing them, there are signs of back-pedaling in several states. In Utah, Republicans approved a resolution to withdraw funding for the Common...
(Shutterstock) Celia Baker Today’s students face a different kind of job market than their parents did, and they need a different kind of education. Kids who can access the wisdom of the ages through digital devices might not need to memorize...
A 2011 report from the Center for American Progress called for stepping up recruitment of teacher candidates of color. Nationally, students of color make up more than 40 percent of the public school population, but teachers of color comprise...
