Search Results for: education

How Christian Were the Founders?

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Conservative activists on the Texas Board of Education say that the authors of the Constitution intended the United States to be a Christian nation. And they want America’s history textbooks to say so.

Published: Feb 11, 2010
Length: 33 minutes (8,405 words)

Grand Solution or Grab Bag?

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Community colleges are being asked to provide everything from second chances to vocational education. Is America ready to help them succeed?

Published: Oct 26, 2009
Length: 8 minutes (2,044 words)

The Three-Year Solution

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How the reinvention of higher education benefits parents, students, and schools.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Oct 17, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,864 words)

Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común.

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The graduates of a radical bilingual education program at Alicia R. Chacón International, in El Paso, would have no trouble reading either of these headlines. What can they teach the rest of us about the future of Texas?

Source: Texas Monthly
Published: Sep 1, 2009
Length: 22 minutes (5,525 words)

Deborah Orr: We feel sorry for abused children. But what about damaged adults?

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Educational facilities for children like Sonnex have improved so little under Labour

Source: The Independent
Published: Jun 11, 2009
Length: 4 minutes (1,206 words)