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The atheist and the creationist: Can't they just get along?: My friend is considering teaching "young earth" creationism in his school, and I think I'm going to vomit.; By Cary Tennis May 15, 2008
I'm a med student, but my boyfriend has just a high school education: How important is education in a relationship, and can we be happy if he is less ambitious than I am?; By Cary Tennis Apr 9, 2008
What's the matter with kids today?: Nothing, actually. Aside from our panic that the Internet is melting their brains.; By Amy Goldwasser Mar 14, 2008
America closes the book on intelligence: Our country is barely smarter than a fifth grader -- no wonder it's drowning in religious fundamentalism and political ideologues on both sides, argues Susan Jacoby.; By Laura Miller Feb 15, 2008
We're failing our kids: No Child Left Behind has plenty of flaws, but throwing it out because it's a Republican plan is morally disgusting.; By Garrison Keillor Jan 30, 2008
What teen girls are made of: In their own dark and funny words, four teenage girls tell us everything we need to know about sex, parents and gym class.; By Carey Dunne, Eliza Appleton, Emma Considine, Deborah Kim Nov 7, 2007
Hillary Clinton's smooth-talk express: Her campaign-trail game is in top form and her lead in the polls is widening. But will voters think she's on cruise control?; By Michael Scherer Oct 13, 2007
School for housewives: Is Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's new homemaking curriculum a shrewd way to train future conservative warriors?; Carol Lloyd Oct 12, 2007
Jesus is my dorm advisor: Patrick Henry College grooms fundamentalist kids to be America's future leaders. A new book looks at how these elite students cope with the pressure to bridge secular and religious worlds.; By Elizabeth Svoboda Sep 6, 2007
Teachers: Be subversive: Jonathan Kozol, author of "Letters to a Young Teacher," talks with Salon about why No Child Left Behind squelches learning and about reading Rilke's sonnets to first graders.; By Matthew Fishbane Aug 30, 2007
Math doesn't suck, it buys you Gucci: Danica McKellar, of "Wonder Years" fame, tells girls that math can support their shopping habit.; Carol Lloyd Aug 6, 2007
The student loan rip-off: For six years, Republicans let lenders rake in millions with inflated interest rates.; By Julia Dahl May 28, 2007
ACLU takes on abstinence-only ed: Will the courts stop the federal funding of programs that give kids medically inaccurate information about sex?; Carol Lloyd Apr 26, 2007
The lords of Legotown: Seattle after-school program temporarily bans the bumpy plastic building blocks of capitalist meritocracy.; Lynn Harris Apr 2, 2007
Sixth grade final exam: Sleeping with teacher?: Nigerian schoolgirls pressured for sex.; Tracy Clark-Flory Mar 26, 2007
It's all fun and games: In the crazy, mixed-up lexicon of modern parenting, learning about table manners is "fun" but playing cops and robbers is "good for you." What's next?; By Dashka Slater Mar 26, 2007
What Oprah can't forget: Critics of her sanctuary for South African girls be damned -- the media mogul's generosity is beyond reproach. But her PR gaffes around the school's opening revealed the scars of her own impoverished past.; By Rebecca Traister Jan 13, 2007
Piling on Oprah: Critics slam the media titan for building a $40 million school for girls in South Africa.; Carol Lloyd Jan 5, 2007
It's a trans world: The author of a new book about transgender teenagers in Los Angeles talks straight about hormone smuggling, life on the street, and the rise of America's first trans-rapper.; By Nona Willis-Aronowitz Jan 5, 2007
The socioeconomics of orgasm: Women with more education and earning power report greater sexual fulfillment.; Carol Lloyd Oct 5, 2006
Big man on campus: Author Jeremy Iversen went undercover as a high school student. The experience taught him about text messaging and steroids -- and the failures of U.S. education policy.; By David Kent Randall Oct 3, 2006
Educational TV: The most scabrous critique of Bush's education policy isn't coming from a think tank or newspaper but from the grittiest drama on television, "The Wire."; By James Hynes Sep 20, 2006
Why Johnny can't code: BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.; By David Brin Sep 14, 2006
The hothouse effect: The author of a new book about gifted children talks about the big business of "enrichment" and the joys of just being average.; By Sarah Karnasiewicz Aug 31, 2006
The end of elitism: The decline of Harvard, brought down by the blogosphere.; Andrew Leonard Aug 8, 2006

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