Education

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  • Homeboy in the 'hood

    In the Democratic bastion of Harlem, George W. Bush further outlines his education plan while taking a swipe at the GOP.
    By Jake Tapper October 5, 1999

  • McCain steps up attacks on Bush

    In his official campaign kickoff, the Arizona senator comes out swinging against the Texas governor and GOP presidential front-runner.
    By Jake Tapper September 28, 1999

  • Surprise: Bush could be the "education president"

    A longtime school reformer says the Republican front-runner might be the best hope for low-income and minority students at a time when you can't talk about "poor kids" -- to Democrats.
    By Joan Walsh September 17, 1999

  • Trouble in "Holy City"

    The man behind the Kansas creationism controversy worries that the flap has awakened his opponents -- who hope he's right.
    By Laura Rozen September 3, 1999

  • Counter-evolutionary

    Baffled by the dumping of Darwin in the Sunflower State? Bone up on creationism and Kansas.
    By Mark Wallace August 19, 1999

  • Tough lessons

    An interview with firebrand educator Esmi Raji Codell.
    By Fiona Morgan June 14, 1999

  • Essay questions

    How well can computers judge prose -- and would you want one grading your exam?
    By Christopher Ott May 25, 1999

  • Giuliani flunks school-voucher test

    Instead of helping the poor, he aims to dynamite public education.
    By Samuel G. Freedman May 12, 1999

  • Good news from teen America

    While we're wringing our hands over Littleton, evidence of a sharp decline in teen birthrates, especially among blacks, shows that adults can make a difference
    By Joan Walsh April 30, 1999

  • Millennial family values

    Sociologist Stephanie Coontz on how American leaders have spent more time on the Clinton sex scandal than they have on issues that will affect the families of the future.
    By Stephanie Coontz November 30, 1998

  • Internet U.

    A new documentary, 'net.learning,' looks at the benefits and hazards of the Net as global lecture hall.
    By Andrew Leonard September 4, 1998

  • Just the facts, RAM

    Just the facts, RAM: By Christopher Ott. Computers in the classroom promote a conservative vision of education -- but liberals don't seem to have noticed.
    By Christopher Ott August 28, 1998

  • Black like (white) me

    "A Hope in the Unseen" tells the story of an inner-city black kid at Brown -- through the eyes of a white author who tries to channel him.
    By Janet McDonald August 24, 1998

  • Why Kids Don't Need Computers

    Don't feel guilty about not buying your toddler a Pentium, a new book argues: You may be doing the kid a favor.
    By Andrew Leonard August 1, 1998

  • Paving the road to Yale -- or Palookaville

    For the meritocratic baby boomer generation, choosing between public and private schools for one's children is a loaded decision.
    By Albert Mobilio April 20, 1998

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    If Bill Clinton is supposed to be th "education president," then why are all the public schools in the nation's capital closed?
    By Harry Jaffe September 8, 1997

  • It's a girl thing

    Of first bras, near-kisses and why the sixth grade sucks
    By Cynthia Joyce August 11, 1997

  • readin', ritin' and ritalin

    Do psychoactive drugs really help children -- or just make them fit in?
    By Arthur Allen July 16, 1997

  • The hounds of spring

    A stint teaching writing to high school students leaves the author wondering why girls still haven't learned how to dream.
    By Sallie Tisdale July 1, 1997

  • Should teachers let students into their lives?

    An inner-city teacher reflects on the murder of New York teacher Jonathan Levin.
    By Anthony Cody June 17, 1997
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