Public Schools - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/public_schools/?source=rss&aim=public_schools en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT Who will save public schools? By Amy Reiter Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/19/sandra_tsing_loh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/19/sandra_tsing_loh/index.html?source=rss You! says Sandra Tsing Loh, whose hilarious "Mother on Fire" is a rallying cry for urban parents who can't afford a fancy private institution. Keeping kids safe after Columbine -- at what cost? By Kate Harding Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/post_columbine_safety/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/post_columbine_safety/index.html?source=rss Under a zero-tolerance policy to prevent school violence, a 6-year-old is kicked out for carrying camping gear Apartheid America By Sarah Karnasiewicz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/22/kozol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/22/kozol/index.html?source=rss Jonathan Kozol rails against a public school system that, 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education, is still deeply -- and shamefully -- segregated. Microsoft's new project: Building a better high school By Christine Smallwood Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/13/public_school_privatization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/13/public_school_privatization/index.html?source=rss A partnership between the software giant and the Philadelphia School District is an innovative solution to an urban crisis. But can public education survive private management? Children are our future By Julia Scott Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/03/schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/03/schools/index.html?source=rss Alcohol, drugs and violence are rampant in public schools. Bush's solution: install more guards. My kids aren't Hitler youth yet By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/08/obama_education_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/08/obama_education_speech/index.html?source=rss How did Obama's speech to students rate? Ask the audience it was intended for Barefoot and pregnant in public school By Carol Lloyd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/24/pregnancy_schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/24/pregnancy_schools/index.html?source=rss New York has closed its pregnancy schools, but they remain nationwide. Public schools and private lives Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2002/02/28/schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2002/02/28/schools/index.html?source=rss Readers respond to stories about class size and a gay relationship between a Palestinian and an Israeli. Money also matters By Anthony York Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/02/20/class_size/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/02/20/class_size/index.html?source=rss California's groundbreaking attempt at reducing class size in public schools may be failing in poorer districts. Louisiana calls Darwin a racist By Fiona Morgan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/04/darwin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/04/darwin/index.html?source=rss The state Legislature casts him in the same league as Hitler. A science educator says it's going to be a rough year for evolutionists. The Bush education plan is too timid By Arianna Huffington Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/04/16/education/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/04/16/education/index.html?source=rss We need to give families a choice -- and that means vouchers and charter schools. Just say yes to Ritalin! By Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/25/medicate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/25/medicate/index.html?source=rss Parents are being pressured by schools to medicate their kids -- or else. Hopping to Harvard By Patricia Kean Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/07/kindergarten_testing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/07/kindergarten_testing/index.html?source=rss Does how my kid jumps, skips and plays with scissors say anything about his academic future? The charter school magnate By Eve Pell Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/24/brennan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/24/brennan/index.html?source=rss With his controversial privately run schools, entrepreneur David Brennan pushes Ohio into the center of the school-choice debate. Can these schools be saved? By Joan Walsh Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/22/intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/22/intro/index.html?source=rss Salon's week-long look at the state of America's public schools Public schools, private choices By Louis Freedberg Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/22/schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/22/schools/index.html?source=rss Al Gore could have sent his son to Wilson High, a public school, but chose nearby Sidwell Friends, which is private. Here's a look at both. Letters to the editor Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/04/21/autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/04/21/autism/index.html?source=rss Readers take their best shot at vaccination controversy. Plus: Horowitz needs to learn ABCs of education; baseball seats are for the rich. Going for the perfect high By Merle Kessler Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/27/school/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/27/school/index.html?source=rss Choosing a high school was a lot easier when you didn't get to choose. Paving the road to Yale -- or Palookaville By Albert Mobilio Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/04/20/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/04/20/feature/index.html?source=rss For the meritocratic baby boomer generation, choosing between public and private schools for one's children is a loaded decision. School is out By Denis Johnson Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/10/01/01school/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/10/01/01school/index.html?source=rss The important thing about home schooling isn't getting away from school. It's getting back into your home. The Education Divide By Samuel G. Freedman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/09/30/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/09/30/news/index.html?source=rss School vouchers were supposed to be a straight liberal vs. conservative issue. Why, then, are black urban Democrats jumping on the same bandwagon as the Christian Coalition? SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal By Harry Jaffe Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/09/08/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/09/08/news/index.html?source=rss If Bill Clinton is supposed to be th "education president," then why are all the public schools in the nation's capital closed?