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A laptop in every knapsack: Computers can spark a learning revolution, says the author of a new study of technology and education. But how will we pay for it?; By Andrew Leonard Oct 1, 2003
Lynda Barry: What She Just Said; Sep 20, 2002
The fading war on drugs: How Osama bin Laden caused the decline of DARE, the anti-drug program that brought you "Just Say No."; By Dan McGraw Aug 19, 2002
Schoolyard chums: While civil libertarians are furious over the Supreme Court's voucher decision, many low-income African-Americans are solidly in the conservative camp.; By Michelle Goldberg Jun 29, 2002
God stoppers: The 9th Circuit judges who struck down the Pledge may be the most unpopular people in America right now. There's just one catch: They're right.; By Scott Rosenberg Jun 28, 2002
Flour power: The authorities have decided that hauling around sacks of flour will teach middle schoolers not to get pregnant. My daughter and I think it's a half-baked idea.; By Susan Straight Jun 25, 2002
Lynda Barry: Bug-out with Marlys!; Jun 19, 2002
We hung the most dimwitted essays on the wall: The biggest case against standardized testing might be the people who score the tests -- people like me, for instance.; By Amy Weivoda Jun 5, 2002
It's the schools, stupid: If Democrats really want to take back the House, they should start talking about charter schools.; By Arianna Huffington Apr 5, 2002
Lynda Barry: Drastic action; Mar 21, 2002
"They said people came and the city's in trouble": Brooklyn kids tell the story they were told.; By Amie Barrodale Sep 12, 2001
The last integrationist?: A Memphis attorney is using a 1963 desegregation lawsuit to block expansion of suburban schools and get a better deal for inner-city black students.; By King Kaufman Aug 27, 2001
Reading, writing and propaganda: American school kids are being subjected to "news" programs that contain covert government-sponsored anti-drug messages.; By Daniel Forbes Aug 8, 2001
Microsoft to schools: Give us your lunch money!: The software giant is cracking down on piracy in the public education system. But the campaign could easily backfire.; By Damien Cave Jul 10, 2001
Sex school: Taiwan plans to open an institute of sexology in an effort to reduce its divorce rate.; By Chris Colin Apr 16, 2001
The Bush education plan is too timid: We need to give families a choice -- and that means vouchers and charter schools.; By Arianna Huffington Apr 16, 2001
Lunchtime quickies?: A fifth-grade girl says her classmates trade soda and cash for sex.; By Chris Colin Apr 10, 2001
A teacher's nightmare: Elementary school kids see porn instead of a dinosaur movie, thanks to a forgetful janitor.; By Jack Boulware Mar 19, 2001
Banning the bullies: In the wake of school shootings, state legislatures are considering laws to crack down on harassment and violence in schools. How will they tell the bullies from the victims?; By Fiona Morgan Mar 15, 2001
Making sense of the shooting at Santana High: Readers respond to Salon's coverage of the latest high school tragedy.; Mar 7, 2001
Teens, sex and God: A 15-year-old finds that her church fosters hatred and fear when it should be about tolerance and love.; By Ariel Amundsen Dec 13, 2000
Teach your children well: Both liberal and conservative sex ed activists have it wrong: We should stop saying that sex is dangerous and help parents talk to their kids instead.; By Michael Castleman Dec 11, 2000
Just say no: Roman Catholic groups stop sex education in Puerto Rico's public schools.; By Jack Boulware Nov 30, 2000
Vote-buying, Silicon Valley style: Tech industry heavyweights learn that throwing millions into a campaign can't substitute for building a grass-roots coalition.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Oct 18, 2000
Sex belongs on the beach: Textbook accepting of homosexuality is taken out of Jamaican schools.; By Jack Boulware Aug 23, 2000

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