World-class education, but how?

In his acceptance speech, Sen. Barack Obama called for giving a world-class education to every student. How? I’ll invest in early childhood education. I’ll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay...

The education of our next president

John McCain went to 20 schools before Annapolis, as his father, a Navy submariner, was transferred from base to base. When they lived in Indonesia, Barack Obama’s mother woke him at 4 am to...

Army opens GED school for dropouts

Only 30 percent of young people 17 to 24 years old are qualified for military service; the rest are ineligible because of health issues (especially obesity), academic problems (low test scores, no...

The paperless teacher

Mimi’s class is getting new “seat sacks emblazoned with the school’s name and mascot.” But that blew the budget, so she’s not getting any paper. . . . a seat sack is a...

Ninth-graders get their own school

Ninth-graders are getting their own schools to ease the transition to high school. “People just really value having our ninth-graders have a chance to develop intellectually, emotionally and...