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L.A. Times: Laws on junk food in schools fail to help poor fight obesity, study says

by Eryn Brown and Teresa WatanabeSince state laws made it harder for California elementary school kids to get their hands…

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WST: The Bad News (Poverty) and Good News (Education), Millennial Parents

by Josh ZumbrunMuch has been written about millennials–the nickname for the generation of young people born in the 1980s and 1990s–and…

11 years ago

From BBC News: Global ‘100 year gap’ in education standards

Rebecca Winthrop from the Brookings Institution notes that the differences between the developed and developing worlds in education remain stark.

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The Man Behind the Curtain: How Top-Down Politics Are Destroying School Climate and Teacher Innovation

David Greene shares that former NY Governor Cuomo's education policies fly in the face of what experts cite as elements…

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From BBC News: Niger meningitis: Schools shut to curb outbreak

A ll schools in and around Niger's capital, Niamey, have been shut until Monday because of a meningitis outbreak that…

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After-school Activities: New Rules for 21st Century Kids

After-school activities shape 21st-century learners. These five rules help schools and parents create safe, fun, and equitable programs for every…

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From Nature: The PhD Factory

by David Cyranoski, Natasha Gilbert, Heidi Ledford, Anjali Nayar & Mohammed YahiaThe world is producing more PhDs than ever before.…

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PBS Newshour: Why I’m telling some of my students not to go to college

by Jillian GordonAs the flowers start to bloom and it begins to look a little greener outside, many teachers are…

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