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Don't Fear the Suburbs

It's famously who and what we live near, rather than the size of our house or our yard, that makes us happy. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2012 7:31 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, moving, Happiness, Suburbs, neighborhoods
Amid Million Dollar PTAs, a School Fights to Keep Its Library

Try raising $40K annually to keep your school library: "Our families are tapped out. I just don't see how we can sustain this frantic pace." Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2012 7:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, segregation, socio-economic diversity, school funding, diversity
Wealthy, Foreign-Born and Happy With Public Schools

Relatively affluent, foreign-born city parents choose public schools at more than double the rate of similar native-born parents. Why? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2012 10:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, new york, public schools, Magnet Schools, immigrants
Two Teachers Accused. All Teachers Dismissed.

Amid accusations of abuse against two teachers, a Los Angeles school removes them all. Is that how you would want your child's school to respond? Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2012 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, sex offenders, child sexual abuse, Miramonte Elementary School
Will Standardized Tests Kill Reading?

Two literary parents fear that boiling reading down to a quantifiable standard is taking all the pleasure out of books. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2012 12:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, SchoolBook, Reading, testing, standardized tests, literacy
Should We 'Occupy' Education?

What do we need to do to elevate the school performance of poor children? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2011 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, poverty, Occupy Wall Street, child poverty
How Graphic Should Sex Education Get?

Should every teenager's sexual education include a frank discussion of oral sex with his or her peers? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Schools, Sex, Teens, KJ Dell'Antonia, sex education
To Fix Failing Schools, Target Troubled Kids?

Some troubled schools are trying to improve by "hot spotting" the worst-behaved students. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2011 5:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, KJ Dell'Antonia, Turnaround for Children, reform
Can Virtual Schools Really Replace Classrooms?

Is virtual schooling effective or just a way for cash-strapped schools to save money? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2011 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, Technology, Schools, KJ Dell'Antonia
What Good Teachers Do When Kids Fail

When a teacher knows her students are capable of passing a test, what should she do when they don't? Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2011 9:57 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, KJ Dell'Antonia, failure, teachers, testing
Ending Bullying by 'Fixing' the Victims?

Are anti-bullying curricula focusing too much on aggressors and not enough on victims? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, Bullying, Peggy Orenstein, elementary school, Atlantic magazine
What Works to End Bullying?

Studies suggest that school bullying programs do more to influence perceptions of the victims than they do to end the bullying itself. Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2011 12:25 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Schools, Bullying, parents prevent bullying
Should a Stutterer Speak in Class?

A teacher asks a student with an extreme stutter to stop talking in class and submit written questions instead. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 11:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, discrimination, Disabilities, stutter, teachers
Banning Sexy Ads Near Schools

The U.K. is banning sexually explicit outdoor ads within 100 meters of a school. How I wish it could happen here. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, Sex, KJ Dell'Antonia, ads
What's In Your Child's School Lunch?

It's School Lunch Week, so go in and find out what they're serving. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, Food, nutrition, school lunch, Food/Weight