Any parent or educator knows that rating students and their schools is a big deal. State standards of learning, No Child Left Behind mandates, and independent websites all have their ways of evaluating the nation’s schools and children. There are some valid reasons behind this. The schools in our country are in sad and sorry [...]
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The Downside of Public School Rankings
January 4th, 2010 
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No Comments »Viewing Homework as an Educational Liability
November 28th, 2009 Admin The value of homework has been questioned before. In fact there have been periods of time during the past 100 years when homework played a minimal role in schooling. Interestingly, homework, which is believed to improve learning and self-discipline, received two of its strongest promotions from a political concern, “Sputnik”, and an economic one, Japan’s [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: Business Success, Competent Adults, Educational Achievement, Educational Level, Educational Settings, Educational Systems, Etta Kralovec, Gap, Haves And Have Nots, Inequalities, John Buell, Minimal Role, Outcry, Paper Tiger, Political Concern, Poverty Level, Self Discipline, Sputnik, Working Parents, Working With Children 1 Comment »Economic Stimulus Package Plan
August 18th, 2009 Admin The Taxpayer’s DozenThere are 12 areas of the economic stimulus package plan:Tax relief, child tax credit, jobless benefits, health care, energy, education, infrastructure, science and technology, law enforcement, jump start on jobs, business breaks and accountability. To Democrats, this plan represents stabilizing the economy where it will see the most progress – helping people help [...]
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