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Now is not the time for Republicans to practice the fine art of bi-partisanship. With the presidency hanging in the balance, the George W. Bush election team should mount a fight to the finish to make sure Al Gore does not steal this election. But wait! Isn't Al Gore simply asking for a true accounting of the votes in Florida? Isn't he just trying to protect democracy?

by JANN FLURY
Columnist EducationNews.org
Cases of violence and disorderly conduct in our schools are hitting the headlines more often today than ever before. Some include serious criminal acts such as shootings, stabbings

by JANN  FLURY
Columnist EducationNews.org
Has the art of teaching been lost?  Are teachers no longer taught the fundamentals?  Is the education establishment trying to reinvent the wheel? 

By RICHARD LEE COLVIN and DUKE HELFAND, Times Staff Writers - Thousands of California students are labeled "learning disabled"-- often with lasting consequences--because they were not taught to read. Those with major handicaps also are poorly served.

 

 

by JANN  FLURY
Columnist EducationNews.org
First it was the UNICEF "Youth Rights"campaign amidst a major publicity drive to popularize a scheme for establishing a national network of early childhood learning centers, and now the establishment

We, the faculty of the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University believe that high and rigorous academic standards are essential to improving Virginia's schools

"Texas Education Agency researchers say they can find no proof that longer class periods -- used in the block scheduling approach in Texas high schools --

by JANN FLURY
Woman is the giver of life and a natural bond between a mother and her offspring develops from birth, if not before. Motherhood is the innate nurturing of a child with attentive maternal tenderness and affection

Gerald Bracey - At the recent education "summit" IBM CEO and summit convener, Lou Gerstner, had this to say about the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS):

By James B. Kelleher - When the Department of Education produced a guide that warned educators who rely heavily on standardized exams for admissions or promotions that they might be violating federal law – who got the story right?