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Karl C. Priest, M.A .-  June 2, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org
Until I was contacted (April 2009) by a journalist researching the history of Kanawha County Textbook War, I had sort of put the event into a category similar to what many Vietnam era veterans  did with that war.

Carolyn Weber, Senior International Correspondent
Haberman International Policy Institute in Education
June 1, 2009 - Middle Eastern countries exist in a tense balance between modernism and fundamentalism, Western thought versus traditional Muslim ideals. 

Wana L. Duhart - May 29, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org

The sharing and exchange of ideas and resources between public school systems and organizations representing many sectors is playing a major role in the overall transformation of K-12 schools.

by Robert Oliphant - May 28, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org 
Is our post 9/11 GI Bill going to work?  According to Robert Maynard Hutchins, back when GI Bill #1 was proposed as a way of pacifying 16 million veterans headed for civilian life

Michael F. Shaughnessy - May 26, 2009
Senior Columnist EducationNews.org
We see mobile learning as a huge and exciting opportunity for educators in the K-12 space and as a result we’ve made significant investments in our R&D to develop an online education platform for mobile devices that allows learning to take place anytime, anywhere.  

Will Fitzhugh - May 25, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org

Imagine that somewhere in the United States there is a Horace Mann High School, with a student who is a first-rate softball pitcher. Let us further imagine that although she set a new record for strikeouts for the school and the district, she was never written up in the local paper.

May 25, 2009  - Until about 40 years ago, Memorial Day was observed--not celebrated--on May 30 every year. Eager Cub Scouts would work their way through the crowds at small town parades selling bright red artificial poppies.

We are bombarded daily with concepts that diminish our personal individualism.

By Laurie H. Rogers, author of "Betrayed" May 23, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org

On Wednesday, May 27, Spokane Public Schools employees are slated to address the school board about proposed teaching materials for mathematics. These materials reportedly are a continuation of one of the three main math curricula already in place. The three main curricula are:

by Robert Oliphant - May 22, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org
Call it change or reform, will our new health care system actually have an impact upon how Americans think about their bodies?  By way of a yes we can cite Michelle Obama’s current involvement with the Health Literacy Foundation,

Michael F. Shaughnessy - May 21, 2009
Senior Columnist EducationNews.org
Joe, you have just written a super book- "Blue Collar And Proud of it". What prompted you to write this book? Thank you so much, Michael. I decided to write the book because I hope that it will help teens and students out there. I struggled a lot as a student and in high school I felt worthless because I didn’t want to go to college.

Michael F. Shaughnessy - May 21, 2009
Senior Columnist EducationNews.org

Robbie, you recently wrote a book about children with handicaps/exceptionalities/disabilities. First of all, what term do YOU prefer and why? What I wrote about are disorders -- physical, developmental, neurobiological and psychological disorders. The terms you used describe the manifestations of these disordersare exceptional abilities.

Wana L. Duhart - May 21, 2009
Columnist EducationNews.org
The vast majority of teaching professionals and public school administrators are very good at teaching our children and understanding the intricacies of K-12 education.