Last month, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the deaths of 21 students in a school-bus crash in Alton, Texas on September 21, 1989, were caused by a lack of sufficient emergency exits. The incident occurred when a …
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Blocked By Court, Milwaukee’s Voucher Program Gets Reprieve
Private donors have stepped in to help approximately 2,000 children in Milwaukee continue attending religious schools, despite a legal obstacle to the city’s controversial school-voucher program expansion. The program had been halted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, causing parents to …
Measure Insuring Schools Access To ‘Information Highway’ Dies
An initiative that aimed to revise the nation’s communications laws and set the foundation for ensuring educational access to the “information highway” has been abandoned, at least for this current Congressional session. In a surprising turn of events, Ernest F. …
S.C. District Helps Students Explore The Final Frontier
In Ellen Vaughn’s classroom at Memminger Elementary School, a small replica of a rainforest is being created in a plastic enclosure. This project, undertaken by Ms. Vaughn’s students who all have learning disabilities, serves as an engaging example of hands-on …
Special-Interest Groups Confront National Math Panel
During a recent public forum, a national panel dedicated to reviewing mathematics education heard from various groups advocating for minority students, non-native English-speakers, and women. The panel, known as the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, held its second meeting at the …
CEOs Reflect On 10 Years Of Helping Schools Improve
A group of prominent business leaders is reaffirming its commitment to improving public education. The Business Roundtable, composed of nearly 200 CEOs from large corporations in the country, first became involved in education reform in 1989, at the request of …
Roger Sales Obituary
The late Roger Sales, father of the author and a trailblazer in the field of interdisciplinary studies, passed away at the age of 72. He made significant contributions to the growth of interdisciplinary studies at various new universities in the …
Eleven Is The Wrong Age To Change School
Despite all the rhetoric of constant change in education, certain things remain unchallenged. One such issue is the lengthy school summer vacation. Suggesting reducing this break would be akin to destroying a foundation of the British education system. The original …
‘The Government Hasn’t Listened’: Teachers In England Criticise Pay Offer
Charlotte Lawrence, a primary school teacher with 14 years of experience, finds the British government’s most recent pay increase offer for educators to be insulting. While attending the National Education Union’s annual conference in Harrogate, Lawrence expressed that the government …
Student Housing: Do I Still Need To Pay If I’ve Left?
The COVID-19 lockdown has caused significant upheaval for students, as universities have closed and forced many to vacate their rented accommodations. While a few providers have agreed to waive fees or to reduce rents, some landlords have refused to release …