A newly released report on student achievement finds that members of the nation’s second largest ethnic group are still woefully underperforming their white counterparts. The report, issued June 23 by the U.S
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Those Guys Have All the Fun: An Unauthorized, Uninhibited History of ESPN
I don’t watch Saturday Night Live. I don’t own a television, and I do own a 10-month-old baby, so you do the math.
When Teachers Cheat
Teaching seemed a natural, uncomplicated career choice for Stacey Moskowitz.
How to Fix No Child Left Behind
It’s countdown time in Philadelphia’s public schools. Just 21 days remain before the state reading and math tests in March, and the kids and faculty at James G.
Education: The New Whiz Kids
Some are refugees from sad countries torn apart by war. Others are children of the stable middle class whose parents came to the U.S. in search of a better life.
Cowboy who won $232 million lottery known as ‘good kid’
Neal Wanless, a down-on-his luck cowboy before winning a $232 million Powerball jackpot last month, was always known for his big heart even when he barely had a dime to his name. Now, with his good fortune, neighbors and former teachers worry that he might be easily separated from his new-found money, although he doesn’t seem to be around to give any of it away. “I just hope he doesn’t get inundated,” his former English teacher Deana Brodkorb told CNN.
Tuition Help for the Unemployed Gains Traction
Unemployed and need to learn new skills to get hired again, but can’t afford the tuition to go back to school? Help may be on the way. Democratic Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is pushing for a new law that aims to pay community colleges nationwide $1,000 per student to retrain laid-off workers
Mexico’s mass graves yield bodies of gang victims
Heat waves shimmer over the desert. A team of forensic experts clad in white overalls excavate three shallow graves
Can Afghanistan Support a Beefed Up Military?
Unlike some of his predecessors, Defense Secretary Robert Gates declines to bluff when he doesn’t know the answer. When he was asked on Wednesday about the best strategy for the war in Afghanistan, he shrugged
Tents on wheels give homeless people roof and pride
Brenda Gardenhire shows off her new home with pride. It looks like an oversized shopping cart covered with a khaki canvas. But to her, it’s "wonderful" — a stepping stone to get her off the streets and get her life back in order