Education

Breaking away from summer break

The achievement gap widens as students across America sit on their living room floors during the hot summer months and watch “SpongeBob SquarePants” reruns while guzzling Freeze Pops.

By Dustin Volz | September 29, 2010

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Student leaders push to pass Proposition 100

ASA is organizing events on campus to educate students about Proposition 100 and the effects of the potential sales tax increase.

By Joseph Schmidt | April 19, 2010

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Experimenting with education

What is wrong with the product that American schools are churning out? By exploring and implementing new teaching methods, we may be able to reverse a growing trend of outsourcing upper management positions.

By Cullen Wheatley | April 12, 2010

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Study likens school re-enrollment to customer loyalty

A new report says efforts to support school choice for elementary students should be redirected toward improving the schools students are already in.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 29, 2010

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Bribing students out of high school

Lawmakers in Idaho who have proposed a system to pay students for graduating high school early are taking away from memorable high school experiences.

By Monique Zatcoff | March 8, 2010

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What we don’t know about education can hurt

Recent revelations make it clear: we don’t know much about what works in education.

By Will Munsil | March 7, 2010

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