Why boys are falling behind girls in school
From preschool to college, boys seem do be doing less well than girls, and this could be because teachers sometimes misunderstand and devalue the ways boys learn, Peg Tyre writes …
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Closure Would Be 4th Change in 3 Years for Bread and Roses HS
Supporters of Harlem’s Bread and roses Integrated Arts High School still fighting to keep the school doors open
Read MoreNYC Department of Ed expands transfer policy to all phase-out schools
The DOE announced a change to its school transfer policy for students at phase-out schools, Schoolbook.org reported. All students will now be eligible to apply to new unscreened schools this …
Read MoreState of the Union Address
President Obama spoke about education in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. In summary, he proposed to: Make quality early education available to all Focus on developing high …
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg pours $1m into LA school board elections
New York’s Mayor Bloomberg has donated $1 million to a campaign to elect three Los Angeles school board candidates, the Los Angeles Times reported. The three candidates strongly support current …
Read MoreCompulsory school age could fall in Illinois
Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford has introduced legislation to lower the mandatory school age from 7 to 5, the Chicago Tribune reported. The bill comes after a Tribune investigation found …
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