Category: Education News Breakthroughs

Recently, leaders of school districts have been encouraging their colleagues to create solid plans for assisting students whose parents have been apprehended in workplace raids by federal immigration agents. As the federal government focuses on employers who hire a large …

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On a recent evening, hundreds of children and their families arrived at a science center in the historic Old Town neighborhood. The event, known as Family Science Night, offered a unique experience for families from two …

The upcoming reauthorization of Head Start this year is raising concerns about the federal preschool program. There is a battle between those who want to make changes to the 40-year-old program and those who believe it is working well. Recent …

As school administrators across the nation grapple with budget cuts due to the ongoing economic downturn, Greg Murry, the superintendent of this 9,000-student district, faces a unique challenge: how to effectively utilize a windfall of up to $7 million in …

The Dallas Independent School District is in the process of constructing a state-of-the-art school in Texas. The decision to build this $50 million "super-magnet" high school, which has the potential to accommodate over 4,000 students, was heavily influenced by big …

Last week, a distinguished panel organized by Secretary of Education William J. Bennett revealed plans for an ambitious and costly version of the nation’s "report card" on student achievement. The panel, consisting of 22 members, proposed significant changes to the …

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Defenders of free speech have been celebrating recent events, including the creation of a new union headed by Toby Young. However, one may wonder why this has become so prominent now. It appears to be part of a reaction against …

The concept of scientific elimination of personal identity, or even its intentional control, has been deemed a future threat more dreadful than atomic destruction. Nevertheless, Dr. Jose Delgado contradicts these concerns in his 1969 book, Physical Control of the Mind: …

Melz Owusu, a former sabbatical officer at Leeds University union and current PhD student, has been a vocal proponent of decolonising higher education. However, after listening to the experiences of black students, Owusu came to a sobering realisation about the …