Prep schools look abroad for students
A bad economy at home has schools looking to Asian powers for tuition
Dixi Wu of Kunming, China, practices violin after classes at Bullis, whose headmaster recruited her during a trip to China. (Sarah L. Voisin-TWP).Posted at 6:30 AM ET, 03/30/2010
Florida's terrible teachers bill a test for Duncan
The state of Florida could prove to be a big test for Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Legislators in the Sunshine State are moving with all due speed to pass legislation that would go a long way to making sure no...
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Delaware, Tennessee on hot seats
I have not been a fan of the federal Race to the Top school innovation program. I have predicted that politics and inertia will dissipate its impact, as often happens with federal money given to schools. But I do love the fact that the first grants, as revealed by my colleague Nick Anderson, are going to just two states, Delaware and Tennessee. This will make it much easier to focus on the results.
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