Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Education - Everything you need to know about the world of education.

Education - Everything you need to know about the world of education.

Maryland and the District join Race to the Top


Virginia won't participate in $3.4B education reform competition.
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VALERIE STRAUSS
A School Survival Guide for Parents (And Everyone Else)

Posted at 7:00 AM ET, 06/ 2/2010



The most common mispellings, er, misspellings

The National Spelling Bee is being held this week in Washington D.C. to promote perfect spelling. But what about those words that constantly trip us up?
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JAY MATHEWS
What's Right and Wrong With Our Schools



Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 05/30/2010

Tense time for AP students: grade weighting flunks a test

Like all human beings, educators accept rules and procedures that make sense to them, even when academic types wave data in their faces proving they are wrong. That appears to be the case with one of the most powerful and widespread practices in Washington area high schools---the extra grade point for college-level courses.
President Obama. (AP)