washingtonpost.com - Class StruggleClass StruggleA Few Lucky Students Who Don't Need AP- April 23, 2005 Three months ago I read a commentary in the newspaper Education Week and wondered why I heard a grinding sound. It turned out to be my back molars, scraping together in a way my dentist has complained about many times. The reason for my obvious tension was a commentary, "On Dropping AP Courses: A Voice from the Developing Movement," Jan. 19 issue by Bruce G. Hammond, director of college counseling at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, N.M.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A805-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/column... Learning for a Better Life, Not Just a Better Job- April 23, 2005 There might be reasons for improving the educations of our children other than lowering the unemployment rate and raising the gross national producthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7708-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_education/column... When All the 4th-Grade Teachers Quit- April 23, 2005 Tonia Joyner's falling out with the Prince George's County school system began, as such stories usually do, with her child, a fourth grader at Benjamin Foulois Elementary School in Suitland.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46379-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_education/colu... Why Colleges Think They're Better Than AP- April 23, 2005 As the number of college freshmen who arrive with AP tests on their records continues to climb, they are finding it more difficult to gain college credit for their work.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63182-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_education/colu... Intelligent Design, Unintelligent Me- April 23, 2005 The minute my op-ed "Afraid of Intelligent Design" appeared in The Post, the e-mails started popping up on my computer. Most said they had the unfortunate duty to tell me that I was an idiot.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27793-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_education/colum... Quotas for Asian Americans Yes and No- April 23, 2005 Asian American applicants to selective colleges appear to be at a disadvantage. While they have the highest average SAT scores, many African American and Hispanic students with lower marks are being accepted to Ivy Leagues schools.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35075-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_education/colu... A New Perspective on KIPP Schools- April 23, 2005 If we can't get less motivated parents to come to KIPP, isn't it time to consider bringing KIPP to them Jay Mathews wants to know.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9576-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_education/colum... Are Bonus Grade Points for Hard Courses Unfair- April 23, 2005 One author learns that a new Texas study indicating a connection between taking AP tests in high school and graduating from college was not proof that one caused the other.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30972-2004Dec28.html?nav=rss_education/colu... Why Don't We Fix Our Textbooks- April 23, 2005 In case you haven't noticed, this is the year we are FINALLY going to start improving American high schools, where progress in raising achievement has been as slow as a teenager's response to a request that he clean his room.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56501-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_education/colu... Six Surprises From Area High Schools- April 23, 2005 This year a record 61 percent of area public schools achieved 1.000 ratings on the index. But with this great growth in college-level courses has come some surprises.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42998-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_education/colum... |