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Arts Education
State of the Arts
When tap shoes are silenced and paintbrush bristles left to harden, student achievement suffers—often at the schools where the arts are needed the most. |
Student Health
A Band-Aid Solution
Fewer school nurses often mean more medical responsibilities for teacher’s aides, secretaries, and other education support professionals. |
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Where We Teach
Rules of Engagement
Their morning starts with a military checkpoint, but it’s all part of the routine for the teachers serving the children of those who serve our country. |
ESP
Driving a Hard Bargain
When it comes to transportation, putting private companies like Laidlaw in the driver’s seat is proving problematic for school districts and support professionals. |
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Money
A Bad Idea Defined
Get the lowdown on how defined-contribution pension plans can leave you short come retirement. Also, pet insurance—is it worth it? |
People
Rocket Man, Entreprenurial ESP, NEA Member Miss America Hopeful, and more... |
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Last Bell
What’s in a Label?
One educator illuminates the ways in which NCLB is hurting teacher quality at her school. |
Leading the Way
The Dropout Directive
Let’s make a high school diploma or its equivalent mandatory for all students below the age of 21. |
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UpFront
The latest assignment for teachers: Figuring out whether homework is a good thing. Plus more tips, trends, facts, research, and wisdom. |
State Report
Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, and Montana. |
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Spotlight
A Teacher, No Matter Where
When NEA Foundation award winner and U.S. Navy reservist Philip Forgit was sent to war, he found himself in a familiar environment: the classroom. |
Editor’s Note
Taken for a Ride
For-profit companies like Laidlaw International now bus more than 2 million children each year, and public school employees working in food service, maintenance, and security have been pushed into similar privatization schemes. |
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President's Viewpoint
Maintaining Our Edge
From Sputnik to cyberspace, the key to keeping the United States competitive comes down to quality math and science education. |
Resources
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