Tennessee tries single-sex classes
A Memphis high school credits separate classes for male and female students for a jump in test scores. MEMPHIS — In “Romeo and Juliet,” the plot thickens along slightly different lines for male and...
View Article‘Place for learning’ days
British schools are dropping the s-word — “school” — in favor of “place for learning” or “advanced learning centre,” reports the Times of London. Some secondary schools are renaming themselves...
View ArticleLess money, more flexibility
California’s very belated budget gives less money to schools but more flexibility in how to spend the money, reports the Sacramento Bee. Summer school. Art and music. Classes for gifted children....
View ArticleBlack bean burgers or Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?
Students are refusing to eat the new healthier lunches at Los Angeles schools, reports the LA Times. The black bean burgers, tostada salad and pears on the menu at Van Nuys High is “nasty, rotty...
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Zhao: Don’t follow the dragon
The U.S. shouldn’t try to “catch up” with China, argues Yong Zhao in Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World. China’s test-obsessed,...
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