by Jane Park | Dec 3, 2009 | Education
Education expert Sam Chaltain said the key to reforming education is to bring democracy back into public schools.(Jane Park/MNS) Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that incentives – through programs such as the Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation...
by Jane Park | Dec 1, 2009 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this content. School-based mentoring programs such as the one at Turner Elementary School are becoming more popular as educators realize that students need to supplement learning beyond the school day. (Jane Park/MNS) WASHINGTON —...
by Jane Park | Nov 19, 2009 | Education, Topics
Get the Flash Player to see this content. D.C. Public School officials joined the Washington Teachers’ Union and the American Federation of Teachers in touring the District’s early childhood programs.(Jane Park/MNS) WASHINGTON — Despite recent...
by Jane Park | Nov 11, 2009 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this player. The Income-Based Repayment plan, a federal program that became available this summer, offers relief to those with large amounts of student debt. But experts advise students to do the math before applying. (Jane Park/MNS)...
by Jane Park | Nov 5, 2009 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this player. Educators pushed for stronger schools for the nation’s underprivileged in an ongoing discussion Thursday about reforming education. (Jane Park/MNS) WASHINGTON — Following a strong push for effective teachers...