by Emily Hoerner & Jenny Leonard | Apr 14, 2011 | Education
Alexandra Rice/MNS T. Willard Fair and Lisa Keegan discuss students’ needs with a visiting Chicago Public Schools student after the panel WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Arne Duncan is considering whether to grant waivers to No Child Left Behind Act provisions...
by Melissa Benson | Apr 13, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON Diplomacy took a backseat to head-to-head competition Tuesday night as chefs from 12 countries vied for the title of top embassy chef. The third Embassy Chef Challenge, sponsored by by Cultural Tourism DC at the Ronald Reagan Building and International...
by Matt Mansfield | Apr 7, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON –The marriage of design and science will help bridge “the innovation gap” in U.S. schools, speakers said at a conference Thursday. Frustrated teachers agreed but asked how to apply the concept in the classroom with such limited funding. In a time of...
by Matt Mansfield | Apr 7, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department has a central role to play in tackling the problem of youth violence, but some education experts are skeptical of the federal government’s hand in the matter. At the National Forum on...
by Matt Mansfield | Dec 7, 2010 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Homeless people suffer from crime and discrimination: Statistics show an increase of violence committed against the homeless. Watch and listen to some of the inhumane acts committed by some people against those who are...
by Julia Edwards | Dec 6, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON–Amidst initiatives to teach healthy exercise and eating habits in schools, is the No Child Left Inside Act, which plans to bring more time in the great outdoors into the school day. But unlike the No Child Left Behind Act, the No Child Left Inside Act...
