Educational Issues

Feature Writer: Barbara Pytel
Children face many issues in the classroom. This topic will look at many including bullying, discrimination, dyslexia, ADD, school violence, testing, SAT/ACT, classrooms without desks, depression, disabilities, recess cuts, gender differences, social issues.
Parents and teachers may be interested in birth order, autism, truancy, virtual high schools, homework, reform, teacher shortages, left brain/right brain, math trends, dropouts, vouchers, No Child Left Behind, nutrition, and dating violence.
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Barbara Pytel
Jul 1, 2009
Teachers Who are Paid to Do Nothing
In: School Staff Issues
Each year, schools pay millions of dollars for teachers to come to work while they sit in a special room to surf the internet, play cards or watch television. Learn why.
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Jun 22, 2009
Game Predicts Kindergarten Achievement
In: Educational Issues (general)
This may sound rather strange but many clients are lining up for this game that could help students get interventions quicker in education.
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Jun 19, 2009
Small School Success Causes Problems
In: Educational Issues (general)
With the improvement of some smaller schools in New York City, larger schools are complaining. How could one school's success be another school's failure?
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Jun 13, 2009
How to Fix America's Schools
In: Curriculum Issues
American education is losing momentum to other countries. How can this declining situation be fixed?
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Jun 13, 2009
Sleep and Children's Health
In: Student Health Issues
New studies show that the amount of sleep and when sleep occurs make a difference.
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May 29, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor and Her Impact on Schools
In: Educational Issues (general)
Past decisions are a likely indicator of future decisions. How has Sonia Sotomayor ruled in school cases in the past?
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May 27, 2009
Fine Arts Change the Brain
In: Educational Issues (general)
Has the focus on math and reading under NCLB actually hurt learning?
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May 24, 2009
Bullying and Theft Continue in Schools
In: Educational Issues (general)
Victimization at school continues to be a large problem with lasting effects.
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