When it comes to school reform, both candidates have a party-base problem
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College Admissions: How to Deal With a Thin Envelope
Rejection is hard for everyone, but especially sensitive high schoolers. Here’s how to put it in perspective.
Are Pre-K Programs About To Get Gutted?
New cuts in early education spending are endangering young children and costing all of us
5 Things Teachers Could Learn from the Marines
Why Fallujah might have more to teach us than Finland about improving our schools
Can Parents Take Over Schools?
New “parent trigger” laws are triggering debate, but not enough attention is being paid to what happens afterwards
Teacher Sex Abuse: Why Repeat Offenders Are So Common
Parents don’t want to further traumatize young victims, but handling things “discreetly” merely displaces the problem to another school or community
Tim Tebow Debate: Should Homeschoolers Be Allowed on Public-School Sports Teams?
Several states are considering proposals to let homeschooled kids play sports at public schools
College Endowments: Why Even Harvard Isn’t as Rich as You Think
We all assume schools are sitting on a big pile of cash that they could use to lower tuition. Here’s why that’s not true
Can GE Help Bring Common Core Standards to Life?
With an $18 million donation, the corporate giant is taking a controversial stand on education reform
Can Obama Really Lower the Cost of College?
Making schools compete for federal aid is more feasible than an all-out assault on the powerful higher education lobby
Can Computers Replace Teachers?
Until we figure out how to best use technology in the classroom, the bells and whistles are often a distraction
Parents Should Be Allowed to Choose Their Kids’ Teacher
Schools frown upon making requests, but even good schools have bad teachers
School of Thought: 12 Education Activists for 2012
What do an old-school game designer, the NCAA chief and Maggie Gyllenhaal have in common? They’re all on TIME’s list of the 12 education activists to watch in 2012. Those named to TIME’s 11 for ’11 made waves last year, and …