In 1958, Life magazine was decrying the “crisis in the U.S. education.” Fifty years later, many of the concerns still ring true.
In 1998, when new standardized tests were mandated in Massachusetts, 75 percent of the 4,000 students at Brockton High School were in danger of failing to graduate. But a group of dedicated teachers turned things around.
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Do new technologies actually help kids learn or does it just amount to a novelty?
Need a G20 primer? Watch Next Media’s US-Sino currency rap battle.
The down economy is spurring more students to take the risk of starting their own business.