Education Reporter — January 2004
Education Reporter — December 2003
Education Reporter — November 2003
More Children Left Behind
A gaudy sign reading No Child Left Behind, the education slogan of the Bush Administration, guards the entrance to the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. The more-than-a-thousand-page NCLB education law, enacted at the beginning of last … [Read more...] about More Children Left Behind
Education Reporter — October 2003
Fat Kids; Who’s Responsible?
Too many of our kids are too fat, so there ought to be a law. Turn the trial lawyers loose to blame the restaurants and the fast-food joints and give them the tobacco treatment. Right? As with many other problems in our society today, the government … [Read more...] about Fat Kids; Who’s Responsible?
Education Reporter — September 2003
Education Reporter — August 2003
Teaching History: Fact or Fiction?
In rare moments when Congress isn't preoccupied with the war, taxes or prescription drugs, Congress is worrying that American students don't know any American history. Congress is right to worry because this is true, but it doesn't follow … [Read more...] about Teaching History: Fact or Fiction?
