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Ni hao students from China

Posted: 11/18/09

 

Testing disabled students

Posted: 11/17/09

The test performance of fourth-grade students with disabilities has been improving according to a

Teachers as entrepreneurs

Posted: 11/16/09

Who owns a teacher's lesson plans?

Taxing college tuition

Posted: 11/14/09

The mayor of Pittsburgh has proposed a one percent tax on college tuition that appears to have enough support to pass. …

The race for $4.35 billion

Posted: 11/12/09

The race is on.

Chocolate milk: Bad for kids, good for adults?

Posted: 11/11/09

 

Fighting poverty, one school at a time

Posted: 11/09/09

College Fair updates

Posted: 11/08/09

The National Association for College Admissions Counseling will host a College Fair at the Atlantic City Convention Cen…

10 reasons the NJEA convention is fun

Posted: 11/05/09

You don't have to be a teacher to enjoy the New Jersey Education Association Convention in Atlantic City this week. Her…

Christie goes back to school

Posted: 11/04/09

New Republican governor-elect Chris Christie held his first press conference Wednesday at a highly successful charter s…

The $50,000-a-year colleges

Posted: 11/03/09

A record 58 private colleges cost more than $50,000 a year for tuition, fees, room and board in 2009-2010 according to …

It pays to be the (college) president

Posted: 11/02/09

The Chronicle of Higher Education has published its annual list of private college presidents' salaries, and it's prett…

Rutgers ranks in China

Posted: 10/31/09

The Academic Ranking of World Universities was begun in China by the Center for World Class Universities and the Instit…

Preschool claims cut both ways

Posted: 10/29/09

Edelman remains the children's advocate

Posted: 10/28/09

Marian Wright Edelman speaks softly and rapidly, rattling off statistics about children in poverty.

Keeping up with 21st century skills

Posted: 10/27/09

The New Jersey School Boards Association arrives in Atlantic City Wednesday through Friday for their annual conference …

Take a survey, help study childhood obesity

Posted: 10/26/09

Who should get public preschool?

Posted: 10/24/09

There was some interesting news on the preschool front last week.

Keeping the peace in public school

Posted: 10/22/09

Keeping kids safe and busy after school

Posted: 10/21/09

Thursday is the annual National Lights On Afterschool Celebration which strives to bring attention to the importance of…

A starry night at Rowan

Posted: 10/20/09

This is either the most romantic, or the nerdiest way to spend a Friday night at college.

The bully in the bookbag

Posted: 10/19/09

We all think we would know if our child were being bullied.

The charter school solution

Posted: 10/17/09

The candidates for governor are embracing the expansion of charter schools as an alternative for parents with children …

Beer pong latest swine flu victim

Posted: 10/15/09

Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York is asking students to cut back on the drinking games after a group…

Making every month black history month

Posted: 10/14/09

A criticism of Black History Month has been that it winds up relegating Black History to one month a year. The Amistad …

A role model for kids who struggle to read

Posted: 10/13/09

Samantha Ravelli, her mother Beth and sister Roseann visited St. Vincent de Paul School in Mays Landing Tuesday to prom…

Promoting a bilingual education for all

Posted: 10/12/09

At a recent education workshop, a U.S. Department of Education official said that at the rate the Chinese are learning …

Autism conference in Atlantic City

Posted: 10/09/09

The New Jersey Autism Registry made its debut this week on the heels of a new study from the Centers for Disease Contro…

Education is a tax and spending issue

Posted: 10/08/09

A survey released today by the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities found that 86 percent of resid…

If you need a reason to criticize schools...

Posted: 10/07/09

After a successful summer run through film festivals and private showings, Bob Bowdon's unflinchingly critical look at …

Getting bad caulk out of old schools

Posted: 10/06/09

Teaching teachers about autism

Posted: 10/05/09

Bridging the achievement gap

Posted: 10/01/09

Another study has shown that while black, Hispanic and low-income children are getting better test scores, they're stil…

Sex in the dorm room

Posted: 09/30/09

From the "things we really shouldn't have to say" department comes the story of a new Tufts University policy that spec…

Send the president a video

Posted: 09/29/09

President Barack Obama made a bit of a stir earlier this month when he made a live national speech to school children, …

Babies, Beyonce and brain development

Posted: 09/28/09

Today's edition of The Press features a story about the "birth to five" movement. The effort to raise awareness of earl…

National education standards make their debut

Posted: 09/25/09

Welcome to a new addition to The Press of Atlantic City's education coverage.