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Posted 6/13/2008
Student loans start to bypass 2-year colleges
By Jonathan D. Glater
New York Times
June 2, 2008
Some of the nation’s biggest banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and other less competitive institutions, even as they continue to extend federally backed loans to students at the nation’s top universities.
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Posted 3/11/2008
At charter school, higher teacher pay
By Elissa Gootman
New York Times
March 7, 2008
Would six-figure salaries attract better teachers? A New York City charter school set to open in 2009 in Washington Heights will test one of the most fundamental questions in education: Whether significantly higher pay for teachers is the key to improving schools.
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Posted 2/7/2008
Senate looking at endowments as tuition rises
By Karen W. Arenson
The New York Times
Jan. 25, 2008
The Senate Finance Committee, increasingly concerned about the rising cost of higher education, demanded detailed information on Thursday from the nation’s 136 wealthiest colleges and universities on how they raised tuition over the last decade, gave out financial aid and managed and spent their endowments.
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Lottery profits should open up pre-k to 3-year-olds
By Mary Margaret Oliver, Stephanie Benfield, and Kathy Ashe
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 22, 2008
It is time to expand the lottery profits to pre-k for 3-year-olds. We have introduced legislation, HB 939, to do this, based on criteria to be decided by the Department of Early Care and Learning Board.
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Posted 11/12/2007
Lessons learned: New teachers talk about their jobs, challenges and long-range plans
Public Agenda Alert
Oct. 10, 2007
This new report by Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality finds new teachers in middle and high school feel most vulnerable to challenging teaching conditions.
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Posted 10/5/2007
Important, but not for me: Math, science, technology education
Public Agenda Alert
September 19, 2007
There is growing consensus among the nation’s leaders that unless schools do more to nurture young Americans with strong skills in math, science and technology, U.S. leadership in the world economy is at risk. But our new research report, part of a multi-year project on math and science education, concludes that Kansas and Missouri parents and students didn’t get the memo.
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Posted 9/13/2007
More students finish school, given the time
By Jennifer Medina
New York Times
August 21, 2007
New York City is at the forefront of a movement to recognize that for a significant number, high school might stretch into five, six, even seven years.
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Posted 8/14/2007
Bush signs math, science legislation
Public Agenda Alert
August 9, 2007
President Bush signed the America COMPETES Act today that would spend $33.6 billion more on math and science education, spread out over three years. There's been major concern in education and business circles that the U.S. is at risk of losing its edge in technology because of American students' poor performance in math and science.
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Posted 7/24/2007
School diversity based on income segregates some
By Jonathan D. Glater and Alan Finder
New York Times
July 15, 2007
When San Francisco started trying to promote socioeconomic diversity in its public schools, officials hoped racial diversity would result as well. It has not worked out that way.
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Posted 6/14/2007
History, civics scores improve for fourth-graders
Public Agenda Alert
May 17, 2007
Fourth graders are showing improvements in history and civics tests, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. But while history scores improved for eighth- and 12th-graders, civics scores did not.
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Test scores, standards and No Child Left Behind
Public Agenda Alert
June 7, 2007
Test scores have increased and the achievement gap has narrowed since the introduction of the No Child Left Behind law, according to a study released by the
Center on Education Policy. But the center cautioned that they could not conclusively say the law was responsible for the improved scores.
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Squeeze play: How parents and the public look at higher education today
Public Agenda Alert
May 31, 2007
Americans believe that higher education is key to a successful future, and the vast majority also say that costs should not prevent qualified students from attending college, according to Public Agenda's latest survey. But the survey, conducted with the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, also reveals widespread concern that the opportunity to go to college may not be available to all qualified students.
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Posted 4/12/2007
Poor behavior is linked to time in day care
By Benedict Carey
New York Times
March 26, 2007
A much-anticipated report from the largest and longest-running study of American child care has found that keeping a preschooler in a day care center for a year or more increased the likelihood that the child would become disruptive in class - and that the effect persisted through the sixth grade.
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Posted 3/12/2007
A Critique of Pure Reason
Opinion by David Brooks
New York Times
March 1, 2007
All the presidential candidates this year will talk about education. The conventional ones will talk about improving the schools. The creative ones will talk about improving the lives of students.
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Are college students on an ego trip?
Public Agenda Alert
March 1, 2007
College students have become more self-centered, according to a study that tracked responses to a "Narcissistic Personality Inventory" from 1982 to 2006. The study authors blame the "self-esteem movement" and say more assertive parenting might make a difference. "We need to stop endlessly repeating 'You're special' and having children repeat that back," said the study's lead author.
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NAEP reports grades rising, test scores lag
Public Agenda Alert
Feb. 22, 2007
More American students are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades, yet substantial percentages still score below "basic" levels on national reading and math tests, according to two reports released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. "The results don't square," said the chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board. Federal officials said rising grades could be because of improved achievement, changes in standards or grade inflation.
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Posted 12/6/2006
Don't waste your charity on rich colleges
Opinion by Martin Kimel
Lost Angeles Times
November 25, 2006
Most major law and business schools simply don't need the money. In 2004, the endowments of the 10 richest American universities were worth $78 billion – more than the gross domestic product of the world's 75 poorest nations combined, according to a study by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research.
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Schools slow in closing gaps between races
By Sam Dillon
New York Times
November 20, 2006
Despite concerted efforts by educators, the test-score gaps are so large that, on average, African-American and Hispanic students in high school can read and do arithmetic at only the average level of whites in junior high school.
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Urban students lag in science education
Public Agenda Alert
November 16, 2006
A new federal study released this week raises new concerns over science education in major urban school systems, but Public Agenda research raises questions about whether parents are hearing these warnings.
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Posted 11/16/2006
Students get cheated by poverty
Opinion by Larry Schall
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
November 6, 2006
Education is supposed to be the great equalizer in our society, and it certainly can be. And yet, the overwhelming feeling I had when I got back into my car to head back to Oglethorpe University was that this is not the way things are supposed to be in America. The students at Cook don't stand an equal chance with those in the fine independent schools in the city or in the suburban public schools that encircle Atlanta. In fact, it's not even close.
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Posted 10/25/2006
Ordinary parental involvement won't cut it
Opinion by Sharon N. Hill
Atlanta Journal Constitution
October 3, 2006
Published research shows that meaningful parent involvement leads to better school performance no matter how poor a family is, no matter how low the parent's own education level is, no matter what language is spoken in the home, and no matter the age of the student.
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Behind the headlines: More states failing in college affordability
Public Agenda Alert
September 7, 2006
A new report on higher education from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education flunked 43 states when it comes to affordability, up from 36 two years ago. Most of the remaining states got "D"s, and no state got better than a "C." The affordability grade is based on how much of the average family's income it costs to go to college.
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Posted 9/1/2006
Top SAT schools score in diversity
By Patti Ghezzi
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
August 31, 2006
Three are magnet schools. Eight are in metro Atlanta. One did not meet state standards under No Child Left Behind. The 10 Georgia high schools with the highest SAT averages on a list released Wednesday by the state Department of Education and the governor's office are a varied lot. But they also have plenty in common: parents who expect the school to prepare their kids for top colleges.
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Posted 8/15/2006
Assessing colleges proves challenging
Federal commission calls for ways to measure learning versus cost
Editorial
Atlanta Journal Constitution
August 14, 2006
The reputation of Southern colleges traditionally depended more on completed passes by their football teams than on courses completed by their student bodies. Today, schools and students take academics far more seriously.
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Posted 3/13/2006
Are parents and students ready for more math and science?
Public Agenda Alert
Feb. 15, 2006
Business and political leaders, worried that U.S. schools aren't challenging enough, are launching major campaigns to improve math and science education. But when it comes to math and science education, parents and students think things are just fine, thank you.
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To: professor@university.edu subject: Why it's all about me
By Jonathan D. Glater
New York Times
Feb. 21, 2006
One student skipped class and then sent the professor an e-mail message asking for copies of her teaching notes. Another did not like her grade, and wrote a petulant message to the professor. Another explained that she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from drinking too much at a wild weekend party.
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Posted 2/13/2006
Merit pay for teachers too flawed to be fair
Opinion by Merchuria Chase Williams
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 13, 2006
It is inevitable that whenever discussions of salary increases take place, the topic of salary schedule vs. merit pay arises. While the goal of merit pay is admirable, there are inherent problems with its fair and equitable implementation.
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Panel considers standardized tests for colleges
Public Agenda Alert
Feb. 9, 2006
The Commission on the Future of Higher Education is considering—whether to recommend some form of standardized testing for colleges, according to The New York Times.
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Posted 12/20/2005
Why the United States Should Look to Japan for Better Schools
Opinion by Brent Staples
New York Times
Nov. 21, 2005
The United States will become a second-rate economic power unless it can match the educational performance of its rivals abroad and get more of its students to achieve at the highest levels in math, science and literacy.
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Posted 10/06/2005
Teaching In America: The Impossible Dream
By Zack Pelta-Heller
AlterNet
Sep. 15, 2005
The new book Teachers Have It Easy, which collects roughly 200 interviews with educators from around the country, couldn't have a more ironic title. Through compelling accounts, Teachers Have It Easy dispels one of the biggest myths about teaching in public schools -- that the paltry salaries educators receive are adequate compensation for summer vacations and "shorter work days."
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Posted 7/18/2005
NAEP Report Shows Improvements
for 9-Year-Olds
Public Agenda Alert
July 14, 2005
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as "the nation's report card," was released today and found 9-year-olds earned their highest scores in both reading and math since the tests were first given in the early 1970s. There were smaller gains by 13-year-olds, but the performance of 17-year-olds remained flat. The report also shows that achievement gaps between white students and black and Hispanic students remain, but have narrowed.
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College Grads Fully Repay Uncle Sam
Opinion By Mary Brown Bullock, Carl V. Patton, and Walter E. Massey
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 20, 2005
Reducing or eroding current federal student aid is unwise. It would do great harm not just to the students and families directly affected, but also to the U.S. economy, the business community, and the finances of every state government in the country, including Georgia's. The overwhelming majority of all students in the United States — 87 percent according to one study — today need federal aid to attend college. That makes this assistance one of the key engines driving the U.S. economy and something that must be a priority.
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Posted 7/18/2005
Report: Teacher Salaries Stagnant
Public Agenda Alert
June 30, 2005
Public school teachers earned an average of $46,752 in the 2003-04 school year, a 2.1 percent increase from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis from the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers union. The report finds the average salary for public school teachers increased 2.9 percent over a 10-year period from 1993-94 to 2003-04.
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Yale Study Finds High Level
of Preschool Expulsions
Public Agenda Alert
May 19, 2005
A surprising new study from the Yale Child Study Center found that preschool children are being expelled at three times the rate of older children. The study has spurred debate over whether preschools are too quick to expel students, whether parents are failing to raise well-behaved children and what services might help.
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Posted 6/20/2005
> Letting Teens Sleep a Smart Move
Editorial
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 8, 2005
If teenagers designed high schools, classes wouldn't begin until 10 a.m. Increasingly, research shows that teens have science on their side. The latest study to recommend later high school schedules appears in this month's journal Pediatrics. Northwestern University researchers found that teens are sleep-deprived during the school week, in part because they're biologically wired to stay up late but required to get up early.
> Teacher Excellence Retains Students
Opinion by Mae Kendall
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 8, 2005
Until those of us in the education profession vow to become highly trained, learned, articulate, well-dressed, thinking, skilled, respectful and caring individuals, nothing will change.
Posted 5/20/2005
> Georgia Gets a Failing Grade on Minority Graduation Rates
By Paul Donsky
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 18, 2005
Less than half of Georgia's black and Hispanic students graduate from high school within four years, according to a study by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University. The report, to be released Thursday during a conference at Atlanta's Spelman College, found that 47 percent of the state's black students and 43 percent of Hispanic students graduate on time, compared with 64 percent of non-Hispanic white students.
Posted 2/21/2005
> Life After High School: Young People Talk about Their Hopes and Prospects
(Public Agenda Alert, Feb. 9, 2005)
Public Agenda's latest study, "Life After High School," surveys young adults to examine the decisions they make about work and college. We found the vast majority of young adults strongly believe in higher education. But the survey raises questions about the trade-offs many minority students have to make on their college choices. The study also portrays the hit-or-miss career path for those without a degree.
Posted 12/15/2004
> Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database
By John Markoff and Edward Wyatt New York Times, Dec. 14, 2004
Google, the operator of the world's most popular Internet search service, plans to announce an agreement today with some of the nation's leading research libraries and Oxford University to begin converting their holdings into digital files that would be freely searchable over the Web.
Posted 12/5/2004
> Adams: UGA Will Recruit Blacks
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dec. 2, 2004)
University of Georgia President Michael Adams said Thursday that the school would take steps in the coming year to increase African-American freshman enrollment, even as critics warned that the university will be sued if it uses race as a criterion for admission.
Posted 12/5/2004
> Editorial: Scales Need Balance
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dec. 03, 2004)
One University of Georgia sophomore, reacting to the news Wednesday that UGA plans to resume using race as an admissions factor, voiced a common and understandable view: Entry to the state's flagship campus should be "strictly merit-based." But how is merit measured? More specifically, does the presence of thousands of middle- and upper-class white students at UGA reflect merit, or prior advantage?
Posted 9/2/2004
> Regents Push College in Gwinnett
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 26, 2004) Georgia wants to tap into the explosive growth in and around Gwinnett County by opening a college in Lawrenceville in the next five years. The state Board of Regents on Wednesday endorsed a plan to turn Gwinnett University Center ‹ a satellite campus for two colleges ‹ into Gwinnett State College, a stand-alone institution. The new state college could begin admitting students in 2009 and would immediately become one of the largest in the state.
Posted 8/5/2004
> Middle Schools Test 'No Child Left' Goals
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 27, 2004)
Like the rest of the nation, Georgia is struggling with how to teach its middle school students. The challenge was illuminated this week when the state issued its annual report on whether schools met testing goals. More than three out of every four public schools in Georgia -- 78 percent -- met the testing bar. But less than half -- 49 percent -- of middle schools hit the target.
Posted 6/23/2004
> State's 529 Plan Chugs Along
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 11, 2004)
America's favorite college saving vehicles, 529 plans, are taking heat these days from Congress, regulators -- even experts in retirement investing. These very popular state-sponsored plans sometimes cost too much to operate, the critics say, and some of them don't make enough on their investments.
Posted 6/15/2004
> Challenge to Pledge is Rejected
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 14, 2004)
WASHINGTON -- The United States remains one nation "under God," at least for now. The Supreme Court, over strong objections from three justices, declined Monday to rule on whether the two-word phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the constitutional separation of church and state when recited in public schools.
> Worst-Performing Groups Post Biggest Gains on State Reading Test
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 3, 2004)
Even though black and Hispanic students failed a critical reading exam this spring in disproportionate numbers, the gap in achievement has narrowed for third-graders in the latest round of state testing.
Posted 6/3/2004
> Futures on the Line in a Third-Grade Test
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 15, 2004)
More than 100,000 metro Atlanta third-graders will soon sit down to take a test that will decide whether they get promoted or not. More than 1 in 10 will probably fail.
> University Bosses' High Pay No Ticket To High Standing
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 9, 2004)
Thomas Meredith -- who supervises the state's 34 public colleges and universities as chancellor of the University System of Georgia -- has disclosed that he is a candidate for a similar job in Tennessee. Meredith's interest in the job was prompted, in part, by the fact that the Board of Regents was late in paying him the full compensation owed. While the board has now come up with the delinquent $180,000, state higher education officials still don't know if Meredith will stick with the job he started just two years ago.
> Reading Scores Better for 3rd-Graders
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 3, 2004)
More than 90 percent of Georgia's third-graders passed a high-stakes reading exam this year, turning out a better-than-expected performance. But thousands of students still failed and could be held back if they don't perform well on a summer retest.
Posted 6/1/2004
> Minorities Miss Quality Teachers
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 17, 2004)
Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed school segregation, students at majority black schools in Georgia are much more likely than students at majority white schools to have inexperienced teachers.
Posted 5/13/2004
> Don't Tax Internet, at Least Not Yet
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 29, 2004)
Editorial: Raising the price of Internet access by taxing could inhibit access, especially among moderate-income families with children and seniors on fixed income. To promote continued high-speed growth in broadband service, in town and country, it makes sense to exempt access from taxes for the next two to four years.
> Colleges Too Weighted to Wealthy
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 29, 2004)
Editorial: As The New York Times reported this week, the rising costs and demanding admission requirements at the nation's prestigious colleges are turning them into upper-class enclaves.
Posted 3/22/2004
> Many Third-Grade Readers May Flunk Exam
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 9, 2004)
The state Department of Education expects as many as 26,000 third-graders to fail the state reading exam this year and risk being held back.
> State Reading Curriculum Draws Praise from Experts
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 7, 2004)
In their effort to update the state's reading curriculum, Georgia educators settled on a 307-page tome that includes book recommendations and children's writing samples.
Posted 3/2/2004
> State School Board Agrees to Consider Revised Science Standards
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 19, 2004)
State education officials agreed Thursday to consider revised science standards that reinstate evolution and discussion of the big-bang theory.
Posted 2/19/2004
> GHSA Restricts Travel Time on School Nights
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 12, 2004)
The new GHSA rule prohibits schools from traveling more than 100 miles on nights preceding a school day. It won't affect Friday games, but will force some athletic directors to scrutinize their scheduling policies. The main sports affected will be baseball and soccer. The rule is already in effect for basketball.
> Tougher Law on Bullying Gets Nod
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 12, 2004)
The accidental shooting of a Columbus schoolgirl by the alleged victim of a bully prompted the state House Thursday to pass a tougher anti-bullying statute for Georgia schools.
Posted 2/11/2004
> Lomax: UNCF Taps Former Fulton Chief
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 9, 2004)
Michael Lomax, former chairman of the Fulton County Commission, was named president of the United Negro College Fund on Monday and immediately announced an ambitious plan to raise $1 billion dollars.
Posted 2/9/2004
> Where Do You Stand on Critical Public Issues?
Should the Word "Evolution" Be Removed from Georgia Textbooks?
(Faith And The City E-Letter, February 9, 2004)
Whatever your position may be -- for or against -- in the public debate over this controversial issue, you can learn more about it and share your views with elected officials who will influence the final decisions.
> Guest Column on Evolution: Ideology Holds the Reins
(Faith And The City E-Letter, February 9, 2004)
As a geneticist, I know that censoring scientific speech is a bad idea. One historical example may help illustrate this point. In the early 1900s Russia had a solid reputation in the biological sciences, including two Nobel prizes in medicine. (First published in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution; reprinted with author's permission.)
Posted 2/6/2004
> 'Evolution' Back in Teaching Plan
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6, 2004)
State Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox said Thursday she will recommend restoring the word "evolution" to Georgia's science teaching standards and apologized for taking it out.
> Audit: Report on Atlanta Schools Skirts Question
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 5, 2004)
When the Atlanta school board decided to commission a performance assessment of the district, critics hoped the report would confirm their suspicion that the system spends too much money. What they didn't know was that the study was conducted in a way that virtually guaranteed they wouldn't find out.
> 30,000 More Students Expected In 5 Years
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 4, 2004)
A five-year population forecast predicts more of the same for Gwinnett County schools -- explosive growth and crowded campuses packed with trailers.
> Lawmakers Push Bills to Limit HOPE
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 3, 2004)
The fight to preserve the HOPE scholarship began in earnest Monday. Key lawmakers filed bills in both chambers to cut out book-and-fee money for the scholars and allow the state to take the scholarship away sooner from students with poor grades.
> Audit Backs Atlanta; Schools' Spending Called 'Reasonable'
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 3, 2004)
For decades, conventional wisdom has held that Atlanta Public Schools is a bloated bureaucracy that spends far too much taxpayer money. But a performance assessment of the 51,000-student district, released Monday, says that perception is wrong.
> Evolution Debate: Darwinists Eager to Avoid Debate
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 3, 2004)
Guest column: Last year, in public comments before the Cobb County Board of Education, I witnessed firsthand the danger that can come when personal opinions and philosophical or religious prejudices are allowed into the science classroom. I was shocked as Cobb County public school teachers stood at the podium and made the absurd claim that evolution is an absolute proven fact that is no longer disputed by reasonable, educated people.
> Evolution Debate: Omission Would Do Students a Disservice
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 3, 2004)
Guest column: I remember going to biology class for the first time and hearing our teacher explain for more than half an hour what we were going to learn about evolution. We then spent about a week discussing evolution.
> Evolution Comments Irk Scientists
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 2, 2004)
Gov. Sonny Perdue says he wants a "balanced" classroom approach to teaching evolution with an emphasis on its standing as "academic theory." State Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox says her proposed biology curriculum will allow teachers to present other scientific theories about evolution and specifically mentions "intelligent design."
> Evolution Furor Heats Up
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 31, 2004)
Critics, including former President Jimmy Carter, say state looks silly Georgia political leaders said Friday that they're embarrassed that the state is at the center of a furor over evolution.
> Cox: 'Evolution' a Negative Buzzword
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 30, 2004)
State Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox said she removed references to evolution from the proposed biology curriculum because it is "a buzzword that causes a lot of negative reaction."
> Georgia May Shun 'Evolution' in Schools
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 29, 2004)
Georgia students could graduate from high school without learning much about evolution, and may never even hear the word uttered in class.
Posted 12/12/2003
> $61 Million More Sought for HOPE
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 11, 2003)
State officials are asking for a 14 percent increase in funding -- a $61 million bump -- for the HOPE scholarship program, which could lead to dipping into financial reserves next year.
Posted 9/9/2003
> Interdenominational Theological Center Welcomes New President, Michael A. Battle
(ITC Public Announcement, July 2003)
The Board of Trustees of The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), led by its chair, Bishop John Bryant, of the AME church, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael A. Battle as the 7th President of this historic consortium of seminaries.
> Columbia Appoints New Director for Campus Faith And The City Program
(Faith And The City E-Letter, September 9, 2003)
Rev. Dr. Harvey Newman has been appointed director of the Faith And The City program at Columbia Theological Seminary. He succeeds Rev. Dr. Jim Watkins. Initially, Newman will serve jointly at Columbia and Georgia State University, where he is professor of Urban Policy Studies, Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
Posted 8/12/2003
> Educating Our Youth
By Andrew Young and James T. Laney
(Faith And The City Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2003)
The United States is a great nation, the most powerful and the wealthiest ever. Why then, when it comes to educational achievement, is our nation ranked near the bottom of a list of the world's wealthiest nations -- number 18 of 24 countries? And why is Georgia ranked last among the 50 states in Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) average scores?
> Black Schools; White Schools
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 22, 2003)
Are segregated classrooms more acceptable when they are by choice rather than law? The growing demand among black and white parents for "neighborhood" schools, coupled with metro Atlanta's residential segregation, means that fewer and fewer children experience integrated classrooms. This increasing racial isolation in schools is called resegregation.
Posted 8/6/2003
> School "Improvement" List Released
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 6, 2003)
Nearly a quarter of the schools that receive federal money for low-income students must offer parents the choice of transferring their children to another school.
Posted 8/5/2003
> HOPE Faces Money Crunch: Estimates Project Funds Gap
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 31, 2003)
The cost of HOPE scholarships and pre-kindergarten classes could outpace the lottery funds needed to pay for them by $221 million within three years, numbers released Wednesday show.
Posted 3/20/2003
> Study: Spell-Check Can Worsen Writing
(CNN.com, March 14, 2003)
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A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check software may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills, hampering the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software.
Posted 2/13/2003
> Student Loans are for Suckers: The Fleecing of Our Young
(Yahoo!News, February 10, 2003)
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NEW YORK--Five years ago, I wrote a story called "College Is For Suckers." I argued that the costs of tuition, dorms and fees had risen so high that the additional income you'd earn as a college graduate--compared to going straight to work after high school--wouldn't make up for the massive student loan debts you'd acquire.
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