Introduction
ToniAnn Turley of Independence, Mo., tries to identify an unknown sample at Science Mystery Saturday at the Pioneer Ridge Science Center. (AP Photo/Jason A. Cook)
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Americans have always been leaders of technological innovation. The good news today is that more students are taking higher-level math and science than ever. But their performance on international math and science tests has been lackluster, raising questions about their ability to face the unforeseen challenges of a technological age. Educators agree that students need more math and science, but they disagree vociferously about how the two subjects should be taught. The new No Child Left Behind Act requires school systems to develop educational standards for core subjects and to test how well students are meeting those standards. Meanwhile, attracting qualified teachers remains a critical problem throughout the nation.
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Jan. 27, 2023 |
Deaths of Despair |
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Sep. 23, 2022 |
Public Schools' Challenges |
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Aug. 12, 2022 |
Parents' Rights |
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Apr. 01, 2022 |
Online Learning |
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Jan. 21, 2022 |
Teaching About Racism |
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Oct. 01, 2021 |
COVID-19 and Children |
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Jun. 11, 2021 |
Special Education |
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Jun. 21, 2019 |
Title IX and Campus Sexual Assault |
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May 17, 2019 |
School Safety |
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Feb. 02, 2018 |
Bullying and Cyberbullying |
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Feb. 03, 2017 |
Civic Education |
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Sep. 05, 2014 |
Race and Education |
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Jun. 13, 2014 |
Dropout Rate |
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May 09, 2014 |
School Discipline |
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Mar. 07, 2014 |
Home Schooling |
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Dec. 02, 2011 |
Digital Education |
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Nov. 15, 2011 |
Expanding Higher Education |
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Dec. 10, 2010 |
Preventing Bullying  |
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Apr. 16, 2010 |
Revising No Child Left Behind |
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Mar. 26, 2010 |
Teen Pregnancy |
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Sep. 04, 2009 |
Financial Literacy |
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Jun. 05, 2009 |
Student Rights |
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Feb. 22, 2008 |
Reading Crisis? |
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Jul. 13, 2007 |
Students Under Stress |
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Apr. 27, 2007 |
Fixing Urban Schools  |
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Nov. 10, 2006 |
Video Games  |
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Mar. 03, 2006 |
AP and IB Programs |
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Oct. 07, 2005 |
Academic Freedom |
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Aug. 26, 2005 |
Evaluating Head Start |
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May 27, 2005 |
No Child Left Behind |
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Jan. 17, 2003 |
Home Schooling Debate |
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Sep. 06, 2002 |
Teaching Math and Science |
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Jun. 07, 2002 |
Grade Inflation |
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Dec. 07, 2001 |
Distance Learning |
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Apr. 20, 2001 |
Testing in Schools |
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May 14, 1999 |
National Education Standards |
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Apr. 10, 1998 |
Liberal Arts Education |
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Jul. 26, 1996 |
Attack on Public Schools |
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May 17, 1996 |
Year-Round Schools |
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Oct. 20, 1995 |
Networking the Classroom |
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Sep. 22, 1995 |
High School Sports |
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Jan. 20, 1995 |
Parents and Schools |
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Sep. 09, 1994 |
Home Schooling |
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Mar. 25, 1994 |
Private Management of Public Schools |
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Mar. 11, 1994 |
Education Standards |
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Apr. 09, 1993 |
Head Start |
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Nov. 30, 1990 |
Conflict Over Multicultural Education |
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Feb. 05, 1988 |
Preschool: Too Much Too Soon? |
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Oct. 23, 1987 |
Education Reform |
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Aug. 24, 1984 |
Status of the Schools |
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Sep. 10, 1982 |
Schoolbook Controversies |
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Sep. 03, 1982 |
Post-Sputnik Education |
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Aug. 18, 1978 |
Competency Tests |
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Jan. 26, 1972 |
Public School Financing |
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Nov. 03, 1971 |
Education for Jobs |
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Apr. 15, 1970 |
Reform of Public Schools |
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Aug. 27, 1969 |
Discipline in Public Schools |
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Dec. 27, 1968 |
Community Control of Public Schools |
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Jun. 14, 1965 |
Summer School Innovations |
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Oct. 28, 1964 |
Education of Slum Children |
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Jun. 05, 1963 |
Year-Round School |
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Mar. 28, 1962 |
Mentally Retarded Children |
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Dec. 17, 1958 |
Educational Testing |
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Sep. 25, 1957 |
Liberal Education |
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Jul. 11, 1956 |
Educational Exchange |
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Feb. 02, 1955 |
Federal Aid for School Construction |
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Mar. 07, 1951 |
Education in an Extended Emergency |
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Nov. 20, 1945 |
Postwar Public Education |
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Nov. 07, 1941 |
Standards of Education |
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