Archives for the ‘Education’ Category

Los Angeles Teachers Boycott Tests

Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Education, Nation & World

In the spring of 2009, many Los Angeles teachers refused to submit the results of students’ standardized tests to the school district.



Students Are Not Scores

Nov 17th, 2007 • Category: Education

Beginning within our own communities we can create simple ways to improve our schools that will build toward new visions for education across the country.



Khalil Gibran School Shake-Up

Sep 15th, 2007 • Category: Education, Nation & World

The principal at the Khalil Gibran International Academy public school in Brooklyn, New York, Dhabah “Debbie” Almontasar, resigned after months of attacks that tried to prevent the school from opening. Opponents claim the school will promote radical Islam.



Should the Military Be Recruiting in Schools?

Apr 15th, 2007 • Category: Education, Nation & World

Two high school students shared their thoughts with a news team from Children’s PressLine.



Read All About Being a Journalist!

Apr 15th, 2007 • Category: Education

Find out how a news story is created and what are the elements of a news article.



Go on a Cultural Treasure Hunt! Museums Bring the Fun Indoors

Feb 15th, 2007 • Category: Education

Here are some cool museums to try across the country.



In Your First Voice: German

Feb 15th, 2007 • Category: Education, Kids from Around the World

Wen Chen, 12, of Middle School 131 in New York City’s Chinatown, wrote this essay about her first best friend. She is from Bielefeld, Germany.



Students Oust College Chief

Nov 15th, 2006 • Category: Education, Nation & World

October was a noisy month at Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Washington, DC. A few months after new president Dr. Jane K. Fernandes was appointed she was voted out of the position by the board of trustees, in response to student protests.



War Games: Should the Military Use Video Games to Recruit?

Nov 15th, 2006 • Category: Education, Nation & World

We are 4th grade students at PS 87 in Manhattan, New York City. In school we discussed how video games were being used by the military to get people to sign up for the military. To get more soldiers, the military has been using video games to trick people into thinking that war is fun.



Beyond Turkey: The Truth Behind Thanksgiving

Nov 15th, 2006 • Category: Education, History

The true history of Thanksgiving shows some embarrassing facts. The very same Pilgrims who shared the “first” Thanksgiving later took over Native American lands, robbed them of all of their valuables, enslaved many young Native Americans, and then killed the rest.