Mixing Prayer and School
A new generation of Muslims brings Western governments to revisit old ideas about school prayer.
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Schools
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Larger Schools May Breed Less Parental Involvement
A new analysis finds that parents are less likely to volunteer when their children attend larger schools.
Avoiding Teacher Layoffs With an Education Bailout
As hundreds of thousands of teachers and staffers brace for layoffs, there might be a federal bailout in their future, too.
A Right to Home-School?
A U.S. immigration court creates a new persecuted group in Europe: Christian home-schoolers.
Extreme School Makeovers
The 1 in 20 truly wretched schools in America need interventions, but the 'turnaround' effort has yet to prove itself the answer.
Big Check to Help Preserve Indigenous History
Wonking Class Hero wins grant to continue work on preserving Montana's evaporating indigenous culture.
Handwriting Is History
Writing words by hand is a technology that's just too slow for our times, and our minds.
No Uniform Solution
Uniforms make students look sharper, and they create a safer environment, but they can't they raise a school's achievement level
Soft Measures
You don't always need a standardized test to know a school is in trouble. Just look in the boys' john.
Sprinkling of Facts Dramatically Alters Schools Debate
Giving people basic facts changes their opinions on major schools issues — which may dismay those seeking more school funding.