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We Must Shift From Teacher Quality to Teaching Quality

Education Week - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 9:59am
Educators have focused too much attention on the what of teaching, and not enough on "the far messier (but pivotal) how of teaching," writes Joseph Wise.

Inquiry to hear from HIV victims

BBC Education News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 9:16am
The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.

Learning-Disabled Enrollment Dips After Long Climb

Education Week - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 8:50am
Experts say the decline may be driving overall decreases in numbers of special education students.

Test Yourself | Math, September 8, 2010

New York Times Education - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 4:44am
Our daily English, math or history question based on Times content.

Search for Legionnaires' source

BBC Education News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 3:47am
Health officials are trying to find the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman.

Chimp Retirement, or Research?

New York Times Education - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 3:28am
6 Q's About the News | Today's reading comprehension activity is about using chimps for scientific research.

Is Everything You've Been Taught About Study Habits Wrong?

New York Times Education - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 3:16am
Student Opinion | What study habits work best for you?

News Quiz | September 8, 2010

New York Times Education - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 1:30am
See what you know about the news of the day.

For-Profit Colleges Step Up Lobbying Against New Rules

New York Times Education - Tue, 09/07/2010 - 10:50pm
An Education Department proposal would cut off federal financial aid to programs whose students take on too much debt for training that provides little likelihood of leading to a well-paying job.

A Frenzied First Day for Applying to Private Kindergartens

New York Times Education - Tue, 09/07/2010 - 10:39pm
Parents of 2- to 4-year-olds swamped the phone lines and Web sites of exclusive Manhattan institutions in an annual post-Labor Day rite.

It’s Back to School. Then Back to Vacation.

New York Times Education - Tue, 09/07/2010 - 10:31pm
The first week of school is nothing more than the first day for more than a million students in New York City.