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NPR : Hearing Voices: High School's 'Quiet Kids' - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4557214
Producer Hilary Frank of the Hearing Voices radio project presents the voices of some quiet kids, teenagers, who feel isolated from the cultural life of their high schools. The story originally aired on member station WBEZ's Chicago Matters. [4:07 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Moral Issues in Education - http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/taku77/
Research articles and other essays regarding character education in the United States and Japan, by Taku Ikemoto |
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Future of Freedom Foundation: Education - http://www.fff.org/issues/education.asp
Collected essays presenting a libertarian perspective on the U.S. education system. Among the issues addressed are vouchers, compulsory attendance laws, and school violence. |
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Media Visions - http://www.media-visions.com/education.html
Articles and essays by journalist Ken Freed, covering issues related to literacy and educational technology. |
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The Kid-Safe Network - http://www.kidsafenetwork.com/
A nation-wide educational program to teach children and parents about the dangers of child molesters. Learn special methods to avoid these dangers. |
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Independent Voices for Better Education - http://www.ivbe.org
Dedicated to improving education and educational accountability. |
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NPR Talk of the Nation : Intellectuals on Campus - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1182223
Join host Neal Conan for a discussion about intellectualism on campus. [32:31 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Homework: How Much is Too Much? - http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2003/mar/homework/index.html
NPR presents a multi-part series on homework -- how educators are balancing mandates to improve test scores against a chronic lack of resources and the need for children to have enough time to be children. [Four segments, each in Realaudio format.] |
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Education Matters - Essays on Public Education - http://www.tellingthetruth.com/education_matters/
Sandra Nichols writes about bilingual education, safe schools, small schools and the importance of trust and good communication between students, parents, teachers, and administrators. |
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International Correspondents in Education (ICE) - http://www.ice-online.net/
ICE is a world-wide network of freelance journalists and copy-writers who specialise in education issues. |
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Edexhell - Success through Disqualification - http://www.geocities.com/edexhell/
Campaigning for investigation into the UK examination board Edexcel, after a series of errors in papers, marking and information. Petition, timeline and other campaign details. |
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Educational Pathways to Power - http://www.runet.edu/~gstudies/sources/nz/keyaddr.htm
An address by Hilary Lips - recipient of the New Zealand Federation of University Women's Distinguished American Scholar Award - and distributed by Radford University's Center for Gender Studies. |
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Joannejacobs.com - http://www.joannejacobs.com/
Weblog of the freelance writer and former San Jose Mercury News columnist. Most entries are about education issues, both college and precollege. |
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Lessontutor.com - Educational Policy Issues - http://www.lessontutor.com/policyissues.html
Essays about teaching and the politics of running schools. |
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CSMonitor.com - Before you cheer, sign here - http://csmonitor.com/2002/0312/p11s01-lecl.html
Article on public school extracurricular activity liability waivers. |