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Home: Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGEArticles:What is Public about Public Schools? - Phi Delta KappanRecent developments in the provision of education mean that the old definitions of "public schooling" no longer hold. Frederick M. Hess offers his suggestions for a broadened definition that will help public education regain its status as a shared ideal. His essay is followed by responses from four educators. This lively exchange — which was featured in the February 2004 issue of Phi Delta Kappan — concludes with a rejoinder by Frederick M. Hess. Read more... What Makes a University "Great"? - George WeigelMilwaukee’s Marquette University has been in a bit of a flap. Read more... What Public Education can Learn from Catholic Schools - BRUNO V. MANNOThe remarkable academic success of the Catholic high school is apparent, particularly when one views its effectiveness for certain disadvantaged and minority children. Read more... What Saudi students learn - Freedom HouseThis week, Freedom House, a U.S.-based NGO that seeks to promote democracy around the world, released Saudi Arabia’s Curriculum of Intolerance, a report on Islamic-studies textbooks published by the Saudi Ministry of Education. What follows are excerpts from the report. Read more... What Schools Can Do - William KilpatrickThe core problem facing our schools is a moral one. If students don't learn habits of courage and justice, curriculums designed to improve their self-esteem won't stop the epidemic of extortion, bullying, and violence; neither will courses designed to make them more sensitive to diversity. Read more... What the Schools Have Forgotten - WILLIAM J. BENNETTEarlier this month the top-rated elementary school in Montgomery County accepted the resignation of its principal and suspended a teacher for providing students with the answers on Maryland's state achievement tests. Read more... What's So Odd About Religious Colleges? - William McGurnIt's tough to run a college these days. It's tougher still when you set high standards. And it's toughest of all when those standards reflect an Ozzie and Harriet morality in a Sarah Jessica Parker world. Read more... What's Wrong With Vocational School? - Charles MurrayToo many Americans are going to college. Read more... What's Your Score on the S.A.T - Answer Sheet - Noel J. Augustynexam that I think my eighth-grade friend from last Christmas should have to pass before graduating from Catholic grammar school. Read more... When the Education System Puts Christians on the Spot - Kenneth D. WhiteheadKenneth Whitehead, a former U.S. assistant secretary of education, shared with ZENIT why it may be necessary for Catholics to look for educational alternatives in the face of the increasing conflicts among the courts, Christians and federally funded schools, and the growing moral corruption of our times. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 06-Jan-2009 - 14:49:44
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