Education
Florida high court kills school voucher program
Florida high court kills school voucher program
In a ruling expected to reverberate through battles over school choice in many states, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a voucher program for students attending failing schools, saying the state Constitution bars Florida from using taxpayer money to finance a private alternative to the public system.
Parents' role in education - framing in practice
BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Phone-in: parents and schools
A recent survey from the Department of Education shows that parents are increasingly unhappy with their local schools. Satisfaction levels have fallen by 10% during the past year and more than half of parents saw no change in the quality of schooling or thought it had got worse.
Consequences of video games - and the cognitive aspects of data interpretation
The Video Game Revolution: "Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked" by Henry Jenkins | PBS
The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence.
Complexities of women's rights
BBC - Radio 4 - Today Programme Listen Again
David Cameron promised to tackle the lack of women MPs from his party. What can he do? Audio here
Universal preschool's and cause and effect in education
Authors and texts
Narnia's lion really is Jesus - Sunday Times - Times Online
AN unpublished letter from the novelist C S Lewis has provided conclusive proof of the Christian message in his Narnia childrenâs books.In the letter [to be published in a new collection of Lewis' letters], sent to a child fan in 1961, Lewis writes: âThe whole Narnian story is about Christ.â?
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Digitizing literature and styles of reading
Fiction as a resource for academic inquiry
Sure, this is a great book that fulfills all the prerequisite of its genre in a way that allows the reader to probe some of the possibilities of depth. The writing is taut (although I've only listened to it as a book on tape) and reminds me of the masters: Elmore Leonard and (my all time favorite) Carl Hiaasen.
Why is the 'new' UK drive toward synthetic phonics ridiculous
BBC NEWS | Education | Primary reading set for overhaul
The way children are taught to read in primary schools in England needs to be changed, says a government review.It has backed the method synthetic phonics, which teaches children the sounds of letters and combination of letters before they move onto books.
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Why school achievement isn't reaching the poor - The Boston Globe
