The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss writes about a new report from ETS (Educational Testing Service) that sheds light on the economic and educational effects of poverty. Writes Strauss, “The report […]
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Hickory, Catawba School Boards Condemn Cuts Made by Legislatu...
In the Hickory Daily Record: “Catawba County Schools and Hickory Public Schools boards heard on Monday the same laments about the state budget likely to be passed in Raleigh and […]
Demographic Change Amplifies Importance of Academic Achieveme...
“A lot of people think demographics alone will bring about change and it won’t,” said Gail Christopher, who heads the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America Healing project on racial equity. “If attitudes and […]
Malala’s U.N. Speech is Just the Beginni...
As the saying goes, “out of the mouths of babes.” You may remember sixteen-year old Pakistani Malala Yousafzai–shot by the Taliban for advocating that all girls in her country receive […]