Topic: Public Schools
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The Horrifying Inequality That Plagues Ohio Students' Routes to School
In Ohio's urban school districts, one in 446 students has been hit by a car. In suburban districts, it's one in 1,473.
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4 Big Questions Looming Over Chicago's School Closings
It's been a bruising and emotional year for Chicago's Board of Education and opponents alike. But the hardest part is still to come.
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Maps
Where Do Schools Spend the Most Per Kid?
New York spends three times as much money per student as Utah.
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Why Recess Might Be the Most Important Part of School
Schools can create an environment where sharing and cooperation are the highest values, rather than winning.
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This Week in Bans
How Does One Get Banned From Every Public Library in the World?
You probably don't want to know.
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Dirty Email of the Day: Chicago Public Schools CEO Sends Parents to a Sexy Website
An "important message" from CEO Byrd-Bennett.
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Bostonians Committed to School Diversity Haven't Given Up on Busing
Mayor Thomas Menino says busing is unpopular and outdated. So why are 10,000 Boston kids on a waiting list to be bused to higher-quality schools?
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Want to Get More Families Into a City? Pay Their Kids' College Tuition
Promise programs are springing up in Rust Belt cities. But some are working better than others. Here's why.
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Democracy in America
Preachers Exiled from Bourbon Street: This Week in Bans
Also, daddies are forbidden to dance with daughters in Rhode Island and doggy-steroid doping becomes illegal in Tucson.
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Chicago Teachers Strike Puts Charter Schools in the Spotlight
With traditional public schools out of session, will parents make the switch?
