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IB recently removed its name from the official list of endorsers of the Earth Charter Initiative.

Public schools redefine deviancy and offer a revisionist take on Cuban communism to survivors of same.

In Hawaii, teachers’ unions are up against an unlikely opponent: car salesmen.

Opinions abound on the introduction of Bible curriculums in public schools.

Beginning today, kindergartners in New York City will be learning about AIDS in addition to the alphabet.

When the ABA passes judgment on a law school, it looks at such matters as the size of the library, the teaching load of the faculty, and (of course) the extent to which the school is “diverse.” Whether the classes are taught competently is not directly investigated.

The mental health establishment’s power over government is creating a market for psychiatric drugs by requiring screenings and then overdiagnosing children.

Solving literacy problems one road trip at a time. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.

In Baltimore County’s new English class, a noun is defined as “stuff” and a verb as “what stuff does.” Correspondingly, the texts for the class, called “Studio Course,” are often teen magazines.

Too many students are finding that it is hard to be truly multicultural and learn a second language when you have not been taught how to use your mother tongue.

Did American public schools make the grade? The answer is an unsatisfying “not really.”

At its best, the record on the 40-year-old federal Head Start program was mixed. Now, the middle-aged government program is becoming downright dangerous, according to Karen Effrem, a director of EdWatch.org.