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Allen Turner recently recalled the day his grade school teacher said it was time to learn about the U.S. Constitution, beginning with its famous preamble. But T...
The United States should look to countries like Switzerland and Singapore – both seen as having strong, successful vocational education systems – if it want...
More than 100 adults convened in North Carolina last week for the first-ever Hispanic Family Engagement Symposium as a part of the National PTA’s annual confe...
Reporters should pay attention not just to the amount of money charter schools receive but how they are spending it, reporter and moderator Sarah Carr said as s...
Fewer Latinos are dropping out of high school, and more are heading for college....
Spanish professor Luis Fernando Restrepo wanted his children to be bilingual. But living in Arkansas — where Spanish classes aren’t offered until junior hig...
The phrase “Common Core test” turns out to encompass far more than most people realize....
Need a state or national statistic? There’s likely a federal data set for that...
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