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Five ways to improve Obama's pre-k plan

President Obama’s Preschool for All plan is well intentioned but includes features that are not justified by research and won’t help it pass in Congress. The plan must make the following five adjustments.
Les Misérables' Victor Hugo: 10 quotes on his birthday

Some of our favorite quotes from Victor Hugo on his birthday.
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Giving back: Eight innovative philanthropists around the world

The global face of philanthropy is changing. Donors no longer just open their wallets. They're actively involved in causes, use savvy business practices, and leverage what they give to achieve more good. Meet eight innovators.
Can Republicans increase their ranks of governors? Four races to watch.

With only 11 races for governor this year, there’s no big sea change to anticipate. With Republicans hoping to add to the 29 states under their banner, the four races to watch are in Washington, New Hampshire, Montana, and North Carolina.
10 must-read books about higher education in America

Check out these 10 books for a thorough grounding in where higher education stands in the US today.

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Change pay, change teaching?

One thing holding the teaching profession back is its vastly outdated pay system, say proponents of new compensation plans.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the troop surge in Afghanistan, why newspapers are failing, what school vouchers can do for poor students, and why raising taxes on the rich hurts everyone.
Schools wrestle with how to spend stimulus funds

Should they launch new programs to help kids or try to save jobs threatened by tough economic times?
Opinion: School vouchers leave too many children behind

Choice is good, but some parents are busy worrying about food and shelter.
The Monitor's View: See Obama run with education

His heart may lie more in reforming public schools than energy or healthcare.
The Monitor's View: Obama's call for more higher ed

He aims to turn the US into the best-educated country. But the costs and goals need work.
Better grades through cash

Ideas: New programs offer incentives to motivates students to study.
Last of a breed who make boats out of reeds

On the shores of famed Lake Titicaca, Demetrio Limachi and a handful of others toil to preserve the ancient art of creating crescent-shaped craft out of bundles of dried reeds.
The Monitor's View: Mr. Duncan, show us the money

The Education secretary must build transparency into his stimulus spending.
Accord reached on final stimulus bill: $789 billion for 3.5 million jobs

House and Senate negotiators crafted a deal Wednesday, pushing for floor votes this week. Tax cuts make up about a third of the total expenditure.
A Colorado school district does away with grade levels

To overcome low test scores and a high dropout rate, the district is implementing radical reforms.
In stimulus bill, US funds for schools double

About a quarter of the new money is aimed at low-income pupils, to help with the achievement gap.
Opinion: On Uncle Sam's role in public schools, Republicans have it backward

Federal construction money is OK; No Child Left Behind isn't.
Is Michelle Rhee the new face of education reform?

The chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools puts teacher performance at the center of a controversial bid to remake one of the nation’s most troubled urban school districts.
"Read, kiddo, read" hopes to bring kids to books
Opinion: School change we can believe in

KIPP charter schools could be a great model for public schools.
How will history judge Bush?

Never in polls has one president experienced such highs and lows in job approval.
Bush was hands-on for education, healthcare; hands-off for planet

No Child Left Behind and Medicare expansion were bold strokes. On global warming, he moved glacially.
In findings on reading, some surprises

A look at skills among the youngest could change how preschools teach children.
For George Bush, every day brings a milestone
Jungle diary, part 4: Cannibals, hunters, and home

Simple delights displaced deeper questions, and I’m sad – as well as happy – to be headed home.
The Monitor's View: Obama's can-do education pick

Arne Duncan, Chicago schools chief, improved performance despite tight money.
For Obama, split looms over education reform

His pick for Education secretary, Chicago's Arne Duncan, faces a divide among Democrats.
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Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary