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As a new school year begins, more than 50,000 Australian children will be home-schooled and in most cases, their parents are doing it illegally. It is compulsory to send children between the ages of six and 16 to school, or register them for home
Just before Christmas the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced a small improvement to its 2,100 free online courses: The free online service will now grant, for a modest affordable fee, credentials for those online students who gain
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Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises — and calls for
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In short, we desperately need to educate every citizen to his or her highest level of intellectual ability. To fail in that endeavor renders the final equation of a country like Haiti.
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A powerful banking association tried -- and failed -- to censor a Cambridge University student's thesis that exposed a flaw in electronic card security. Chip and PIN is a smartcard payment system in the United Kingdom that requires customers to en
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The Department of Education will release finalized regulations targeting for-profit colleges that give the government a stronger hand overseeing the fast-growing sector — including reining in how recruiters are paid and an attempt to define credit ho
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They make money the old fashioned way. They steal it.
One of the tricky things about using genetic tests in medicine is whether knowledge of a particular gene variation is sufficient to offer specific medical advice. 2 different screening programs affecting college students this fall underscore some of
Just in time for summer school, Glenn Beck has announced that he is starting a university in his name.
America's 375 year institution is being destroyed for profit
Homeschool to Harvard: one student's amazing story - Dakota Root with father, Wayne Allyn Root
We get an interview with 2 home schools and get them to speak candidly about the pros and cons. They give you real answers about social development, how they really feel about homeschooling and how their education differs from government schools.
The responsibility of parents for the education of their children is deeply rooted in the spirit and history of America. In his book, IS PUBLIC EDUCATION NECESSARY?, No mention of education, much less "public/government" education in either the Decla
At the 2008 EG conference, famed puzzle designer Scott Kim takes us inside the puzzle-maker's frame of mind. Sampling his career's work, he introduces a few of the most popular types, and shares the fascinations that inspired some of his best.
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board on Tuesday tabled discussion on two proposals that would have imposed new restrictions on students who are home-schooled but take a few GPS courses, and junior high and high school students who take online c
Arthur Benjamin is a wizard at math. He wows the crowd by multiplying big numbers — quick, what's 57,682 squared? — faster than you can use a calculator. Here he shares three cool tricks. (The answer, by the way: 3,327,213,124. See how easy it is?)
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What happens when a highly educated society, culture and people such as the United States degrades or devolves its educational systems toward illiteracy and loss of personal accountability?
It is important to understand homeschooling for what it really is and not what the media and others portray it to be. Here is the truth about homeschool. Homeschooling is not a bunch of religious fundamentalist with huge families secluding themselves from others. This is a media stereotype of homeschool families.....
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Homeschooling is a wonderful way to stay close to your children while helping them become well-rounded adults. It offers you the opportunity to tailor your children’s education to suit your children, your lifestyle, and your beliefs. Schooling at home also gives you a safe ‘home base’ for your children while they explore the people and places around them....
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The students wanted NYU to release information on its budget and endowment, including staff salaries and financial aid. The students also wanted the university to release its investment strategy and the names of the people and firms involved in it.
George Mason U. senior Ryan Allen dresses in drag and doesn't mind being called a queen - homecoming queen, to be exact. Allen, who is gay and performs in drag at nightclubs in the region, entered the homecoming contest as his drag queen persona.
The recent news that there has been a 32% increase in the number of New Yorkers who educated their children at home between 2003 and 2007 has me preparing for the onslaught of questions I'll be fielding over the coming days.
