Scott Sowko, a sophomore at Berkeley High School, leaves Bongo Burger, a fast food restaurant near the school. Nearly 1 in 3 high school campuses across the country allow students to leave campus during lunch, according to a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Noah Berger/Center for Investigative Reporting At […]
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The Kids’ Menu
Once children walk out the door in the morning, what they eat is out of their parents’ control. Day care workers, school cooks, fast food vendors and friends can all throw roadblocks into a healthy diet. Controlling what a child eats when he or she leaves the house is one of the hottest topics in […]
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State’s community colleges spend millions on duplicative administrators
Richard Raasueld studies at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree. The district broke from the Desert Community College District in 1999. The region’s two districts, with one college each, are among the state’s smallest.Carlos Puma/California Watch The state’s 72 community college districts spend tens of millions of dollars on administrative positions that could be consolidated […]
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Controversial school bonds create ‘debt for the next generation’
Video: Sharon Pieczenik Decade of Debt: Capital Appreciation Bonds Uncover how much high-interest debt school districts, community colleges and government agencies have issued. Each circle represents a public entity. The larger the circle, the greater the debt. The redder the circle, the higher the interest that entity will pay. The Napa Valley Unified […]
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Advice, caution from early adopters of new teacher evaluations
In Washington, D.C., officials shortened a new teacher evaluation checklist after complaints from teachers and principals that it was too long and tim
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Student advising plays key role in college success – just as it’s being cut
At Arizona State, students can use eAdvisor to get a “major map,” which charts a trail through the complicated combination of requirements. The online tool helps students stay on track to graduate. Courtesy of Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz. – Devon Mills pulls out his smartphone at a Starbucks on the Arizona State University campus and […]
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Nevada asks battered universities to solve its economic crisis
University of Nevada, Las Vegas LAS VEGAS – Just off the graveyard shift, Aaron Starks refuels with coffee in the early-morning quiet of the student union at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, steeling himself for his classes in electrical engineering. Starks, who is 27 and raising a 19-month-old daughter, is in his third year […]
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School vouchers make comeback, stir concerns about quality
Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report NEW ORLEANS – As Louisiana debuts one of the nation’s most extensive private school voucher programs, deep divides persist over who should be accountable for ferreting out academic failure and financial abuse: the government or parents. Across the country, vouchers have resurged in a big way over the past two years […]
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UCLA researcher’s death draws scrutiny to lab safety
Video: Adithya Sambamurthy/CIR Read full transcript Update, July 27, 2012: News from the court hearing has been added. Four days after Christmas 2008, a 23-year-old research associate working in a UCLA laboratory accidentally pulled the plunger out of a syringe while conducting an experiment. The syringe contained a solution that combusts upon contact with air. […]