The Star – Staff Writer

“Indigenous Canadians make up the youngest and fasting growing segment of the population. Without improved education, they will flounder. Equipped with the fundamentals at an early age, they can lead more fulfilled lives and contribute to Canada’s economy in a time of labour shortages.”(more)

The Des Moines Register – Karin Piper

“Iowa is no closer to paying teachers more if their students fare better in the classroom, despite nearly a decade of studying the idea and a new pot of money to help pay for it.”(more)

The Examiner – Karin Piper

“Charter schools are semi-independent public schools that have increased autonomy in exchange for accountability. Alas, the teeter-totter.”(more)

Hindustan Times – Kiran Wadhwa

“Students may have to give two common entrance tests (CET) next year if private engineering colleges have their way.”(more)

The Guardian – Rachel Williams

“Many children are starting school having never been read a story, a survey reveals today.”(more)

The New York Times – Jacques Steinberg

“The envelope arrives with good news. The college is pleased to announce that the student has been offered acceptance and, if he or she is fortunate, some scholarship money.”(more)

China Daily – Qi Zhai

“But recently, I’ve seen more foreign students making their way here for schooling, and not just for ostensibly “academic” programs like language exchanges. There is a growing number of high caliber students coming to top Chinese universities to obtain “serious” degrees.”(more)

The Wall Street Journal – Jay Mathews

“Whitmire is an exceptionally thoughtful and energetic journalist. As far as I can tell, we agree on nearly all the big issues. But he has produced what appeared to be a book-length assault on my view that the boy problem in schools was overblown, that boys were only losing ground to girls because girls, thankfully, were finally catching up. I was not eager to discover I was wrong about that.”(more)

NorthJersey.com (The Herald) – Alexander Macinnes

“Governor Christie’s administration plans to gut the state’s contribution to a free and reduced-cost breakfast and lunch program, causing local school food directors to scramble for ways to stretch slim resources.”(more)

Education Week – Debra Viadero

“After six years of study, a national panel of prominent scholars has concluded that there’s not enough evidence to suggest that teachers who take alternative pathways into the classroom are any worse —or any better —than those who finish traditional college-based preparation programs.”(more)