‘Our Sputnik moment’: Then and now
In 1958, Life magazine was decrying the “crisis in the U.S. education.” Fifty years later, many of the concerns still ring true.
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Video: School of thought in Brockton, Mass.
In 1998, when new standardized tests were mandated in Massachusetts, 75 percent of the 4,000 students at Brockton High School were in danger of failing to graduate. But a group of dedicated teachers turned things around.
The year in economy: 5 stories you missed in 2010
From the exclusive banking cabals of Switzerland to the complicated rise of the Chinese consumer, we highlight five important economy stories that got lost in this year’s headlines.
Do SMART boards make for smart students?
Do new technologies actually help kids learn or does it just amount to a novelty?
The recession’s silver lining: Young entrepreneurship
The down economy is spurring more students to take the risk of starting their own business.
