http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Education_PolicyFind stories, videos, and photos about Education Policy from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:31 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Education_Policy14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Education Policy from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/02/zimbabwe.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/02/zimbabwe.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's education system is beginning to battle back from years of neglect and an exodus of teachers.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/06/navarrette.obama.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/06/navarrette.obama.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/afghanistan.swine.flu.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/afghanistan.swine.flu.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan has recorded its first death from the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, prompting schools to shut down nationwide for three weeks, the education ministry said Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/21/duncan.teacher.education.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/21/duncan.teacher.education.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to push for reforms in how teachers are taught when he speaks at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York on Thursday.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/stimulus.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/stimulus.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextCreating and saving jobs while boosting investment in the future are among the top goals of the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus plan.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/04/lia.latinas.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/04/lia.latinas.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Latinas have goals to graduate and get professional jobs, but challenges including discrimination and gender stereotyping undermine their chances of success, a new survey shows.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/08/17/what.matters.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/08/17/what.matters.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith all the unique challenges facing African-Americans, identifying just one problem as the most fundamental issue sounds like the beginning of a long, nuanced conversation. It's not so complicated, however, for President Barack Obama. In a recent conversation with reporters, Obama easily cited education as the most important issue for the black community.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/05/sports.coaching/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/05/sports.coaching/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen powerlifting coach Nicola Vaughan-Ellis wanted to create a winning formula for her athletes, she didn't head to the weight room. Instead, she found herself in the classroom.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/24/education.funds.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/24/education.funds.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama plans to announce the next phase of education funding Friday as one round of stimulus money filters through state governments and into school districts.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/israel.arab.textbook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/22/israel.arab.textbook/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli textbooks for Arab school children will no longer say that Arabs refer to the period surrounding the birth of Israel as al-Nakba, or "the catastrophe," Israel's education minister said Wednesday.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/24/student.loans.shorter.forms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/06/24/student.loans.shorter.forms/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the great headaches of the American dream is about to get less painful.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/20/swine.flu.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/20/swine.flu.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak.Wed, 20 May 2009 23:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/06/news/economy/obama_budget_cuts/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/06/news/economy/obama_budget_cuts/index.htmThe White House on Thursday will detail a proposal to save $17 billion next year by eliminating or reducing 121 federal programs, according to a senior administration official.Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/education.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/education.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextMuch-needed federal dollars will start flowing to schools in three states in the next few weeks as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/obama.online/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/obama.online/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama hosted what amounted to an interactive fireside chat Thursday, answering questions from people around the country in the first online town hall discussion ever hosted at the White House.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/education.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/education.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Americans would be willing to give up some control of their public schools to the federal government in return for funding from Washington, according to a new poll.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/martin.vouchers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/martin.vouchers/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama signs the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, there will be shouts of joy from both sides as Republicans and Democrats get their cherished earmarks.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/obama.mayors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/obama.mayors/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama met Friday with 85 mayors from across the country to discuss the implementation of city-related funding from the $787 billion stimulus package.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/news/economy/obama_econ/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/news/economy/obama_econ/index.htmPresident Barack Obama met Friday with 85 mayors from across the country to discuss the implementation of city-related funding from the $787 billion stimulus package.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/12/news/economy/stimulus_revamp/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/12/news/economy/stimulus_revamp/index.htmThe Senate plans to vote on the $789 billion compromise stimulus late Friday after an all day debate, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday from the chamber floor.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/11/polis.district/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/11/polis.district/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of Congress wear two hats: one as Washington legislator, the other as listener and community leader back home.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/stimulus.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/stimulus.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextEducation Secretary Arne Duncan told students and educators at a Virginia high school Tuesday that he'll fight to put $20 billion in education construction funding back into the $838 billion economic stimulus package, as President Barack Obama wants.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/polis.freshman.begin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/polis.freshman.begin/index.html#cnnSTCTextHow can I describe my first weeks in Congress? A whirlwind? A circus? No -- a trip back to college.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/news/economy/school_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/news/economy/school_stimulus/index.htmPresident-elect Barack Obama has proposed an ambitious plan to rebuild the nation's crumbling schools as a part of his economic stimulus package, aiming to help budget-constrained school districts make much needed repairs.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/16/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/16/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as his choice for secretary of the interior, an aide on Obama's transition team and a separate Democratic source said.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama will name Arne Duncan as his choice for education secretary and Sen. Ken Salazar as interior secretary, sources told CNN Monday.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:51:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSchools and states will now have to track and lift the graduation rates for all students under regulations being announced Tuesday by Education Secretary Margaret SpellingsTue, 28 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama on Tuesday detailed his plan to strengthen the education system and charged that the Bush administration's "failure to act has put our nation in jeopardy."Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/16/mccain.naacp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/16/mccain.naacp/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful John McCain received a polite but tepid welcome Wednesday as he spoke before a hugely pro-Barack Obama and Democratic crowd at the NAACP convention.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/16/martin.vouchers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/16/martin.vouchers/index.html#cnnSTCText"All I want is for my children to get the best education they can."Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819346,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819346,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSix states are getting the OK to write their own prescriptions for ailing schools under the Bush administration's signature education lawTue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812758,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812758,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA former Administration official says Bush's signature domestic initiative was spoiled by inflexible standards, a narrow focus and mixed motivesMon, 09 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1736581,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1736581,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA reading program at the center of President Bush's signature education law hasn't added to children's understanding of what they read, a federal study has foundThu, 01 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/25/ep.autism.advocacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/25/ep.autism.advocacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen her son Justin was a newborn, Shannon Kinninger looked up from the kitchen where she was washing dishes, and saw a large, heavy toy fall on his head. Justin didn't cry.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/03/sudan.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/03/sudan.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn an effort to shut down Khartoum's Unity High School, a disgruntled former employee alerted Sudanese officials that a British teacher had allowed her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed," a British source and Sudanese presidential palace source told Time magazine's Sam Dealey.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from Tuesday's fatal bomb blast in this country's northeast has increased to 75, Afghan officials said Friday.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/pf/college/bc.studentloans.kennedy.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/pf/college/bc.studentloans.kennedy.reut/index.htmThe chairman of the U.S. Senate education committee Tuesday introduced legislation to cut government subsidies to student loan companies, but the cuts were milder than some expected and lender stocks rose.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/pf/college/bc.studentloans.senate.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/pf/college/bc.studentloans.senate.reut/index.htmMoving the U.S. Congress closer to overhauling the troubled student loan industry, the chairman of the Senate Education Committee Monday unveiled proposals that would affect major lenders.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/25/news/newsmakers/charity_school/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/25/news/newsmakers/charity_school/index.htmBill Gates and Eli Broad two of the most generous philanthropists in the world are joining forces in a multi-million dollar project aimed at improving America's public schools and pushing education higher on the agenda of the 2008 presidential race.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/news/companies/easton_bizroundtable_.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/news/companies/easton_bizroundtable_.fortune/index.htmJohn J. Castellani has a dream, best described (with apologies to Castellani) as a twist on the 1975 hit "Why Can't We Be Friends?". As president of the Business Roundtable, Castellani is the Washington go-to guy for the nation's top CEOs, and right now he's gamely trying to make the most of a new political environment in which his constituency is about as popular as a batch of rejects from last night's American Idol.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/11/koinange.botswana/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/11/koinange.botswana/index.htmlThe world's largest open-pit diamond mine is as big as 52 football fields and more than 20 stories deep.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394383/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394383/index.htmIn the corporate world, there's a short list of obvious suspects who may face tougher times under a Democratic Congress, including Big Pharma and Big Oil. Then there are the not-so-obvious suspects... Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/15/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq's higher education minister turned in his resignation Wednesday citing the government's inability to protect teachers.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.main/index.htmlMost of those kidnapped Tuesday from a Baghdad research institute have been freed, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/13/magazines/fortune/democrats_student_loans.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/13/magazines/fortune/democrats_student_loans.fortune/index.htmIn the corporate world, there's a short list of obvious suspects who may face tougher times under a Democratic Congress, including Big Pharma and Big Oil. Then there are the not-so-obvious suspects - like what might be called Big Education.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/24/news/economy/lottery_ipo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/24/news/economy/lottery_ipo/index.htmFor investors who like to gamble on initial public offerings, the state of Illinois may soon have a multi-billion dollar IPO for you.Wed, 24 May 2006 13:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/bennett.comments/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/bennett.comments/index.htmlCongressional Democrats blasted former Education Secretary William Bennett on Thursday for saying that aborting "every black baby in this country" would reduce the crime rate, and demanded their Republican counterparts do the same.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/09/06/hurricane.education/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/09/06/hurricane.education/index.htmlStates with school districts that have taken in young hurricane victims might get federal help with the additional costs.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/08/25/education.secretary.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/08/25/education.secretary.ap/index.htmlEducation Secretary Margaret Spellings on Wednesday called claims that the No Child Left Behind Act isn't fully funded "a red herring," and suggested states that are balking may simply fear seeing the test results.Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/pf/college/perkins_loan/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/pf/college/perkins_loan/index.htmCollege students take note - your government loan options might be shrinking.Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.cabinet/index.htmlAfter three months of a political stalemate, Iraq's National Assembly approved a list of Cabinet members Thursday to form a new government.Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/23/no.child.left/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/23/no.child.left/index.htmlFederal law has forced the nation's children to meet rigid academic performance standards that create "too many ways to fail," a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers who reviewed the No Child Left Behind Act said Wednesday.Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/26/paid.pundits/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/26/paid.pundits/index.htmlAfter the revelation that another columnist who supported his administration's policies received government money, President Bush said Wednesday that he disapproved of the practice and wanted it to stop.Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/24/nochild.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/24/nochild.tm/index.htmlIf only it were still 2001.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/15/blunkett.resigns/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/15/blunkett.resigns/index.htmlBritish Home Secretary David Blunkett has resigned after allegations that he abused the position for personal reasons.Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/22/prince.speech/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/22/prince.speech/index.htmlPrince Charles has mounted a staunch defense of his "old-fashioned" values following a damaging row over his views on social status and ambition.Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/18/prince.education/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/18/prince.education/index.htmlPrince Charles has been criticized by a top British official as being "old-fashioned and out of time" for his views on education.Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/17/education.secretary/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/17/education.secretary/index.htmlPresident Bush on Wednesday nominated domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the next education secretary, replacing Rod Paige.Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/16/education.secretary/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/16/education.secretary/index.htmlPresident Bush has tapped domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the next education secretary, replacing Rod Paige, a senior administration official told CNN on Tuesday.Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/gop.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/gop.main/index.htmlFirst lady Laura Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ended the second night of the Republican convention Tuesday with a litany of anecdotes designed to highlight family issues and portray the party as a "people of compassion."Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/09/time.education.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/09/time.education.tm/index.htmlWhen the schedule of prime-time speakers for the Republican National Convention was announced two months ago, it was full of the some of the party's top stars, many of them moderates: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 15:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/04/bush.constituency/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/04/bush.constituency/index.htmlAfter a Memorial Day spent campaigning in his district, a Republican House member turned on the television Monday night to encounter a positive advertisement by George W. Bush's re-election campaign.Fri, 04 Jun 2004 16:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/pakistan.rocket/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/pakistan.rocket/index.htmlPakistan's education minister has survived a rocket attack that killed one person and wounded 12 others outside the southwestern city of Quetta, police said.Mon, 31 May 2004 13:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/05/17/then.now/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/05/17/then.now/index.htmlRod Paige remembers it all too well -- the all-white school, two miles down the road from his own school in Monticello, Mississippi. The school that had everything his didn't. Two miles away, he says, that might as well have been 200.Mon, 17 May 2004 20:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/24/iraq/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/24/iraq/index.htmlThis week, The Inside Edge looks at pressing election issues from U.S. policy in Iraq to college education reform.Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/24/paige.terrorist.nea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/24/paige.terrorist.nea/index.htmlThe president of the nation's largest teachers' union Tuesday blasted Education Secretary Rod Paige for calling his group a "terrorist organization."Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/23/paige.terrorist.nea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/23/paige.terrorist.nea/index.htmlEducation Secretary Rod Paige called the National Education Association a "terrorist organization" Monday as he argued that the country's largest teachers union often acts at odds with the wishes of rank-and-file teachers regarding school standards and accountability.Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/27/blair.vote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/27/blair.vote/index.htmlThe British government has narrowly won a crucial parliamentary vote with a majority of five on its plan to let universities charge higher tuition fees.Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291555/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/13/291555/index.htmWhile most of my best friends are not Republicans, some of them are. So it is hardly news that my good friend and former student Greg Mankiw will be voting for George W. Bush. Still, it's a bit dis...Mon, 13 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/05/01/212075/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/05/01/212075/index.htmIT'S 9 P.M. ON A WINTRY THURSDAY NIGHT AS THREE sweatshirt-clad New York State Lottery agents start working the crowd at a small tavern named Cavanaugh's in Blue Point, N.Y., a Long Island suburb o...Wed, 01 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78669/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78669/index.htmAFTER A DECADE of adopting schools, lobbying legislators, consulting on curriculums, wrangling with teachers' unions, and struggling to understand a culture practically devoid of secretaries, telep...Mon, 29 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78668/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78668/index.htmAetna Life & Casualty Hartford 203-273-1932 Mon, 29 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88094/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88094/index.htmWhile Americans proclaim the social and academic benefits of early-childhood education, the French deliver it: Virtually all children attend preschool, and eight of 10 go to free, government-run in...Tue, 01 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88092/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88092/index.htmIf you live in a suburban U.S. school district that isn't plagued by violence or a high dropout rate, you may think that only our inner-city schools need improvement. Test statistics say you're wro...Tue, 01 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/01/87859/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/01/87859/index.htmPresident Clinton's decision to send his daughter Chelsea to the $10,400-a- year Sidwell Friends private school in Washington, D.C. raised some eyebrows -- and questions about his commitment to the...Mon, 01 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77126/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77126/index.htmREFORMERS of America's badly ailing education system don't lack for clever, effective solutions. Their critical failing is that, like automakers in the days before Henry Ford, they haven't successf...Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76364/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76364/index.htmSLUMPED in the back seat of a black limo bumping through Archie Bunker's Queens, a weary Bill Clinton spoke just before the New York primary about what keeps him running despite a maelstrom of nega...Mon, 04 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75606/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75606/index.htmTHE BELLS you hear ringing in your local schools these days may be the tocsins of revolution. Stung by the failure of earlier reforms, an increasing number of states and cities are radically alteri...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75604/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75604/index.htmCORPORATE America's commitment to reading, writing, and arithmetic in 1991 was bigger, broader, and better than ever. Even more encouraging, CEOs of the leading companies believe their considerable...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75607/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75607/index.htmAs CEO of Xerox, David Kearns won back the copier market from the Japanese. As Deputy Secretary of Education, he is working to make American education No. 1 in the world. In an interview with FORTU...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75605/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75605/index.htmWHEN IT COMES to early childhood education, the U.S. ranks near the bottom of the class. Nearly every other major industrialized nation -- and even some developing countries -- see the job of educa...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/05/20/75047/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/05/20/75047/index.htmAs one crucial part of the Bush Administration's new education strategy, a group of business leaders will raise from $150 million to $200 million for research into how public schools should operate...Mon, 20 May 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73593/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73593/index.htmON THE DAY he was leaving for college, Benny (not his real name) had a last- minute crisis. His mother and her boyfriend, both crack addicts, stole his train fare. At a loss about what to do, Benny...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73588/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73588/index.htmBy the year 2000, every child must start school ready to learn. The United States must increase the high school graduation rate to no less than 90%. In critical subjects, at the fourth, eighth, and...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72131/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72131/index.htmTHE TEACHER CAPTIVATES the class as he paces back and forth, commenting, cracking jokes, asking questions. ''Everybody loves a sincere speaker,'' says the wiry young instructor, immaculately dresse...Mon, 19 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71248/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71248/index.htmLAMAR ALEXANDER, President, University of Tennessee; JOSEPH F. ALIBRANDI, CEO, Whittaker Corp. BARBARA BATES, Director, Corporate Contributions and Community Affairs, Nynex; ALAN F. BENEDECK, Commu...Mon, 07 Nov 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70349/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70349/index.htmHard to believe, but when Owen B. Butler, 64, retired as chairman of Procter & Gamble two years ago, he did not start an LBO fund. Instead he launched a crusade. Over the past six months Butler has...Mon, 28 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70141/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70141/index.htmSO IGNORANT and benighted are many young recruits to the U.S. work force that ) one executive after another has recoiled in horror, gasping with astonishment. These are the troops we're supposed to...Mon, 01 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/10/12/69622/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/10/12/69622/index.htmYour correspondent claims to have at least tied the record for masochism on September 14. That was the night he sat glumly glued to the TV set, alternating between the Giants getting clobbered by t...Mon, 12 Oct 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/17/67120/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/17/67120/index.htmEducational reform has been and remains a controversial issue. But despite several years of consciousness raising, significant reform has not occurred and will not occur in the near future. Effecti...Mon, 17 Feb 1986 05:01:00 EST