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McCain, Obama, And Leaving No Child Behind
One thing both candidates agree on is that the education system — particularly "No Child Left Behind" — is broken. The question is: How would they fix it?
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Homework: Cheers And Fight Songs
Last week host Andrea Seabrook asked you to sing your favorite school fight songs — and you gave us your best cheers and hollers.
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Chicago Charter School Network Defies Expectation
The Noble Network of Charter Schools takes poor and immigrant students who are often two to four years behind grade level. Through an intensive learning environment, nearly all the students graduate and some go on to the country's top colleges.
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Paying For College During The Downturn
The average tuition at a four-year private college is $23,000 and rising. We visit Seattle Pacific University, which has seen the number of student appeals to the financial aid office double in the last year.
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Muzzling Political Opinion On Campus Is Dangerous
The University of Illinois forbids its employees from wearing political buttons or putting partisan bumper stickers on their cars. One professor laments that losing the button isn't so problematic as the chilling effect the rule could have on debate in the classroom.
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