Education

Evangelicals Make War on Evolution

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2007 This short documentary is perhaps as scary as it gets: Creationists indoctrinate children into believing that humans and dinosaurs coexisted a few thousand years ago. Want to see what this kind of indoctrination leads to? Read Andrew Sullivan describing why it's impossible for him to ever doubt the existence of God. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaving Children Behind

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Jan 31, 2007 The No Child Left Behind Act's relentless focus on testing blinds us to the egregious funding shortages that plague our nation's public schools. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Firestorm Over Attack on Yale Singers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2007 Nearly two weeks after a group of San Francisco high school students assaulted the members of a Yale all-male a capella singing group -- leaving two hospitalized -- charges of homophobia, a police cover-up and local political indifference are making headway in the national news media Comprehensive coverage Cops finish questioning singers (two weeks late) <!--Check out a recent (non-attack) video of the Yale singing group, The Baker's Dozen-->. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul Cummins: Turning Around L.A. Unified

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Dec 20, 2006 We're never going to make any progress reforming the nation's most dysfunctional school systems unless we first address the segregation that partitions our communities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paul Cummins: Cheap Children

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Dec 6, 2006 Despite our planet's vast resources, we condemn over 20,000 children a day to miserable, preventable deaths. The escape from this tragedy begins with a fresh perspective on education. Dig deeper

Videocast: Robert Scheer on House Politics, Traitor Joe, Education and O.J.

BLANK Nov 17, 2006 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer breaks down the race for speaker, Lieberman's threats, the reason the education system is broken and O.J.'s revolting hypothetical. Dig deeper

UCLA Cops Taser Cuffed Student

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2006 University police officers repeatedly stunned a handcuffed UCLA student with a Taser in a library after he could not produce an identification card. The video is sickening. The university is promising an investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul Cummins: The Elephant in the Classroom

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Nov 13, 2006 In this excerpt from his new book, "Two Americas, Two Educations," the co-founder of the trailblazing Crossroads School in Santa Monica, Calif., argues that America contradicts its purported belief in the value of education by egregiously underfunding it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Paul Cummins: Fighting the Wrong Battles in Education Reform

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 The co-founder of the trailblazing Crossroads and New Roads schools in Santa Monica argues that if we can?t fund cuts in class sizes and improve educational resources, nothing else we do will matter a whit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Generation F

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2006 The national SAT score average has suffered its most severe drop in 30 years. Educators insist that kids are just as intelligent, but that a recent redesign of the test, which placed increased emphasis on math and critical reading skills, is to blame for the poor showing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: A Troubled Picture for Black Male Students

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jul 15, 2006 The gender gap among African-American college students is growing at a dangerous rate. And it's no wonder: The roots of the problem were obvious at my daughter's school, where many boys by age 10 had been socialized to be tough, regarding education with contempt and suspicion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman: The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is a Red Herring

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Although it's sexier and more startling to talk about boys falling behind girls in schools, the real dividing line is race and class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )