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Category: Progressive Education
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A look at recent mentions and media for Beacon books and authors.
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By Mark Winne This post originally appeared on his blog at MarkWinne.com. I’ll never forget the look on the desk sergeant’s face as he gazed down at me from the heights of his dark-paneled police podium. Before him was a neatly dressed, wavy-haired 18-year old cradling something seemingly as long as baseball bats wrapped in…
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Students loans comprise the largest category of non-real estate consumer lending. But these loans come without the basic protections provided other types of debt.
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A film “inspired by real events” would be better if it focused on real heroes in education.
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It is hard to achieve academic parity in the face of massive economic disparity.
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The author of Let the Students Speak! warns school officials to be wary when punishing students for inappropriate off-campus, online speech.
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A collection of empowering stories bringing together the voices of teachers, parents, and educational activists fighting market-driven educational policies.
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A video of Bill Nye has gone viral–will its message about evolution and scientific literacy educate Americans?
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Does caring about victims of crime mean that we must take revenge on offenders? Or is there a better way forward?
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