Pre-College

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Reason December 2005 Nick Gillespie	The Father of Modern School Reform Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman introduced the idea of school vouchers to America. Now, in this interview, he looks back on his legacy.
Reason December 2005	Let a Thousand Choices Bloom Fifty years after Milton Friedman first proposed the idea of education vouchers, school choice proposals come in all shapes and sizes. Here, 12 experts debate the future of American education reform.
ifeminists November 30, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Will Universal Preschool Give All Kids a Head Start? This is the great danger: the presumption that government can raise children better than parents. If universal preschool is voluntary, then it may merely create another massive and ultra-expensive bureaucracy that accomplishes little.
Science News November 19, 2005 Julie Ann Miller	Willis Harlow Shapley (1917-2005) A longtime member of the Science Service Board of Trustees passed away and his family has established the Willis Harlow Shapley Education Fund at Science Service to support science-education programs.
Geotimes November 2005 Naomi Lubick	Seeing and Speaking in the Field Deaf students and their teachers traveled to the Utah desert to get their first taste of structural geology under the tutelage of Michele Cooke, a professor at the University of Massachusetts an Amherst.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 William C. Symonds	America The Uneducated A new study warns of a slide for the U.S. as the share of lower achievers grows. If the U.S. doesn't pay more attention, everything from its competitiveness to its standard of living could sink.
Geotimes November 2005 Kathryn Hansen	Kansas Vote Challenges Evolution The Kansas State Board of Education voted yesterday to approve science education standards that treat evolution with skepticism. Scientists say that the standards open the door for nonscientific beliefs such as intelligent design to enter science classrooms across the state.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005	Ed Tech Community Supports Katrina Victims Several education companies such as Kinetic Books and Learning Today are providing free technology resources to students who were displaced by two recent hurricanes.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005	Industry News A Computer Associates grant empowers two underprivileged New York schools.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 Larry S. Anderson	A Digital Doorway to the World A determined elementary school teacher orchestrates a collaborative project that links students worldwide with an iBook and the GarageBand music-authoring application.
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