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This New House: Are Unmanned Tennessee Lab Homes the Future of Efficiency?

A small row of unmanned houses in Tennessee is operating at optimal efficiency. Are these our energy-efficient future?

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WaPo Columnists Debate Teach for America

Is TFA our best method for getting talented young people into the classroom?

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How to Turn a School System Around

A McKinsey report offers trends used by school systems that are steadily showing improvement.

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Does the Reform Movement Threaten Team-teaching?

Will value-added data and the promise of merit pay kill the collaborative spirit of teaching?

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Should We Steer Minority STEM Students Away From Top Schools?

A panel convened by the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights worries about mismatch between a student's training and the rigor of college programs.

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Cathie Black Gives Her First TV Interview

After scrupulously avoiding the media, the Bloomberg's designee for schools chancellor finally submits to a television interview.

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New University in Singapore Serves as Education Incubator

The school will be a factory for developing new engineering, architecture, and design courses to help build a competitive work force.

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Science Cheerleader Roots Kids on Toward STEM Careers

Think cheerleaders and scientists come from different worlds? You're wrong.

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Education Reform: Bill Gates Versus Diane Ravitch

The Microsoft CEO-turned-education reformer asks what the NYU education expert is thinking. Be careful what you ask for.

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Math Isn't Just Computation. So Why Is That All We Teach?

There's more to math than solving equations step-by-step.

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Bloomberg's Education Pick Gets a Deputy

Cathie Black's lack of education bona fides threatened to sink her candidacy for schools chancellor. A new appointment will likely save the bid.

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This 8th Grade Exam From the 1930s Is Really Hard

Where are the multiple choice questions?

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Can Rupert Murdoch Speed the Coming of Online Learning?

First Murdoch snags Joel Klein, and now a company that designs educational software. Will he bring digital learning in K-12 into the mainstream?