In 11th grade, Allante Rhodes spent 50 minutes a day in a Microsoft Word class at Anacostia Senior High School in Washington. He was determined to go to college, and he figured that knowing Word was a prerequisite.
Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge
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Amid Changes, Law School Tries to Get Real
The financial crises and recession of recent years left no part of the global economy unscathed, and that includes the rarified legal field, which has seen revenues drop 10% at U.S. firms since 2008.
Efforts Rising to Ordain Women as Roman Catholic Priests
Alta Jacko is the mother of eight children. She is also an ordained priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
Getting Tough
If tough love is your thing, you can find a lot to love about Joe Clark. Bullhorn cradled in one arm, a stack of books and papers resting in the other, the 48-year-old principal of Eastside High in down-at-the-heels Paterson, N.J
When Teachers Cheat
Teaching seemed a natural, uncomplicated career choice for Stacey Moskowitz.
Time Archive: Where Are All the Fathers?
“I don’t have a dad,” says Megan, 8, a tiny blond child with a pixie nose who gazes up at a visitor and talks of her hunger. “Well, I do have a dad, ; but I don’t know his name
School Head-Lice Policies Must Be Relaxed, Say Doctors
They are miniscule, measuring at most 2 mm to 3 mm long, yet few things induce more panic or fear among parents than head lice. But while an infestation of head lice on a child can be uncomfortable, the critters do not pose enough of a contagious hazard to justify the strict policies that many schools use to keep infected children out of class, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Can Computer Nerds Save Journalism?
Word to those who think the Internet spells the end of traditional print media: “hacker journalists” have arrived to save the day. A cadre of newly minted media whiz kids, who mix high-tech savvy with hard-nosed reporting skills, are taking a closer look at ways in which 21st century code-crunching and old-fashioned reporting can not only coexist but also thrive.
Nostalgia: A Real Senior Prom
When Al Krusac, 72, missed his senior prom in 1936 because he had joined the Army, his high school sweetheart Clara Curtis had to go with a cousin.
Religion: Protestant-Catholic Conflict
What are the sources of Protestant-Roman Catholic tension in the U.S.? Last week the Jesuit weekly America listed three areas of friction in a lead article by Editor in Chief Thurston N.