Education Archives - Page 6 of 6

James Fallows
March 14, 2014

Earlier this month my wife and I spent about a week, in two visits, in the little town of St. Marys, Georgia, on the southernmost coast of Georgia just north of Florida and…

Impromptu music practice session in a glassed-in walkway at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.

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K-12

What My School Means to Me: Essays from 3 High Schoolers

Deborah Fallows
March 9, 2014

How students at an unusual school think—and write—about their experience.

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Language

Why We Never Get Over High School

Deborah Fallows
February 23, 2014

Across the nation, people have different questions they ask when meeting someone new. There are hidden meanings in all of them—including a popular one about schooling.

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K-12

Dreaming Big in South Carolina: A Public Boarding School for the Arts

Deborah Fallows
January 30, 2014

“One half dream; one half plan.” That’s how one student described his life at the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina. Dreaming big at the…

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K-12

America’s Tiniest Engineers: Report From Greenville, South Carolina

Deborah Fallows
January 20, 2014

It was the monthly “engineering week” when I visited the A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering in Greenville, South Carolina, in January. Volunteers from one of the several local big-name companies in…

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K-12

A School With a Sense of Place

Deborah Fallows
December 26, 2013

We arrived at The Grove School in Redlands, California, just before their winter break, at about noon and right in time for lunch. The Grove School is a public charter…

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Economic Development

Reports From the Road: Hangar 24 and a Student-Run Farm

James Fallows
December 17, 2013

The variety of America, chapter 12,825

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Community Colleges & Technical Training

Career-Oriented Education vs. the Liberal Arts

John Tierney
November 20, 2013

Readers weigh in with compelling opinions on Maine Maritime Academy, liberal-arts colleges, and big questions.

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Community Colleges & Technical Training

Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime

John Tierney
November 13, 2013

In Defense of Maine Maritime

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Community Colleges & Technical Training

An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy

John Tierney
November 10, 2013

How a school you've (probably) never heard of is preparing students for good jobs.

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K-12

Report From Rural Maine: What It Takes to Make a School

Deborah Fallows
November 7, 2013

Shead High School, home of the Tigers, sits on a hill in Eastport, Maine, just a short walk from everything else in town. I went to visit, curious about what…