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November 17, 2008
The legacy of Robert F. Kennedy has inspired an unusual alliance over school curriculum in New York that joins the state teachers’ union, a private foundation, the state education department, and the governor.
November 18, 2008
Nearly seven in 10 of the nation’s public schools offer opportunities for students to participate in community-service projects, or give them credit for doing so, a new report says.
November 19, 2008
The $6 billion spent on the program has helped students with basic decoding but not with understanding, a major study finds.