A Program Teaches Teens What to Believe in the Digital World

The News Literacy Project helps secondary school students separate fact from fiction online.

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How Does Your School Garden Grow?

By Suzie Boss

11/4/09

On a crisp fall morning, I watched students at Lewis Elementary School, in Portland, Oregon, roll up their pant legs and wade barefoot into piles of sand, clay, straw, and water.

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YES Prep's Blueprint for Success

YES Prep North Central, serving grades 6-12 in Houston, does whatever it takes to prepare students for college success. More to this story.

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Schools Create a Simple Recipe for Change

Digest these tips for making your food-service program tasty and sustainable.

by Fran Smith

This article was also published in the December 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "A Simple Recipe for Change".

School Lunches Go Back to the Land

Schools overhaul food service to improve student health and the environment.

by Fran Smith

This article was also published in the December 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Farm to Fork".

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A Healthy School Lunch

A middle school in Berkeley, California, serves up nutritious grub kids love. More to this story.

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When the Class Is Half Full, Keep Pouring It On

Despite absences at an inner-city school, a teacher commits to long-term projects.

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A Learning Space for Learning About Space

A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.

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The Importance of Project-Learning Schools

By Suzie Boss

8/28/09

When I talk with groups of teachers about project learning, audiences typically divide along predictable lines.

How to Help Students Develop Interviewing Skills

A Program Teaches Teens What to Believe in the Digital World

The News Literacy Project helps secondary school students separate fact from fiction online.

by Malaika Costello-Dougherty

This article originally published on 11/4/2009

How Does Your School Garden Grow?

By Suzie Boss

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YES Prep's Blueprint for Success

YES Prep North Central, serving grades 6-12 in Houston, does whatever it takes to prepare students for college success. More to this story.

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Schools Create a Simple Recipe for Change

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School Lunches Go Back to the Land

Schools overhaul food service to improve student health and the environment.

by Fran Smith

This article was also published in the December 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Farm to Fork".

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A Healthy School Lunch

A middle school in Berkeley, California, serves up nutritious grub kids love. More to this story.

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When the Class Is Half Full, Keep Pouring It On

Despite absences at an inner-city school, a teacher commits to long-term projects.

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A Learning Space for Learning About Space

A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.

by Alissa Walker

This article was also published in the October 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Out-of-This-World Learning".

The Importance of Project-Learning Schools

By Suzie Boss

How to Help Students Develop Interviewing Skills

by Bernice Yeung

This article originally published on 8/5/2009

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