Archive for 'Education'
If civics isn’t tested, it isn’t taught, teachers say
Consumed by No Child Left Behind requirements, teachers say civics education is getting left in the dust.
Innovation bytes: Video games and military usage
How entertainment technology is helping service members and veterans through training, deployment and rehabilitation
Full StoryNew D.C. standardized test on the birds and bees
The first standardized sex education and health test in the nation will be rolled out next spring in Washington, a city struggling with an unusually high teenage pregnancy rate.
College cost on the rise – the Washington reaction
Leaders in Washington are speaking out about the rising cost of college tuition. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in Las Vegas Tuesday, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce convened for a hearing Wednesday — both discussing ways to bring down the cost of higher education.
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