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NPR presents a multi-part series on homework -- how educators are balancing mandates to improve test scores against a chronic lack of resources and the need for children to have enough time to be children.

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The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which seeks to provide leadership in the search for answers to critical questions about priorities for higher education. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education will serve as a resource, a clearinghouse and a constructive critic -- seeking to stimulate, assist and prod government and higher education toward constructive change.

Sandra Nichols, a teacher, school administrator, and school board trustee, writes about maintaining a strong public education system. Topics include: Educators demand changes to NCLB, Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, low teacher morale, Scourge of Toy Guns, Imitation firearms, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the California High School Exit Exam (CHSEE), qualified teachers, military recruiters, equal opportunity, bilingual education, English Language Learners,the Schwarzenegger propositions, dropouts, expulsions, suspensions, school funding, budget reductions, communication, diversity, tolerance, two Americas, Socrates, Plato, favorite teachers, Richard Riordan, stupid dirty girl, special education, environmental protection,English learners, California Board of Education, Senator Martha Escutia, SB 1769, Latino Caucus, Governor Schwarzenegger, SB 1769 Sales recruiters

ARTSEDGE is the Kennedy Center's interactive education program for K-12 teachers, parents and students. Founded in 1991, ARTSEDGE supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through and about the arts. Through its Web site, as well as innovative print and integrated media materials, ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Investment guidelines