http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Elementary_and_High_School_EducationFind stories, videos, and photos about Elementary and High School Education from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:03 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Elementary_and_High_School_Education14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Elementary and High School Education from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/09/16/nosports/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/09/16/nosports/index.htmlThat first Friday at Grove City High was so quiet. Any other school year, the school's nationally acclaimed band would have ended the day by marching through the halls blasting the fight song. Any other school year, more than 11,000 would have gathered later that evening at the stadium behind the school to watch the Greyhounds -- better known as the Dawgs -- open their season. Any other school year, Friday would have meant something.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/high.school.put.downs.study/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/high.school.put.downs.study/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhoever said names will never hurt you was wrong, according to a new study.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:08:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20302674,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20302674,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"Everybody was scared," a former student recalls, "and the parents were even more scared than the kids"Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301050,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301050,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnJon and Kate see Collin, Hannah, Leah, Joel, Aaden and Alexis off to pre-KFri, 28 Aug 2009 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20300664,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20300664,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe twins start third grade and the sextuplets head to junior kindergartenThu, 27 Aug 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/07/22/bia.ron.clark.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/07/22/bia.ron.clark.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/07/21/ron.clark.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/07/21/ron.clark.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/india.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/india.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was stone cold silence in the car, as the Kumars drove home.Tue, 12 May 2009 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/13/addiction.recovery.school.teens/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/13/addiction.recovery.school.teens/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was Halloween night when 12-year-old Lucy Gross picked up her first marijuana cigarette, starting a spiral from which she is still struggling to recover.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/group.of.eight.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/group.of.eight.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextTeachers in the United States are contracted to work more hours than their counterparts in other Group of Eight countries, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/dailydose/03/03/children.kindergartners.gambling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/dailydose/03/03/children.kindergartners.gambling/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs your kindergartner easily distracted? Maybe a little hyper? This might seem like typical child behavior but a new study published in the March 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests it could be a red flag for a potential gambling addiction as he or she ages.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/25/magazines/fortune/GatesFoundation_Wallis.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/25/magazines/fortune/GatesFoundation_Wallis.fortune/index.htmWhen Bill Gates gets worked up about something, his body language changes. He suspends his habit of rocking forward and back in his chair and sits a little straighter. His voice rises in pitch. Today the subject is America's schools.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/11/10/family.ski.trips/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/11/10/family.ski.trips/index.html#cnnSTCTextForget the beach. Bridget Kerr, 10, would rather play in the snow.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/27/gifted.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/27/gifted.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextDid your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)?Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/07/23/kevin.newsome/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/07/23/kevin.newsome/index.htmlKevin Newsome, an honor student from Virginia who also plays a little quarterback, won't need any help to qualify academically to play college football. So why is Newsome headed to prep school next month?Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChinese police cordoned off quake-hit schools and towns Thursday in an apparent attempt to quell protests by parents angry over shoddy school constructionThu, 12 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/09/cb.surprising.salaries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/09/cb.surprising.salaries/index.html#cnnSTCTextMuch has been made of people who live beyond their means. When you see a neighbor bring home a fancy new car, you can't help but wonder how she can afford it on her salary. However, you can't assume you know how much she (or anybody) makes unless you've seen her tax returns.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/01/22/par.preschoolers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/01/22/par.preschoolers/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683668,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683668,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDraconian bans on public displays of affection in a growing number of schools have parents and students up in arms. Has the concern about harassment gone too far?Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1680434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1680434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said SaturdaySat, 03 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1673227,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1673227,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe outcry over Portland, Maine's decision to provide the pill to young girls shows that adults still have trouble discussing sex with each other, much less with our kidsThu, 18 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/10/08/hm.kids.yoga/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/10/08/hm.kids.yoga/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660099,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660099,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg upFri, 07 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/pf/rogers_interview.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/pf/rogers_interview.moneymag/index.htmJohn W. Rogers Jr. is a patient man. The head of Ariel Capital Management in Chicago and manager of the flagship Ariel Fund, Rogers typically holds a stock for four or five years, an eternity compared with the 14-month holding period of the average mutual fund.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116623/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116623/index.htmJohn W. Rogers Jr. is a patient man. The head of Ariel Capital Management in Chicago and manager of the flagship Ariel Fund (ARGFX), Rogers typically holds a stock for four or five years, an eternity compared with the 14-month holding period of the average mutual fund. In the past decade his fund has earned nearly 14% a year, beating the market by more than five percentage points annually and outperforming three-quarters of all similar funds. Rogers has pulled off this feat while investing much of his own time in two problems that many other leaders have long since given up on: improving inner-city schools and encouraging African Americans to save and invest more. Rogers donates a hefty share of his firm's profits, helps design teaching curriculums, meets with children and educators, and brings students along to board meetings. Here too, patience is paying off: 80% of the eighth-graders who graduate from Ariel Community Academy have been accepted to elite high schools in the ChicagoSun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/06/27/hoover.grades/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/06/27/hoover.grades/index.htmlOn April 19, just 11 days prior to the start of spring football practice at Hoover (Ala.) High, athletic director Jerry Browning hosted a meeting in his first-floor office with Andy Craig, the Hoover public schools superintendent. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/Dobbs.June20/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/Dobbs.June20/index.htmlAmerica's once-proud public school system -- the great equalizer of our democratic society -- is failing an entire generation of students. Millions of high-school students are donning their caps and gowns this month, but a new Education Week report reveals that more than 1.2 million students will fail to graduate high school this year. Half of our black and Hispanic male students are dropping out of public high schools.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/27/madrasa.school/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/27/madrasa.school/index.htmlIt's 8 a.m. in the morning and a group of tiny tots are heading towards a simple building on the outskirts of their village near Mombasa.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:19:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/02/09/ten.spot/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/02/09/ten.spot/index.htmlA hot trend in the publishing industry these days is children's books "written" by sports stars. Alex Rodriguez released his effort, Out of the Ballpark, this week, featuring a baseball-crazed boy named Alex who makes an error in a key game because he's trying so darn hard. That joins, among others, Terrell Owens' trenchant Little T Learns to Share. (T.O. apparently hails from the "write what you don't know" school.) Here are some other children's books that we can imagine being penned by sport figures:Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/16/smbusiness/kid_entrepreneurs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/16/smbusiness/kid_entrepreneurs/index.htmCody Chang and Jonathan Mohan didn't even know what an entrepreneur was when they signed up for a class on business and entrepreneurship at their local YMCA.Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/02/kipp.ways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/02/kipp.ways/index.htmlStudents at the West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, are expected to go to college.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/25/pluto.reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/25/pluto.reaction/index.htmlScience teachers consider Pluto's flunking out of planet status a plus rather than a minus.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/24/your.opinion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/24/your.opinion/index.htmlOne story we brought you this week concerned a teacher who, as part of a class exercise, burned the American flag in a civics lesson for seventh graders. We asked for your opinion on the story, and here are a few of your responses, some of which have been edited:Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/20/PE.NCLB/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/20/PE.NCLB/index.htmlAs more of America's school-age children are growing fatter, the physical education curriculum that might help them win the fight is gasping for air, says a recently released report.Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/08/01/8382223/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/08/01/8382223/index.htmAMERICAN STUDENTS MAY BE POOR AT MATH, but when it comes to understanding the money in their lives, they are positively bankrupt. A recent national survey testing high school seniors about basic fi... Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/20/hb.kids.gym/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/20/hb.kids.gym/index.htmlAt home, the phrase "Go watch TV" to kids has replaced "Go outside and play" in many families. At school, the daily hour of recess is dwindling. The combination is contributing to many kids not getting enough exercise, according to some experts.Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/06/13/florida.shelters/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/06/13/florida.shelters/index.htmlThe Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/28/feedback.challenger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/28/feedback.challenger/index.htmlCNN.com asked readers to share their most vivid memories of the day of the Challenger disaster. That day, millions watching the shuttle take off realized, at the same moment, something had gone terribly wrong. Here is a sampling of those responses, some of which have been edited:Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/08/12/study.styles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/08/12/study.styles/index.htmlEver made a midnight run to buy poster board for a school project due the next morning? Afraid of what forms, homework and other forgotten but important pieces of paper might be unearthed in a thorough backpack search? Have a Top 10 list of excuses for missed assignments?Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379419/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379419/index.htmWhether you are the parent of a toddler with a burgeoning vocabulary, a kindergartener just learning to read or a 12-year-old headed off to middle school for the first time, there are days when you...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/19/old.school/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/19/old.school/index.htmlThere are lots of ways to tell you're officially old. There's a "Sixteen Candles" remake in the works. Madonna's writing children's books. And you go to a David Byrne concert to find yourself surrounded by 50-year-olds. OK, that kind of makes sense since Byrne's hair is now completely gray.Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/09/news/fortune500/comcast_plans.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/09/news/fortune500/comcast_plans.dj/index.htmIn a deal that would unite the biggest stars of the two-to-five-year-old set, Comcast Corp. (CMCSK) is in advanced negotiations with the Public Broadcasting System, Sesame Street Workshop and HIT Entertainment to develop the first 24- hour network dedicated to preschool kids, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/06/01/369640/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/06/01/369640/index.htmFor my son Jake, who is now nine and may be none too pleased that I'm telling this story, learning to ride a bike was difficult. His dad and I tried everything we could think of to get him to balan...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/08/elec04.prez.bush.education/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/08/elec04.prez.bush.education/index.htmlGearing up for an election-year fight over the centerpiece of his education agenda, President Bush hailed his "historic" No Child Left Behind Act Thursday and announced he will seek a substantial increase in its funding for 2005.Thu, 08 Jan 2004 18:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/01/01/315616/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/01/01/315616/index.htmIt's lunch hour at the Kent Denver School. The cafeteria is serving chicken over rice. Backpacks lie strewn across the common area. Some students sit and do homework, others sprawl on couches and t...Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286898/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286898/index.htmIt wasn't one of the usual explanations for a plant closing. In early May, Dana Corp. announced it was shutting down an injection-molding facility in Marine City, just northeast of Detroit, where s...Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286787/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286787/index.htmThe presidential candidates have seized on education in the hope of finding an issue that will ignite voter excitement. Bush's and Gore's plans differ in nuance, but both men advocate policies that...Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244841/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244841/index.htmI've come to Nashville to find out if and how the Internet has changed life for normal people--for folks who aren't programming for Microsoft or writing columns for FORTUNE. I'm thinking of the cit...Mon, 06 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/01/01/236889/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/01/01/236889/index.htmAmericans like to say that our children are our most valuable asset. Yet children at all income levels are suffering from neglect--not just the children of poverty, as some would like you to think....Thu, 01 Jan 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/03/01/222975/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/03/01/222975/index.htmLillian Micko had a vision. It was around five o'clock one evening last spring. She was pulling out of a McDonald's drive-through in her hometown of Mount Laurel, N.J. with her boys Danny, 11, and ...Sat, 01 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214165/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214165/index.htm7:46 a.m.: The mother's face tightens into a fist: "It isn't fair! The other kid started the trouble with my boy yesterday." The mother nearly shouts the words into the face of the principal of P.S...Mon, 01 Jul 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207650/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207650/index.htmYOU KNOW THE BULL MARKET IS LONG IN THE hoof when a tightwad like me is attracted to three small growth stocks that each rose 100% or better in 1995. Yet I'm convinced that as long as the bulls don...Mon, 01 Jan 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89175/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89175/index.htmWith prep school costs running nearly as high as the $26,000 a year that Ivy League colleges command these days, most families who send their kids to private or parochial schools must sacrifice new...Sat, 01 Oct 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78668/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78668/index.htmAetna Life & Casualty Hartford 203-273-1932 Mon, 29 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88094/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88094/index.htmWhile Americans proclaim the social and academic benefits of early-childhood education, the French deliver it: Virtually all children attend preschool, and eight of 10 go to free, government-run in...Tue, 01 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77124/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77124/index.htmTHE EDUCATION message is getting through. When asked how concerned corporations were about the problems in American public schools, 98% of the companies responding to FORTUNE's fourth annual educat...Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77001/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77001/index.htmJOBS, JOBS, JOBS! That percussive sound bite uttered by George Bush as the reason for his ill-fated trip to Tokyo has become the watchword of America's anxiety about its economic future. The giant ...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76735/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76735/index.htmIF THE WELL-BEING of its children is the proper measure of the health of a civilization, the United States is in grave danger. Of the 65 million Americans under 18, fully 20% live in poverty, 22% l...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76724/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76724/index.htmCarl Bernard, a senior at Connecticut College who considers himself so lucky, credits a teacher and a businessman for his change from a ninth-grade dropout to a campus leader. For many of these sur...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76727/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76727/index.htmWHEN DETROIT announced a plan to open three all-male, all-black public schools last year, the National Organization for Women and the American Civil Liberties Union rose up and defeated it. In resp...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76725/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76725/index.htmWHAT DO KIDS know about the world of work, that mysterious adult realm hidden behind the concrete walls of factories and the reflective windows of office towers? Not much, and not nearly enough to ...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75605/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75605/index.htmWHEN IT COMES to early childhood education, the U.S. ranks near the bottom of the class. Nearly every other major industrialized nation -- and even some developing countries -- see the job of educa...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74458/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74458/index.htmWILL THE DRIVE to revive America's ailing public schools, launched in the early 1980s, start producing results in the 1990s? It had better. By the latest tally, the high school dropout rate remains...Mon, 17 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/11/09/86231/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/11/09/86231/index.htmAt a time when the news is full of alarming reports of the crisis in U.S. education, how do you know whether your kid's school is doing the job? All parents want their children to get the best educ...Fri, 09 Nov 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/10/01/86123/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/10/01/86123/index.htmFor college-bound youngsters and their families, an aptitude for meeting deadlines is the first college entrance requirement. Failure to file the right form at the right time could hurt your chance...Mon, 01 Oct 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85923/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85923/index.htmLike most parents, Blake Magee's mother and father want only the best for their 15-month-old son. Since both Jennifer and Donald work, they pay a nanny to take care of Blake (left), and hope to pla...Sun, 01 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73586/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73586/index.htmSTEVE JOBS remembers vividly the day he began to understand supply and demand. As a 12-year-old visitor to a NASA research center, he started fiddling on a computer with a game called King Hammurab...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73591/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73591/index.htmSUDDENLY Head Start is on nearly everybody's agenda. Calling the $1.4 billion federal preschool program ''something near and dear to all of us,'' President Bush proposes to spend an additional $500...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73588/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73588/index.htmBy the year 2000, every child must start school ready to learn. The United States must increase the high school graduation rate to no less than 90%. In critical subjects, at the fourth, eighth, and...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73593/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73593/index.htmON THE DAY he was leaving for college, Benny (not his real name) had a last- minute crisis. His mother and her boyfriend, both crack addicts, stole his train fare. At a loss about what to do, Benny...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73583/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73583/index.htmBY NOW it is clear: Corporate involvement in public school reform has become serious business. Since the education system has failed to check the erosion of basic skills, companies are proposing in...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/05/01/85813/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/05/01/85813/index.htmAmerica's 83,000 public schools are spending more but educating our 40 million schoolchildren less. Last year, U.S. taxpayers paid about $4,500 per pupil, up an inflation-adjusted 28% just since 19...Tue, 01 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/26/73200/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/26/73200/index.htmIF THE FUTURE has a voice, it is the voice of youth. To learn more about the world to be, FORTUNE asked a diverse group of 20 mostly high-school-age youths around the country about their expectatio...Mon, 26 Mar 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72820/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72820/index.htmJAPAN'S STUDENTS score so high against other youngsters in standardized international tests, and its schools turn out such able workers and managers, that the country's educational system has becom...Mon, 04 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72823/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72823/index.htmBUY A BURGER and catch a disturbing glimpse of America's future. When they ring up your order, those bustling teenagers behind most fast-food restaurant counters are pressing pictures of hamburgers...Mon, 04 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72131/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72131/index.htmTHE TEACHER CAPTIVATES the class as he paces back and forth, commenting, cracking jokes, asking questions. ''Everybody loves a sincere speaker,'' says the wiry young instructor, immaculately dresse...Mon, 19 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/05/01/85114/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/05/01/85114/index.htm; In a better world, we would not put our children through this. Every high school senior would know precisely what he or she wanted out of higher education; college admissions directors would hone...Mon, 01 May 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/27/71796/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/27/71796/index.htm''Investing in our children is not just rhetoric. It's sound business practice, although many of our colleagues have yet to make that discovery.'' So said Arnold Hiatt, CEO of Stride Rite, who alon...Mon, 27 Mar 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70141/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70141/index.htmSO IGNORANT and benighted are many young recruits to the U.S. work force that ) one executive after another has recoiled in horror, gasping with astonishment. These are the troops we're supposed to...Mon, 01 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/06/01/83902/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/06/01/83902/index.htmJames Underwood memorized every question in the driver's license handbook, then persuaded the exam administrator to test him orally. ''People who can't read and write have very good memories,'' he ...Mon, 01 Jun 1987 04:01:00 EDT