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My name is Matthew Ross and I am 12 years old. I live in Zephyrhills, Florida and am diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

David W. Kirkpatrick - Few aspects of education have been more thoroughly researched than school size. Few findings have been more consistent; and few have been more consistently ignored. 

(HARRISBURG, PA - December 22, 2003) - Today the General Assembly completed its education budget for the 2003-2004 school year. Included in the budget are significant increases and changes to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. A new, separate EITC program for preschool was also created.

by M. Donald Thomas Retired Superintendent of Schools, Salt Lake City, Utah and Billy R. Reagan Retired Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District The authors were both professional associates and personal friends of Ted Bell.   His leadership in public education was broadly respected and the insights he provided were roadmaps to the educational statesmen for the latter part of the twentieth century.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA] reauthorization process is on holiday, a period of neutrality when members of Congress, like the rest of us, are home with their families.

(Washington, DC) - Two important reports regarding adolescent literacy today were released by the Alliance for Excellent Education. Originally released at the group's First Annual High School Policy Conference in November, the reports are now available to the general public and news media.

Philip Vassallo, Ed.D.
Vouchers within Reason: A Child-Centered Approach to Education Reform
Some educational theorists on either side of the school voucher debate believe that serious, fundamental design issues nullify any attempt at analyzing current voucher programs.

Philip Vassallo, Ed.D. - Some educational theorists on either side of the school voucher debate believe that serious, fundamental design issues nullify any attempt at analyzing current voucher programs.

The Lukers advised us to keep telling our children's stories.  As we well should.  However, while this reauthorization is supposedly intended to benefit children, it is also supposedly intended to "align" the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). 

By John Danner & J. C. Bowman - This study examines the promise of charter schools to revolutionize American education and the perils we face by not addressing their critical problems. One of the primary tenets of the charter school movement is that the establishment of a critical mass of charter schools will force school districts to change their own educational practices in order to compete effectively. This day is not far off.