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Home schooling, vouchers, schools of choice, online courses are but a sampling of the alternative schooling experiences tapping into the public education dollar. Parents are demanding more options for their children. How do you understand this issue

i am currently a student at East stroudsburg university that is being pressured by my parents to go to Rutgers because it is cheaper and closer to home. Instead i would like to go to the school more suitable for my career aspirations. Which school would you say has a stronger academic program when [...]

It does not seem fair that I would be rejected because of my parents follies (I go to a private school).
So here is my situation.
My school only offers 2 years of science (0 lab) when my college of choice (NYU) requires 3. My school does not offer electives, AP, or honors. They are not a [...]

I’m not talking about just troubled teens. I’m talking about parents that send their children to boarding schools as soon as they are old enough to go to school.

Well, I’m really not close to my mom at all so I find it hard to talk to her about anything. Boys, school, friends, bras, whatever. Basically we don’t talk anything more than “How was your day?” “It was good”, so I find mostly anything more than that awkward.
But lately, we haven’t been fighting like [...]

I have read a few questions/ answers that blame teachers’ unions. The answer to solving America’s problem with our educational system is much more complicated. While some of the actions of teachers’ unions are too blame, without them, teacher’s pay would be too low.
1. Tenure – It is almost impossible [...]

so im 17, turing 18 in july of 09. iv been having…well i dont know what to call it. i have mood swings. thoughts of killing myself ALOT. attempted more then i can count. i dont really care to tell anyone. i have zero motivation to do anything. i have droped out of high [...]

What accountability is there (if any) regarding home schoolers who dropout?
Are the companies who are “teaching” high school kids online obligated to report their non-attendance or performance within the first semester they quit?
If there is no law protecting the education of these kids, how can anyone say “no child is left behind?”
Are [...]

This is for any teachers or anyone who has done student teaching or aided in a classroom.
Has the MEAP or No Child Left Behind legislation had any impact upon your teaching?
Do you sense that the new school accountability system and the assigning of a letter grade ranking schools has had any impact upon your school?
How [...]

There is always talk on television that kids are always behind in school. My daughter is a straight A student, but she still needs to sit in class with students that may be holding her behind. How do I know if her school is holding her behind or the school itself is behind [...]