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Fact:
Concerns about the school environment (safety, drugs, or negative peer pressure), was the most cited reason that parents gave for home-schooling their children.
—National Center for Education Statistics

Audio/Video: Education

Prospects for a More Climate-Friendly Electricity Supply
Fossil fuels are the source of two-thirds of the World's electricity - and a major source of carbon dioxide... See more
Teaching America?s Children: Inequalities in Education
For many, education in the United States is not delivering. Inequities in school resources, teacher salaries, student... See more
Moral and Civic Education: The Role of the University
Are some moral and political questions so contested that they are out of bounds on college campuses? Can ethics be... See more
Math, Science, and the Brain Drain
Why is it that by international standards, American children through the fourth grade test as well in math and science... See more
Five Minds for the Future
The originator of the notion of "multiple intelligences," Howard Gardner, a renowned Harvard professor of Cognition and... See more
Education in the US: What?s our Purpose?
Fifty years ago, the mission of American education was to create "good citizens." In addition to the three 'R's,... See more

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Fact: Education
More than 1 in 5 blacks dropped out of school (21 percent), the dropout rate for whites were 12.2 percent.
—CNN.com