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The Eight of 2008
Written by: John Mecklin, Wednesday 31 December 2008 - 12:00 PM 
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The best of Miller-McCune magazine's first year of publication, as chosen by Editor-in-Chief John Mecklin.
A Poverty Antidote Goes Global
Written by: Devra Hall Levy, Monday 22 December 2008 - 10:00 AM 0 Comments
Bill Strickland hopes to persuade 200 cities around the world to replicate his arts, education and job-training program.
Hispanic Workers at Cutting Edge of Recession
Written by: Lewis Beale, Monday 03 November 2008 - 14:00 PM 0 Comments
Latino unemployment already trends two-thirds higher than that of whites — an ominous portent for bad times.
The New New Media
Written by: John Mecklin, Thursday 02 October 2008 - 07:00 AM 0 Comments
At the end of the fossil fuel era, America’s premier journalism schools have staked out their place in the Digital Age. It’s called News21, and it provides what may be the best multimedia coverage of the election season.
Broadening ‘Diversity’ at Universities
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
Part III of a three-part series: The affirmative action of tomorrow might focus more on class and other proxies for hardship and less on race.
Your Best School May Not Be Among Best Schools
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 23 June 2008 - 15:18 PM 0 Comments
Part II of three-part series: Some contrarians feel affirmative action focuses more on getting in when it should focus on what students are getting out of college.
Affirmative Action: Shifting Attitudes, Surprising Results
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 20 June 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Miller-McCune.com takes a three-part look at affirmative action 30 years after a landmark court decision that changed its face.
Legislating Uncertainty: An Evolving Strategy
Written by: Lewis Beale, Wednesday 28 May 2008 - 11:44 AM 2 Comments
Rebuffed in the courtroom, critics of evolution head to the statehouse to see their views represented in the classroom.
Does Education Really Make You Smarter?
Written by: Norman Nie and Saar Golde, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 2 Comments
Public debate has been dominated by the belief that education builds human capital, causing increased income, health and political participation, among many positi ve outcomes. But new research suggests that costly expansions of education may not always bring the promised social results. In some cases, those expansions may do little but sort…
Political Report Card
Written by: Delaine Eastin, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Authoritative research shows exactly how to fix public schools. What we need are leaders with the guts to put it into practice.
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