 February 15, 2012 From the New York Times "Paring a College List from 19 to 13, With Room for Yale and Deep Springs" ***************** February 8, 2012From the Los Angeles Times "Schools of Choice" ***************** January 30, 2012From the Los Angeles Times "When College Applicants Plagiarize, Turnitin Can Spot Them" By Larry Gordon January 23, 2012From Education Week: "What Can We Learn From Finland?" By: Diane Ravitch http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2011/10/what_can_we_learn_from_finland.html ***************** January 17, 2012 From the Los Angeles Times: "Budget Plan Would Raise the Bar for Cal Grant Financial Aid" By: Carla Rivera ***************** January 10, 2012From the Silicon Valley Education Foundation: "Budget: More Control, Little Cash" December 4, 2011By: Kathryn Baron http://toped.svefoundation.org/2012/01/06/districts-get-power-if-not-cash-in-govs-budget/ ***************** From the Galatzan Gazette: "The Power of the Core: Former Cleveland High School Students Return to Teach" By: Hilary MacGregor http://www.galatzangazette.com/home1/2011/11/28/the-power-of-the-core-former-cleveland-high-students-return.html November 27, 2011***************** From the Los Angeles Times: "Occupy L.A. Offers a Hands-on Civics Lesson for Students, Teachers" By Teresa Wantanabe *****************November 21, 2011 From the New York Times: "A Silicon Valley School That doesn't Compute" By Matt Richtel *****************November 14, 2011 From the Psychology Today: "A Missing Piece of Economic Stimulus: Hobbling Arts Hobbles Innovation" By Michele and Robert Root-Berstein *****************October 25, 2011 From the Los Angeles Times: "UC's New Admissions Rules Confuse Applicants" October 17, 2011By Larry Gordon From NPR: "Ravitch: Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching" September 28, 2011by NPR Staff http://www.npr.org/2011/04/28/135142895/ravitch-standardized-testing-undermines-teaching?ft=1&f=1013 *****************From The Economist: September 20, 2011 From The New York Times: September 13, 2011 From The Economist: "Angst for the Educated: A University Degree No Longer Confers Financial Security" *****************September 5, 2011From Forbes Magazine: "The Single Best Idea for Reforming K-12 Education" By Steve Denning http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/09/01/the-single-best-idea-for-reforming-k-12-education/ *****************August 28, 2011From Time Magazine: "Forget IQ: The Emerging Science of Collective Intelligence" By Hans Villarica *****************August 20, 2011From the New York Times: "Family Happiness and the Overbooked Child" By Alina Tugend http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/your-money/childrens-activities-no-guarantee-of-later-success.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general*****************August 10, 2011From the New York Times:"For a Standout College Essay, Applicants Fill Their Summers"By Jenny Anderson*****************August 3, 2011From MSNBC:"The Soaring Costs of Back-to-School Basics"By EILEEN AJ CONNELLYhttp://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43856978/ns/today-money/*****************July 27, 2011From the New York Times:"Humanities 2.0: Digital Maps Are Giving Scholars the Historical Lay of the Land"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/arts/geographic-information-systems-help-scholars-see-history.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=generalBy Patricia Cohen
July 19, 2011 From the New York Times: "Vocational Schools Face Deep Cuts" By Motoko Rich "‘Our clients tell us, ‘I’ve found somebody who is an electrician or a technician, but they don’t have a global mindset or can’t work with people in different cultures,’ said Mara E. Swan, executive vice president for global strategy and talent at Manpower Group, a job placement firm. ‘They can’t think beyond what I tell them to do.’"
This is our emphasis in the Humanities Magnet. We train global thinkers who can work in teams to accomplish demanding tasks with creativity and critical thought. We teach students to become critical thinkers not just exceptional test takers. July 12, 2011
From the New York Times:"New for Aspiring Doctors, the People Skills Test"By GARDINER HARRIShttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/health/policy/11docs.html?pagewanted=1&ref=educationJuly 5, 2011"What’s the Most Expensive College? The Least?Education Dept. Puts It All Online"By TAMAR LEWINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/education/30college.html?hpJune 28, 2011From the CNN Opinion:"Why I'm Raising My Son to be a Nerd"By LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor June 21, 2011 "Deasy: LAUSD Magnet Schools Need More Revenue" |
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