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Brown v. Board of Education

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools George C. E. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James M. Nabrit (l-r) in front of the Supreme court, after winning…

The True George Washington: Education: Adulthood

AdulthoodThe end of Washington's school-days left him, if a good "cipherer," a bad speller, and a still worse grammarian, but, fortunately, the termination of instruction did not by any means…

Top-Selling Education Software, 2005

Rank Title Publisher 1. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 16.0 Riverdeep Interactive 2. Sponge Bob Square Pants: Typing Riverdeep Interactive 3. I Spy Fantasy Scholastic 4…

Top-Selling Education Software, 2006

Rank Title Publisher 1. I Spy Mystery Scholastic 2. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 17.0 Riverdeep Interactive 3. Brain Play Preschool-1st Grade Scholastic 4. Instant…

The Supreme Court: Educating Our Kids

Educating Our KidsThe Supreme CourtEducating Our KidsPunishing StudentsTesting for DrugsDealing with Sexual HarassmentLegalizing School Vouchers Too often today we turn on the television and…

Smith, Goldwin

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Goldwin, 1823–1910, English educator, historian, and journalist. Educated at Oxford, he took a prominent part in executing reforms at the university and became (1858) professor…

Braidwood, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Braidwood, Thomas, 1715–1806, English educator, grad. Univ. of Edinburgh. He established (1760) at Edinburgh the first school in Great Britain for deaf-mutes, moving it to London in…

Civil Engineer (M. Lun)

Michelle Lun Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work for a California engineering firm that consults on large construction projects…