Christian Science Monitor

Islamist opponents from the Muslim Brotherhood argue that the law imposes foreign values on Egyptians.

The College Board releases a positive report on the writing section, but many schools are doing their own studies. Big test: Three years ago, the College Board added a writing section to the SAT, which also includes math and critical reading parts.

By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
America's schoolchildren are improving in reading and math – and minorities and those at the bottom of the economic ladder are closing the so-called achievement gap, which is a major goal of US education reform.

By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
Slashed funding and rising costs are forcing school districts to cut back, even close down. Lynn, Mass. - The Fallon elementary school is a joyous place. But last week, some parents, students, and staff felt as blue as the hallway walls. On Friday, the small school in Lynn, Mass., shut its doors – not just for the summer, but for good.

At a Boston high school, entrepreneurship education boosts teens' business know-how.
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
Standing before a phalanx of potential investors, three young women make the case for their high-end day care concept. They've written a 37-page business plan, and they confidently whip through a PowerPoint about their mission, budget, and marketing plan.

A diverse area in Amsterdam weighs assigning students based in part on race, class, and parents' education level.

According to federal officials, districts like Oakland, Calif., harm private bus firms by using city transit buses. Oakland, Calif. - Like many inner-city students, Keren Osman's school bus isn't yellow. It's a public transit bus. Every morning, the 658 takes her from the poor flatlands of East Oakland up into the posh, eucalyptus-strewn hills where she attends Skyline High School.

New Orleans - Paul Vallas recently passed his first major milestone when fourth- and eighth-graders in the city's woeful public schools posted significantly higher test scores on state tests.

Dante Chinni
Early June generally means three things in the United States: the temperatures get higher, the days get longer, and somewhere...

Waterford, Va. - Recently, a Florida teacher seeking relief from a challenging special-needs student named Alex Barton did the unthinkable: She stood him before his kindergarten peers and encouraged them to say what they didn't like about his behavior. Then she asked the students if they wanted him back in class after his reportedly disruptive actions earlier that day. By a vote of 14 to 2, they booted him.

In its 14 years, The PhD Project has helped to triple minority presence on business school faculties. After Frank Igwe picked up his doctoral diploma at Penn State in May, he promptly handed it to his parents. He wants them to see it at home "and know that their son made a mark in this world, bringing honor to the family name."

At Cairo's elite American University, the Bussy Project addresses thornier issues confronting women across the Muslim world.
Cairo - A young woman stands under the spotlight inside a small theater at the elite American University, looking defiantly into the audience.

It launched the $2.5 billion campaign Wednesday to help the school better compete with Ivy Leagues and other world-class institutions.

Elite schools are dropping it, striking a blow to public education.
San Francisco - The latest edition of Newsweek's "100 Best High Schools in America" recently hit newsstands. It ranks public high schools according to how they fare on the magazine's Challenge Index, which relies primarily on the number of Advanced Placement (AP) tests students in a school take.

By Randy Dotinga and Mary Knox Merrill
CALEXICO and SAN DIEGO, Calif. - If you cross the US-Mexican border at the town of Calexico you might run into a photographer named Daniel Santillan. But he's not likely to be shooting pictures of tourists. He only has eyes for Mexican schoolchildren who want an American education.