Sara Bernard
Staff Writer and Multimedia Producer
- Mapping Their Futures: Kids Foster School-Community Connections
- Take It to the Bank: Students Learn to Manage Their Money
- Cash Crunch: Fundraising Replaces Funding
- In the Trenches: Community Activism Plays a Starring Role in Education Reform
- Moral Aptitude: Schools Cultivate the Character Development of their Students
- How To: Increase Student Achievement
- Support System: A District Focuses on Individuals to Achieve Schoolwide Success
- Zero-Thumb Game: How to Tame Texting
- Room to Grow: A School on the Subcontinent Celebrates Creativity and Environmentalism
- Get in Gear: A Tech-Driven Twist on Drivers' Ed
- No More Pencils, No More Books: A School of the Future Readies for Launch
- Financial Aides: Teens Become Tax Preparers
- Horror High: The Berea High School Visual Effects and Design Class
- Room to Read: Building Libraries, Schools, and Computer Labs in Developing Countries
- Monster Mash: Learning Real-World Skills in a Creature-Creating Art Class
- How To: Give Art Class a Life of Its Own
- Stanford University: Where Theory and Practice Meet
- University of Texas at Austin: A Formula for Preparing High-Quality Math and Science Teachers
- Home(room) Grown: An Urban District Taps Teenagers as Prospective Educators
- Can online learning be as effective as classroom learning?
- Is assigning parents homework an effective way to increase parental involvement?
- Does your school recycle?
- How To: Reduce Your School's Eco-Footprint
- Reading, Writing, Recycling: One Oregon School Is Making the Planet a Better Place
- What is the most effective way to prevent students from cheating?
- What would justify a merit-based pay system?
- Will current proposed revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act benefit public education?
- Should parents have online access to student grades?
- Are female students excelling in science, technology, engineering, and math?
- Arts: Wherefore Art?
- Little Shop of Physics: A Mobile Hands-On Science Program Captivates
- Will second-chance schools slow the dropout rate?
- Do schools start too early?
- Do fast-track teacher certification programs benefit public education?
- Should schools be allowed to pass marginal students?
- What makes a highly qualified teacher?
- Are the presidential candidates talking about public education enough?
- How do you spend your summers?
- Should the salaries for educators in troubled schools be higher than for those in other schools?
- Do religious-leaning charter schools violate the separation of church and state?
- Are new teachers at your school assigned a mentor?
- Are you in favor of block scheduling?
- Does entering kindergarten late improve a child’s academic performance?
- Get On the Bus: A Political Unit on Wheels
- What strategy is most effective for combating summer learning loss?
- Extending the School Day: After School Works -- as Long as It's Not More of the Same
- Are school-integration policies constitutional?
- Mitchel Resnick: Helping Kids Get Creative
- Should schools have security cameras on campus?
- Are course-specific exit exams better for students and teachers than cumulative exit exams?
- Zach Bjornson-Hooper: Whiz Kid
- Carol Flexer: Decibel Diva
- David Rose: The Tool Builder
- Robert Moses: Math Maven
- Bernice Fedestin: What This Kid Can Do
- Angus King: Putting Technology on Every Desk
- James Billington: Meet Mr. Cybrarian
- Is suspension from school an effective mode of discipline?
- Can school-to-career-focused curricula slow the dropout rate?
- Should schools make financial education a graduation requirement?
- Does software designed to teach core subjects facilitate learning?
- Is computer-simulated dissection a better teaching tool than real animal dissection?
- Should preschool be a part of public school?
- How do we best prepare students for high-stakes tests?
- Do you favor school-choice programs?
- Should there be limits on teachers' freedom of speech?
- Mural Arts: Youth Programs Paint the Town
- Should a state-mandated exit exam be required for high school graduation?
- What do you see as the greatest challenge in implementing project-based learning?
- Should cell phones be allowed at school?
- Can segregated school districts be effective?
- Should high school students be required to declare majors?
- Do you favor year-round schools?
- Does your school provide enough unstructured time for students?
- Does one-to-one computing enhance the learning process?
- Are computer and video games effective teaching tools?
- Are boys falling behind girls in academic achievement?
- What is the most effective way to teach English-language learners?
- Should after-school programs be an extension of the school day?
- What will do the most to narrow the achievement gap?
- Should public schools require uniforms?
- What impact are charter schools having on public education?
- Is bullying a significant problem at your school?
- Does teacher gender affect student learning?
- What can schools do to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and math?
- Should schools be allowed to censor student publications?
- What will do the most to keep teachers in the profession?
- Do you feel comfortable being absent from your classroom?
- Should public schools celebrate Halloween?
- Should teachers receive incentive pay for improving student performance?
- Should schools increase their emphasis on civic education?
- Do trends in international education influence what you do in the classroom?
- Are you in favor of free schools?
- Can teachers instill self-confidence in students who aren't learning it at home?
- Does physical activity improve student focus?
- Do today's students have too much homework?
- What is the greatest challenge to maintaining successful after-school programs?
- Would starting school later in the morning improve teenagers' academic performance?
- Should schools regulate student use of online social networks?
- Should schools offer students incentives for academic performance?
- Should school days be longer?
- What will do the most to improve middle school education?
- Do the benefits of scripted curricula outweigh the drawbacks?
- Do teacher unions promote education reform?
- Should a revision of the No Child Left Behind Act give more power to the states and local authorities?
- Is project-based learning superior to textbook-based learning?
- Should laptops replace textbooks?
- What will do the most to reduce time spent on classroom management?
- Can the No Child Left Behind Act be revised and improved?
- Does your school have healthy parent-teacher partnerships?
- Should classes be separated by gender?
- How To: Use Performance-Based Learning in the Classroom
- Acting Up: Philosophy with a Twist
- Worldwide Rides: The One-Planet Schoolhouse
- Global State of the States: Appreciating the World Around You
- Achievement-Gap: Poll Points to Parents
- Read: Don't Believe
- On the Road, on the Cheap: Get Around Without Going Under
- A Dropout No More: One Woman's Remarkable Comeback
- Wind in Your Sails: Flyin' High (Or Not)
- Go-Go Goji: They're Berry Good For You
- Powder Play: New Games for the Snow
- Trail Mix: Teachers and Politics
- We the Youth: The Positive Side to Politics
- Kickin' It: Adults Can Play, Too
- Reality Bytes: Student Filmmakers Tell It Like It Is
- Easy Reading: A Breakthrough for the Reading Disabled
- Natural Vision: Learn How to Improve Your Eyesight
- Trek 'n' Treat: New Zealand's Spectacular Milford Track
- Clean It: Grab a Paintbrush and Gain Pride in Your School
- Principals: Take Five
- Hit the Library: Books Are Good for You
- Make a Sketch: The Importance of Art in Education
- The Daring Dozen 2007: Our Heroes
