| BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration.
Education officials say scores of immigrant families have withdrawn their children from classes or kept them home this week, afraid that sending the kids to school would draw attention from authorities. BLOG POSTS  | Jacqueline Edelberg: International Walk to School Day, Everyday
If we could simply overcome our irrational fears, children would scamper down the street in droves, right? The sad truth is that even the fittest, bravest or most conscientious kids cannot realistically walk to school if they don't attend the school in their neighborhood. |  | Tom Vander Ark: Good Evaluation Requires Data -- And Sound Judgment
It's obviously a good thing to consider all forms of evidence when providing performance feedback to employees. But teaching is not like golf, you can't reduce it to a single score for one contributor. |  | Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D.: Boost Your Kid's Brain Power With a Little Imagination
Without understanding and support, kids with different learning styles than their peers can suffer from low self-esteem, anxiety from too much pressure, or a negative attitude toward school and learning. |  | Alison Craiglow Hockenberry: Time for Innovation in Job Creation
We hear a lot these days about innovation and job creation. But when people talk about innovation and jobs, they're usually talking about innovations that may produce jobs -- as opposed to innovations in the way we increase employment. |  | Alex Wirth: The State Department and USAID Get It
This weekend I was in New York for a State Department Panel entitled, "Youth Driving Change: Global Youth and Civic Engagement." The event itself was just as amazing as the story behind it -- one that is still developing. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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