English 102 - Fall 2008

This document describes how the Georgia State Board of Education made the decision to allow the Bible to be taught. This document describes the courses that they offer as well as describes why it is legal to teach this.

The author discusses several topics, focusing mainly on student athletes and their performance academically. He offers a few useful methods for athletes to improve academic performance and achieve success in the classroom. He argues the importance of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its newest provisions added to improve the academic requirements for student athletes at all universities. He offers practical information, relevant for this study while also making intriguing and stimulating points necessary for his research.

The number of Americans studying in China increased by 25 percent last year, according to a new report.

Would a national law requiring calorie counts on chain restaurant menus help curb the obesity epidemic, or would we stay in 'Dining Denial'?

The investigation by the attorney general appears to be focused on the adequacy of disclosure of policy terms and costs to students.

A study found that women still lag far behind men in top political and decision-making roles, though their access to education and health care is nearly equal.

Serving breakfast in the classroom rather than the cafeteria appears to remove the stigma attached to schoolchildren who qualify for low-income meals.

So just which book "about F.D.R.'s first 100 days" was President-elect Barack Obama talking about when he appeared on "60 Minutes" on Sunday?

About the importance of music education.

The Virginia Department of Education has unveiled a tool that teachers and parents can use to select books that interest young readers and help them improve their skills.

Stereotyping, low pay, lack of role models. Why the number of men teaching in schools is at a 40-year low.

Assessing how boys and girls influence each other. It might be worth looking up the article the author references.

This article does a good job of explaining why supporting the arts may do more than just enrich our souls, it may enrich our wallets too.

Would lowering the legal age help colleges curb alcohol abuse?

An anecdotal look at this year's young-voter turnout.

As health-care costs skyrocket, a down-to-earth approach to healing is emerging, complementing high-tech medicine with high-touch arts.

Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours" and other works, was artist-in-residence recently at the University of Maryland at College Park. This is part of a conversation he had with reporter Valerie Strauss about young people and literature.

First in an occasional series exploring variations in how popular courses are taught.

Article about the intersection of arts and "core subjects."