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Tag Archives: Noah Eby
Feb
7
2012
The Industry of Education
Parker Schultz, Laura Bleeke, Jackie Leong, & Zach Praiss contributed to the reporting for this story. Education has been compared to a pendulum, swinging between extremes. Teachers bemoan losses of autonomy in the classroom and pressures to quantify and measure, while national trends sway the pendulum towards assessment, data, and standardization on an industrial [...]
Aug
24
2011
Yet again, Clayton doesn’t meet state benchmarks
Recently published data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reveal that Clayton School District has failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the fourth straight year.
Aug
24
2011
Wardrobe malfunction
Wardrobe classes are not being offered at CHS for the second year in a row, and it is quite possible that the class will be permanently discontinued – despite what appeared to be heightened student interest in fashion in recent years.
Aug
24
2011
Editor’s Letter: Welcome to a global revolution
August is always a time of change, an annual period of transition, but this year seems special. There are so many pieces missing. Gay Field seemed somehow lacking last week as the football team practiced without former coach Sam Horrell, and the journalism office feels perpetually empty without adviser Nancy Freeman. The familiar face of [...]
As some students spent their spring break relaxing on beaches and skiing down glistening slopes, juniors Paul Lisker and Fergus Inder woke up at 6:30 every day to help the helpless and treat the sick in the small Honduran town of Catacamas.
It is a story that, given the flurry of international news in the past weeks, few have heard. On March 11, the same day that a catastrophic tsunami hit Japan and a day before the Arab League asked the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, the Fogel family was brutally murdered as [...]
From the moment I first opened the creaky, squeaky door and stepped into Jennifer’s Pharmacy and Soda Shoppe, I knew that I was entering an unusual realm – a place so friendly and welcoming that it is almost intoxicating. “You know we can still see you if you’re trying to hide behind all those boxes,” [...]
For years, Wydown Middle School has been the subject of scrutiny from the community. Among the building’s problems are its small size, its design that makes student flow difficult, and a lack of modernity that is reminiscent of the 1950s. Last week, the district took a significant step to address these issues. The Clayton Board [...]
Nov
27
2010
Highs and Lows: For animals, it’s no circus
It was strange sight to see. Looking out the window of the Kansas City convention center, down onto the cold, rain-stricken street, I saw an elephant. It was not roaming free, knocking off pedestrians with its trunk – which surely would have been more exciting – but was instead lying casually on the sidewalk, enjoying [...]
