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Angry parents protested a falloff in test scores at a meeting of a citywide education panel, prompting its members and the schools chancellor to walk out.

Whether creating curriculum, planning for Constitution Day on September 17th or just want to have your students weigh in on current legal and civil rights issues, here is a collection of Times, Learning Network and other resources to help.

The benefits of just getting out of one's room, auditioning for an a capella group or dancing for 30 hours straight.

Student Opinion | Whether you're male or female, tell us about your observations of and/or experiences with navigating the social world of middle-school girls.

6 Q's About the News | How has China "begun to reshape the way the global economy functions"?

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Lesson plans and New York Times articles and multimedia to support volunteering and charity work in schools, communities and families.

An author (still in college himself) urges high school students to work and to save, and parents to cut costs.

Our Challenge ends on August 30th, so if you've been waiting to send your students, bring them this week!

6 Q's About the News | Why do you think Color War is so important at some summer camps?

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The troubled schools of Roosevelt, N.Y., taken over by the state eight years ago, are showing improvement in achievement, financial stability and morale.

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With school budgets shrinking, parents are asked to provide cleaning products as well as crayons and scissors.

Harvard’s slow-motion inquiry about the laboratory of Marc Hauser has cast a shadow over the several different fields in which he and his students published papers.

From Hiroshima and the 19th amendment to Woodstock and Elvis Presley, here are 31 historical events that took place in the month of August. How many of the fill-in-the-blanks can you get right?

After authorities raided Marc Hauser’s laboratory, Harvard researchers waited for the other shoe to drop.