\Teaching the Golden Rules
One professor’s methods of teaching social responsibility include investigating students’ core values and getting past the buzz words. Article

With Tight Budgets, Schools Cancel Trips
As schools across the country confront massive budget cuts and parents face their own financial shortfalls, field trips are getting canceled in droves. Article

States to Win Funds for Schools Revamp
A handful of states stand to win major federal funding to revamp schools under rules to be released Thursday. Article

Car Industry Provides Teaching Tool
Business schools are finding an unexpected upside in the crisis facing the auto industry. The sector's turmoil is proving to be a valuable teaching tool. Article

Online High Schools Test Students' Social Skills
As online high schools spread, educators are ramping up efforts to counter the isolation some students experience.
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Charter Schools Pass Key Test in Study
New York City students who won a lottery to enroll in charter schools outperformed those who attend traditional schools, a study found. Article

Bill Upends System for College Loans
The House approved an education-financing bill that would remove private lenders from the market. Article

An Apple For Your Teacher
Schools are getting a significant bump in federal funding to make classrooms more tech-savvy, but are prohibited from using the money for any other purpose—like hiring teachers. Article

Kids Pursue Academic Edge Online
A slew of startups are pitching a new generation of Web-based educational products aimed at supplementing young students’ education at home. Article

Students Give E-Texts Mixed Reviews
Makers of e-book readers and some politicians are backing a student shift toward digital reading. But the transition has sparked controversy among some educators. Article

Extra Savings For Extra College Classes
Taking college-level courses in high school can save students time - and money - once on campus. Article

College-Entrance Test Scores Flagging
Only about a quarter of the 2009 high school graduates taking the ACT admissions tests have the skills to succeed in college, a report found. Article

Schools Crunch Calculus of Stimulus
Schools struggling with some of their worst budget crises in generations are hoping the stimulus package will restore funding for things like textbooks, salaries and tuition. Article

Families Appeal to Colleges for Extra  Aid
Colleges have stepped up fund-raising appeals, and dug deeper into their endowments and budgets, amid an acute demand for financial aid. Article

 

 

Gift Cards Will Never Trump Cash
Roughly $95 billion worth of gift cards will be sold in the U.S. this year, up about 10% from the previous year. But there's a cheaper, more-convenient alternative: cash. Article

Have You Learned Your Lessons?
The financial crisis supposedly has been a painful, but valuable, education about finances in later life. Let's see how much you've really taken away from the past year. Article

A Test of Online Wills
The Cranky Consumer tests Web-based will-writing tools for those who take a do-it-yourself approach to managing their end-of-life affairs. Article

Saving Again? Here's a Way to Do It Right
Think of your various savings needs as something like your bedroom dresser. How well you fill that dresser will determine how much financial flexibility you will have later in life. Article

Trying to Save for the Kids' College? It's a Bear
If the bear market has kept you from saving for your child's college education, you're not alone. A recent survey showed 47% of parents are saving less or aren't saving at all for their kids' education. Article

Teaching Teens About (Credit) History
Steering your college-age child away from credit cards may sound like a good idea. On the other hand, letting your child graduate without a credit history has its own drawbacks. Article

The Mistakes We Make—And Why We Make Them
How investors think often gets in the way of their investment success. Meir Statman looks into our heads and tells us what we're doing wrong. Article

Card Issuers Get Personal To Check Credit
Lenders have long relied on credit scores to decide whether to approve card applications and how much credit to extend and at what interest rate. Now, some big card issuers are digging deeper into their customers' personal lives. Article

Oprah Winfrey to End Show in 2011
Oprah Winfrey plans to end her syndicated TV show in September 2011, as she turns her efforts toward a new cable-TV channel she plans to launch with Discovery Communications. Article

Kids' Movies Grow Up
Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are" leads a slate of classic children's stories coming to the screen—with an edgy, adult twist. Article

Finding Censorship Where There Is None
The American Library Association celebrates Banned Books Week, but can't actually cite any books that have been banned. Article

'Capitalism': Some Truths, More Moore
Film provocateur Michael Moore capitalizes on populist anger, writes Joe Morgenstern. Article

JCBS Ad Puts Video in a Magazine
A CBS print advertising insert will appear in Entertainment Weekly, that will play about 40 minutes of clips from new and old CBS shows.
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Networking for Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a great buzzword and a feel-good idea for many companies. But there's some evidence that it's becoming more real--and central--to the thinking at a growing number of companies. Article

Better Paydays Ahead
Many employers are planning to reinstate merit increases in 2010. But some experts say base salaries are unlikely to return to pre-recession levels anytime soon. Article

Courts Raise Bar on Monitoring Email
Corporations routinely send employees a warning about email usage: Big Brother is watching. But recent cases have shown that employees sometimes have more privacy rights than they might expect. Article

Long Haul for Working Couples
The recession is complicating the job hunts—and the lives—of two-career couples, particularly when one lands an offer out of town. Article

How to Update Your Job Skills While Unemployed
Been out of work for months? Prevent your professional skills from atrophying by taking steps to brush up. Article

Starting a New Business While Still Employed
An entrepreneur who's creating a new iPhone application tells how he tries to launch a business while working his day job too. Article

Getting Fired For Inappropriate Web Use
A reader asks how to explain being terminated for inappropriate Internet use to prospective employers and recruiters. Article

 

No Time to Read This? Read This
Sue Shellenbarger reviews three systems that claim to help users get organized and increase their productivity. Article

Why Puppy Love Matters for Parents
Youngsters' choice of dating partners—as early as middle school—actually shapes their development to a surprising degree. Why parents should be involved.
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Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk
The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's necktie. Article

The School Volunteer Jobs That Most Help Your Kids
Helping out in the classroom benefits little kids the most; high-school students learn from Mom and Dad's community work. Article

If You Need to Work Better, Maybe Try Working Less
Amid layoffs and burgeoning workloads, working any time, all the time, has become a habit for many employees. But companies trying to enforce time-off policies are discovering a paradoxical truth: To get more done, we need to stop working. Article

Parents Scramble as Ax Falls on After-School Progreams
Closings and cutbacks at thousands of after-school programs nationwide have parents scrambling to make alternative arrangements. Article

How Facebook Ruins Friendships
If we're not careful, our online interactions can hurt our real-life relationships. Article

Mom Called and Said, 'Slow Down!'
New tech products are easing parental concerns by allowing adults to see every minute of what their kids are up to in the car – complete with GPS systems, video cameras, and weekly reports that rate driving skills. Article

How to Steer Teen Drivers to Safety Q&A