***MAKING THE GRADE: Inspired Ideas for America's Schools***

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*COLLEGES THAT GET IT RIGHT
Washington Monthly
What does America need from its universities? A new college
ranking report attempts to answer this question based on
guidelines of social mobility, ethics and service.
http://www.alternet.org/story/24524/

*IN KIDS WE TRUST
Kim Ridley, Ode
A new movement is increasingly grabbing attention:
democratic schools. What happens when children get a say in
their own education?
http://www.alternet.org/story/24548/

*LET'S TALK ABOUT TEXTS
Zack Pelta-Heller, AlterNet
The cost of college textbooks has long been spiraling out of
control. Now, student groups and legislators are working
bring them back down to earth.
http://www.alternet.org/story/24544/

*AMERICA'S TOP 10 GREEN SCHOOLS
Jane Holtz Kay, The Green Guide
These schools are leading the way from the toxic one-room
schoolhouse of yore to holistic and healthy classrooms.
http://www.alternet.org/story/24530/