Sexism, Racism, Violent Threats and Other Tales from the Education Policy Wars
Where even distinguished professors wield spiked bats.
Education
N.C. Judge Rules State's School Voucher Program Unconstitutional
No educational improvement for poor kids if it takes money out of the pockets of public schools.
Teen Arrested, Suspended for Shooting a Dinosaur (In a Story He Wrote)
The kid was charged with disorderly conduct.
Poll: Rising Opposition to Common Core Everywhere
These results are significant, since they chip away at key assertions made by the backers of Common Core.
Militarizing Public School Security: Classroom Cops Will Have AR-15s
Without better guns, school cops just aren't prepared for terrorist attacks, mass shootings, meteor strikes, etc.
Pop Quiz: Who Skips School More Often, Students or Teachers?
The answer may surprise you. (Or not)
Make Lunch, Not War
Are one in four Americans really too fat to fight? The figure appears to be inflated.
Chicago Teachers Union Boss Blasts the 1%, Owns 3 Houses and Makes $200K
Maybe teachers union presidents who live in luxurious glass houses shouldn't throw stones at the one percent.
Bipartisan Group Wants to Exempt Student-Workers from Obamacare
Isn't everyone else languishing under the effects of Obamacare entitled to exemptions as well?
Teachers Union Prez: 'I'm Going to Punch You in the Face and Push You in the Dirt'
Either you're with Michael Mulgrew, or he's going to knock you in the dirt.
Obamacare Could Force Student Journalists to Stop Working
Imagine schools telling kids not to study too hard, or spend more than a couple hours on homework each week, out of fear of federal reprisal.
Tree Stands in Way of Costly UMich Renovations, So Admin Will Spend $400K Moving It
The tree has a 75 percent chance of survival.
Philly School Officials: Without Tobacco Tax Hike, We Can't Open
Smoke up-for the children!-in Philly
Friday A/V Club: Watch This Old Movie About Stranger Danger and Marvel at How Unsupervised Kids Used to Be
This film's fears can't conceal just how level-headed people were about allowing children a little autonomy.
Kids, Turn in Your Federally-Funded Laptops for Imminent Destruction
They should Google "what the road to hell is paved with."
No Justice at Harvard: Accused Students Don't Get Attorneys, Cross-Examination
Alumni could be called to participate in due-process-free trials for years to come.
Is Campbell Brown Too 'Pretty' to File a Historic Lawsuit That Would Make It Easier to Fire Lousy Teachers in New York?
How teachers unions and their defenders are reacting to the latest anti-tenure lawsuit.
Kids or Criminals? Preschool Suspended a 3-Year-Old… Five Times
If there's any good news on this front, it's that the absurdity of many of these stories has prompted something of a backlash.
Mitch Daniels Battles the Campus Bureaucracy at Purdue
Since taking the job last year, Daniels has been fighting the good fight against bureaucratic bloat.
Are Teachers Underpaid? Let's Find Out
If teachers believe they aren't making what they're worth, let's free them from union constraints and let them find out what the job market has to offer.
Another Campus Falls to Anti-Smoking Zealotry—Even E-Cigs Are Banned
Some students are irritated about the ban, but who are they to stand athwart history?
Nationalize the Ivy League—What Could Go Wrong? (Hint: Lots)
Let's tread lightly here, comrades.
If Colleges Are Skeptical of Common Core, It's Probably Because the Standards Are Awful
Universities may be hesitant to put blind faith in Core-certified students, since teachers played almost no role in the development of the standards.
