Education
PA School District Slammed Over Discriminatory Internet Filter
Intolerant of tolerance and intolerance, both
Head of Mexican Teachers' Union Arrested
Accused of using funds for plastic surgery and to buy a house in San Diego
Universities Expanding Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Academia doesn't like to call them drones
Judge Rules Guidance Counselor's Raunchy Book Acceptable Grounds for Termination
Not a self-help book to describe working at a strip club
Detroit Students Suspended over "Harlem Shake" Video
We're guessing the part where the kid pretends to sodomize a live duck might have played a role
Superintendent of Failing Charter School in Michigan Makes Over $339K a Year
Summit Academy North High School ranked 543rd out of 592 high schools
Opinion: Rand Paul Calls for Choice To Address School Failures
Let the kids escape the holding pens
White House Responds (Finally) to Research Access Petition with a Yes
Administration will support making taxpayer-funded academic papers available to everybody a year after publication
High School Graduation Rate in U.S. Up for First Time in Decades
Could hit 90 percent by 2020
Parents Must Take Responsibility For What Their Kids Eat
Take responsibility before blaming corporations and seeking government interference.
NYC Teacher Used Examples of Slavery and Whipping to Teach Math
Entire staff must now undergo sensitivity training
German Parents Ask Federal Appeals Court for Asylum After Not Sending Kids to School
Concerned that they will lose custody of their children for not sending them to a state-approved school as required by German law
Drug Convictions Frequently Keeping Students from College
They're blocked from federal financial aid
Obama's Failing Plan to Provide a "College Scorecard"
The Obama administration fails to provide real criteria for college rankings
Columbia Science Professor Strips During Quantum Mechanics Lecture
Also used footage of 9/11, Osama bin Laden and Hitler and Lil Wayne's "Drop It Like It's Hot" in the bizarre lecture
Charter Schools Picky About Students They Admit
Stand-alones tend to have involved application processes, while big operators keep it simple
School Choice Becomes a Hollywood Cause
Yes, La-La land is getting behind something that expands liberty
High School Newspaper Confiscated After Embarrassing Administration
It pointed to poor communication over security
Despite Success, D.C. Resists Opening More Charter Schools
Can't put too much pressure on the failing district schools
NYC Teachers' Pension Fund Divests from Gun Manufacturers
Pulling $13.5 million invested in five companies
Sex Education Bill Would Give Grants to Programs that Teach Safe Sex
Proposed by 45 Democrats
Broke, Facing Declining Enrollment, Chicago May Close 129 Schools
Don't worry, the remainder will still suck
Obama's Preschool Proposal Faces Rocky Road
It's an expensive scheme that promises little in the way of benefits
Clark County Schools Stop Filtering Gay, Alternative Religion Websites
They really thought that would fly?
White House to Release Plans for Universal Pre-K
No problem too small for the feds, apparently
Homeschooling Family Faces Deportation to Germany, Legal Penalties
No surprise that the practice is illegal in Deutschland
Georgia Close To Easing Path For Parents To Convert Schools to Charters
If the school sucks, change it
Tennessee Online School Accused of Concealing Poor Performance
E-mail asks teachers to delete failing grades
