High School Graduation Rate in U.S. Up for First Time in Decades
Could hit 90 percent by 2020
Education
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
Bloomberg Gives $1 Million to LA School Board Race
In support of candidates in favor of reform
Parent Trigger Petition Gets LA School Board Approval
No resistance to bringing over a charter program to take elementary school over
Report Touts Private Schools as Option for SC Children
Tuition is affordable, assuming policies supportive of choice
Twelve-Year-Old Arrested in California For Threatening to Kill Teacher and Students
Faces possible felony charges
