Education
As Education Quality Lags, Public School Staffing Surges
Administrators, teachers and hangers on have increased in numbers way beyond the growth in students
Utah Parent Sues over Targeting of Minority Students in Gang Sweep
Claims students were questioned and photographed based on race, regardless of whether they were actually in a gang
Father Questions Disabled Son's Good Grades
Cannot speak, read or write but getting A's in classes like algebra, biology
FL May Require Scholarship Recipients To Remain In-State After Graduation
Limited options in an era of high unemployment
Two Students Sue U Delaware For Banning Sale of "U Can Suck Our D" Shirts
It's a civil rights case their attorney argues
Parents Sue over 10-Year-Old's School Strip Search
Forced to remove clothes in hunt for a dropped $20 bill
Student Expelled over Virginia College Racial Incident
Found guilty of violating college's code of conduct over election night behavior
In Michigan, More Poor Families Taking Refuge in Charter Schools
Doesn't stop public educators from claiming charters leave poor kids behind
Harvard Works Itself Into a Tizzy over Parody Flyer
Satire is meant to be kind and gentle!
College Cop Fired After Barging into College Dorm Without Warrant
Let's see if it sticks before we celebrate
NY Charter Schools Defy Teacher Evaluation Rules
The regulations are onerous and threaten their autonomy
Former Indiana Education Commissioner Headed to Florida
Tony Bennett lost re-election for the post in Indiana last month and was appointed by unanimous vote today
Almost Three Quarters of Pakistani Girls Not in School
Threat of violence, traditional family practices, and economic forces blamed
Why Judges Can't Create Colorblind Campuses
The Supreme Court will never succeed in completely removing affirmative action from higher education.
US Fourth-Graders Doing Better in Math and Reading
But older students not showing much progress
Thousands of Students Missing School Because of Michigan Teacher Sick-Out
Protesting right to work legislation expected to pass today
The Real Test of Education Policy
What happens when a profoundly unusual individual student runs up against a school system designed for "most" kids?
California Schools Owe Billions in Bond Interest
Thanks to deferred payments, one school district owes $1 billion on $100 million loan
College Censors Poster Complaining About College Censoring Posters
Michigan Saginaw Valley State University doesn't like the word "fuck."
Google To Offer $99 Chromebooks to Public Schools
After partnering up with a charity
Michigan Public School Superintendent Warns Against For-Profit Schools
Not a fan of competition
Louisiana Build-Your-Own Curriculum Threatened by Court Decision
Freedom of choice, meet the legal system
Most States' Schools To Replace Classic Novels With "Informational Texts"
Get your kids out of the public schools. Now.
Parents Face Felony Charges for Sending Child to Wrong School District
Maybe if the money followed the student instead ...
Hazmat Crew Brought In to Florida High School Over Mercury Thermometer
A student brought in a mercury thermometer for an assignment about the periodic table and the school panicked as if he brought in plutonium
School District Working on Removing Teacher Accused of Lewd Acts With Students
Unprecedented case includes 189 legal actions
New School Model Lets Students Build Curriculum From Different Providers
Somebody finally realized that kids aren't one-size-fits-all
