Waco Schools Move Away from Criminalizing Discipline
The kids are supposed to get grades, not rap sheets
Education
Parents Ticked That District Used Their Emails for Political Campaigning
What's a little spam to a captive audience?
UCLA to Introduce Campus-Wide Smoking Ban in the Spring
Ban will include electronic cigarettes
Teacher, Administrator Hires Outstrip Student Population Growth
Indiana public schools may be a tad overstaffed
Namibia Teacher Strike Could Close Schools
Want a salary increase, government says strike is illegal
Education Reform on the Ballot in Several States
Voters will decide on charter schools, tenure and merit pay, among other issues
Orange County Charter Schools Thrive, But Still Face Resistance
School districts still wary of competition
Chicago Teachers Union Digs in Against Closure of Failing Schools
Dedicated to fighting choice and quality, wherever it may arise
"Shoot-'Em-Up" Facebook Post Gets Teacher Suspended
The semi-literate nature of the posts is actually more troubling than the content
College Censorship Via Dumpster: a Look at Who Is Throwing Away Student Newspapers
Some folks just don't want to wait for print to die off
Georgians Favor Ballot Measure Easing Charter School Rules
47 percent support it, while 37 percent say no way
Charter School Absolves Self of Testing Misconduct Charges
School district's own investigation to continue
Gov. Jerry Brown's Tax Proposal Slipping in the Polls
Voter blackmail is not a reliable way of garnering support
San Antonio Schools Tracking Students With RFID Chips
Two schools have installed computer chips in their ID cars to track attendance for state funding
FL Considers Varying College Tuition To Nudge Choice in Majors
Because higher education doesn't yet have enough social engineering
Former Charter Opponent Now Campaigns for Alternative Schools
Experience, and Obama's endorsement, changed her mind
Over 1,000 Charter School Campuses in California
Twenty years of offering an alternative to the piss-poor government schools
NM On the Hook for College Savings Losses
The state-approved plan made really, really bad investments
Study Finds Professors Moving Even Further Left
Soon they're going to loop all the way around and become far-right conservatives
Study Shows Pay Gap for Women Just Out of College
One year after graduation, they make 82 percent of what male colleagues make
NYC Schools Expanding Access to Contraception
Girls as young as 14 will be able to request birth control
Bomb Threats to Suburban Baltimore Schools Yield Additional Security
A high school in Bel Air has had two bomb threats in the last week and five schools are getting extra security from the coutny sheriff's office
Conservative Oregon State Students Sue over Treatment of Newspaper
Claim university trying to keep them from distributing on campus
NV Teacher-Backed Tax Initiative Slapped Down
A judge called the measure description "incomplete," which is a nice way of saying "misleading"
Are Presidential Debates Always a Waste of Time?
From body language to pretty faces, new research looks at what really matters in televised presidential debates.
Bill Gates Gives $500k to Support Gay Marriage Initiative, $2 Million for Charter School Initiative
Two ballot measures in Washington State this November
Despite Performance, Contract Renewal Almost Automatic for Virginia Teachers
That's what you call "job security"
Pediatricians Call for More Cheerleading Regulations
Rent-seeking effort to require things like pre-season physicals
Judge Issues Injunction on Texas District's Ban of Bible Verses for Cheerleaders
The cheerleaders will be able to use banners with Bible verses until the trial in June
Minnesota Backs Down on Banning Free Online College Courses
Officials realize 20-year-old rule didn't take Internet into account
