Another Teachers' Strike in Illinois
Classes in Highland Park and Highwood elementary and middle schools were canceled
Education
Florida Adopts Race-Based Success Rate Goals
The state wants 90 percent of Asians to read at grade level, 88 percent of whites, 81 percent of Hispanics and 74 percent of blacks
Rape List Flier Causes Outcry at Ohio College
"How-to" list was posted in co-ed bathroom
Parent-Triggered Charter Announcement to Come This Week
Adelanto, Calif., parents finally given clearance to select charter school to take over elementary school
High School Lets Accused Sex Offender Chaperone Field Trip
Over the objections of the alleged victim
Copyright Claim of List of 20 Questions Takes Down 1.45 Million Blogs
Copyright problem or poor customer service problem?
Child Suspended from School for Kombucha
Officials couldn't seem to grasp it was not alcohol
Emory University Apologizes For Anti-Semitism at Dental School
From 1948-61 about 65% of Jewish students were kicked out
Invest in Charters Schools, Get a Green Card
Federal program allows for immigration process to speed up if certain investments are made
Public Schools Chief Out at Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel to replace him with the district's chief education officer
Detroit Parents Embrace School Choice
Seventy-nine percent prefer an alternative to the public schools
School Choice Advances Against Opposition
Thirteen states expanded options for students last year
Chicago Public Schools to Charter System: "Save Us!"
"Privatize or Perish" may be the choice here.
AZ Public Schools Remain Terrible, But Not for Lack of Money
Resources don't help if you use them poorly
Divided Court Tackles College Affirmative Action
A lot of questions asked about how preferences actually work in practice
Chicago Asks Charter System to Take Over Failing Schools
Teachers unions, of course, prepare to fight
Texas Students Object To Being Tracked with GPS
You mean they don't want to be treated like criminals for no reason?
The Closing of the Centrist Mind
A self-proclaimed "sensible centrist" writes a sloppy attack on the academic left.
Immigration-Related Requests Flood Schools
Transcripts needed as proof for illegal immigration protection program
Kentucky Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With 17-year-old Student
Will get no jail time as "victim" and his family were uncooperative with police and they all left court together.
GA School Districts Sued for Battling Charter Ballot Question
It's old school vs. new school, literally
Parents Want Answers After Son's Shooting
Police shot naked and unarmed Gil Collar on Saturday
Ohio Teacher Appealing Termination
Didn't just teach nonsense in science class, also branded students with crosses
Principal Charged for Not Reporting Sex-Abuse Teacher
The teacher abused a second child just months later
Food Trucks Help with School Fundraisers
That they taste better than awful school lunches is surely a bonus
Texas School Chief Gets Prison in Testing Scandal
Three years for removing under-performing students from the classroom to keep them from ruining results
New Jersey Principal Accused of Covering Up Teacher-Student Sex Scandals
Three teachers at Triton Regional High School have already been charged with official misconduct, with two also facing criminal sexual conduct and endangering the welfare of a child charges
Georgia Charter School Battle Turns Nasty
Amendment would bypass local boards to ease establishing independent schools
