Education
Funding Boost Fails To Improve Kansas Test Scores
Throwing money at schools doesn't seem to educate kids
Deaf Three Year Old Told to Change Sign of His Name
School authorities say the boy's name in sign language violates their weapons policy
Are Colleges Becoming a Self-Perpetuating Caste System in US?
Niall Ferguson argues they are.
LA Community Colleges Resume $6 Billion Building Projects
"Severe state cuts" -- What are those?
Australian School Bans Cartwheels
Students must seek supervision before attempting the dangerous maneuver
NJ School District Considers Drug Testing High School Students Participating in Extracurricular Activities
Why, because they must be high to want to stay after school?
California's Decade of Ridiculously Growing State Employee Costs
Watch the fiscal disaster unfold.
Black School-Voucher Students More Likely To Attend College
The most disadvantaged get the biggest boost
Man Steals School Supplies Donated to Poor Children
Claimed to be volunteer worker for program in Maine.
Millenials Are Actually Buying More Books
We have some selections they might be interested in.
Judge Blocks Tiny "Free Speech Zone" at College
University of Cincinnati may not simply restrict student speech in the outdoor areas of campus.
California's For-Profit Two-Year Schools Are Kicking Community Colleges' Asses
Graduation rates reverse trends when looking at "non-traditional" students.
Cops Want to Store Rifles in Plainfield, Ill. High Schools In Case Violence Breaks Out
Police want to install gun safes at four high schools in case of school shootings
Virginia Amendment Aims To Create More Charter Schools
State senator wants to boost competition in education.
West Virginia U Named Top Party School for 2013
University of Iowa in 2nd, last year's champions Ohio University fall to 3rd
Government Schools Overfunded, Says Aussie Opposition Leader
State holding pens get cash out of proportion to their share of students
Binge-Drinking Students Are Happier, Study Says
If you think that this information will lead to less panic about college drinking, you are probably drunk yourself right now.
Mother Challenges Gender-Based Classes in West Virginia
Public middle school implemented system in 2010
College Newspaper Board Apologizes to Students
Staff walked out over leadership of newspaper being handed over to non-students.
California Teachers: We'll Decide for Ourselves How Awesome We Are, Thank You Very Much
A bill would require school districts to negotiate teacher evaluation rules with the unions.
Collective Bargaining for Teacher Evaluations?
Yes, this is a proposal. Of course it's in California.
School Challenged Over Single-Sex Teaching
Boys get bright light and girls get dim rooms because ... somebody forgot to recycle the Dick and Jane books?
University of Georgia's Student Newspaper Staff All Walk
Editor blogs that college had been pressuring students to print more "good" news and hired staff to overrule students' decisions.
School Choice Expands for Indiana Families
More than 8,000 families use vouchers and new charter schools are opening their doors
882 Arrests in New York City Public Schools Last Year
95 percent of arrests were of blacks and Hispanics
Georgia Schools Chief Opposes State-Chartered Independent Schools
Says charter schools should remain a local issue
Abuse Scandal Could Cost Penn State's Accreditation
University must submit report by September.
Legislation Would Require Parental OK for Lousy Teachers
Sign-off from parents would be required to assign students to teachers rated "ineffective"
New Jersey Can't Deny Financial Aid to the Kids of Immigrants
State had pulled funding from students based on their parents' immigration status
Unions Turn Schoolkids Into Slugs, Say Tories
Work-to-rule orders keep British teachers from supervising students outside
