12-Year-Old Suspended for a Year After Turning in Knife He Found—It Wasn't Even His
Is Coldwater Community Schools trying to teach kids never to report weapons to their teachers and counselors?
Education
With Discipline as With So Much Else in Education, Choice Is the Answer
Forget the national debate over zero tolerance vs. reform; let families pick what works for them.
Romeo and Juliet and Sexting: 17-Year-Old Faces Child Porn, Assault Charges for Consensual Sex with Girlfriend
'They said that all they were going to do was delete the photos from the phone, so I blindly signed a paper allowing them to access it.'
Here's What It's Like to Open a Charter School in California
Former lawmaker and school choice activist starts her own academy.
Shutter Bad Schools (Public or Private), Get Better Education. How Is This Even Controversial?
Shifting students to better schools gets better outcomes. Imagine that.
P. Diddy's Charter School in East Harlem Opens Up, Draws Immediate Flack
Capital Prep's operator doesn't like teachers unions, so teachers don't like him.
Charter Schools Criticized For Preferring Better Students, But Public Schools Do the Same
Charter schools tend to offer a better product than public schools, and so parents of all backgrounds flock to them.
Federal Judge Rejects Move To Block Texas Campus Carry Law
Also, demonstrators carried sex toys around UT Austin to protest the law.
Connecticut Makes it Hard for Poor Students to Escape Standard Public Schools; Sued Over Practice
Students Matter, the group behind California's Vergara suit, asserts laws making it harder for poor kids to get into magnet or charter schools violates a federal right to education.
California Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal on Challenge to Teacher Job Protection Rules that Harm Students
Three judges dissent from 4-3 decision to let teacher's appeal victory stand; "Vergara and her fellow plaintiffs raise profound questions with implications for millions of students across California. They deserve an answer from this court," says Judge Cuellar.
$70 Million Now Being Spent on a High School Football Stadium by 'Visionary' Texas School District
Was supposed to cost $63.5 million just three month ago
Some L.A. Public Schools Are Accepting That They're in a Competition for Students
Curriculum changes and marketing strategies.
John Oliver's Anti-Charter School Rant Is Clever, Glib, and Uninformed
Public charters help students and traditional schools perform better.
Texas Judge Blocks Obama Admin's School Transgender Accommodation Orders
Determines Title IX interpretation more than just 'guidance.'
The NAACP Is Attacking Charter Schools and Black Leaders Are Furious
Teachers unions want to sabotage charters, even though they help poor black kids.
High School Reproductive Health Class Will Use Gender-Inclusive Language, for 'Safety'
So much safety you'll want to scream.
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Transgender Bathroom Ruling
Will consider whether to rule on school policies and Title IX.
Homeschoolers Aren't Waiting on Politicians' Promises of School Choice
Teaching your own kids is a do-it-yourself option for an individualistic age.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Criminal Charges Against 13 Year Old for Burping in Class
Another argument for school choice...
Hillary Clinton's Free College Promise Won't Be Free—and Won't Help College Students
Political concession to the Sanders crowd that you'll pay $35 billion for
Leaked Emails: The Democratic Party Has No Idea What to Do About Common Core, Will Ignore It
'Common Core is a political third rail we should not be touching at all.'
Free Speech Win: N.C. State Revises Speech Policy in Response to Legal Challenge
The policy prevented clubs from handing out flyers without getting a permit from the university.
GOP Wants Constitutional Amendment to Give Parents Control Over Kids' Education
The proposed amendment is a new addition to the Republican platform.
Democrats' Education Platform: Pro-Government, Anti–School Choice
Language that was mildly positive toward reform efforts was beaten back by public school activists.
This Super Woke Teen's 'White Boy Privilege' Poetry Slam Is a Trump Voter's Nightmare
Also, the case for school choice.
Having Helped Shape the Dems Platform, Sanders Throws Support Behind Clinton
Got his minimum wage plank and Clinton's support for free college.
State and Local Spending On Prisons Has Grown Three Times as Fast as Spending on Schools, Says New Report
Young black males without a high school diploma are more likely to be incarcerated than employed.
"The Scandal of K-12 Education" - and How To Fix It
Charter schools get ragged on all the time, except by grateful parents and students.
School Calls Cops, Cops Call Child Services on Boy Who Made Harmless 'Brownies' Remark
Political correctness in the classroom leads to insane disciplinary policies.
Savannah Schools: You Shouldn't Have to Major in Education to Be a Teacher
The system is pushing an alternative pathway in order to fill vacancies.
As Governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson Was an Early Advocate for School Choice
The Libertarian Party presidential nominee plugged his education record during a CNN Town Hall event.
School Will Not Expel 7-Year-Old Who Brought Nerf Guns to School
The school already gave him a 10-day suspension.
Judge Upholds Suspension of the Pop-Tart Gun Kid
Why did teachers go nuclear in response to poorly timed pastry playacting?
Louisiana Lawmakers Will Make Kids Study Cursive—Yes, Cursive—for Years
As the world becomes more digital, why must students be taught an archaic skill?
Massachusetts Will Make Schools Suspend Fewer Students
Using collected data, the state identified schools heavily prone to expelling and suspending students.
Common Core Fails to Prepare Students for College and Workforce, Says New Study
Rather than moving students forward, it leaves them unprepared
Zero Tolerance Does Little To Improve Student Behavior, Says New Study
These laws also disproportionately impact minority students.
Too Many Cops, Not Enough Counselors: Why Public Schools Are Such a Disaster
New data from the Education Department underscores the problem.
Appeals Court Won't Reconsider Ruling That Applies Title IX Protections to Transgender Students
Transgender boy demanded right to use men's room at school.
More States Join N.C. in Fighting Federal Transgender School Accommodation Orders
Eleven sue the Departments of Justice and Education.
Eva Moskowitz on Fighting Unions, Politicians, and The New York Times
"I believed in big government until I met it up close."
