How a Great School is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America's Poorest City
An "army" of parents fought to avoid sending their kids to Camden's traditional public schools.
Education
Parents Organize for Another Charter School Transition in California
Two-thirds sign petition to transform struggling Palm Lane Elementary School.
This Impoverished City Hiked Spending to $25,000 per Student to Fix Its Schools. And Nothing Changed.
"It's not all about money!"
Andrew Cuomo Rebukes Teachers Unions: 'Don't Say You Represent the Students'
Democrats everywhere have had enough of teachers unions
The Eternal State of the Union, 2015 Update Edition
What happens when you take one sentence from each SOTU since 1961? You realize how empty American speechmaking has become.
Poisoning John Boehner, Talking Smack About Campbell Brown, and More: Katherine Mangu-Ward on Bloggingheads
Plus Mitt Romney, snow removal, the financial transaction tax, and more.
Joel Klein on the NYC School System: "The Most Complex Bureaucracy in America"
The former schools chancellor on the wisdom of shutting down "perpetual failure factories."
California Spending Big to Halt School Reform Lawsuit Backed by Republicans and the ACLU
The state is challenging, rather than resolve, a lawsuit brought by low-income students who say they are deprived of their right to a quality education.
Teacher Caught on Camera Putting 11-Year-Old in Chokehold; Suspended for Three Days, Five Months Later
A teacher put a child in a chokehold in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Report Rips Common Core for Imposing Standard Reading Requirements on Kindergarten Tots
Children learn different things, at different rates-if you are allowed to teach your kids at the pace and in the style that suits them.
Campbell Brown on Her Fight To Get Lousy Teachers Fired
The former CNN journalist has a new career as an ed reformer.
Best of 2014: How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the Teachers Union
A charter school pioneer counters the political influence of organized labor.
As Student Activism Grows, So Does Campus Resistance to Free Speech
"Procedure" is quite the effective tool for stifling student expression, but calls for "civility" and "tolerance" do the trick, too.
The UVA Rapists Should Not Have Been Expelled
Treating rape as akin to plagiarism trivializes violence against women.
The School Religious Holidays Problem is Really a Public Schooling Problem
It is almost impossible to treat all people equally with a single system of public schools. To foster peace and real unity, educational freedom is key.
