Teen Arrested, Suspended for Shooting a Dinosaur (In a Story He Wrote)
The kid was charged with disorderly conduct.
Education
Poll: Rising Opposition to Common Core Everywhere
These results are significant, since they chip away at key assertions made by the backers of Common Core.
Militarizing Public School Security: Classroom Cops Will Have AR-15s
Without better guns, school cops just aren't prepared for terrorist attacks, mass shootings, meteor strikes, etc.
Pop Quiz: Who Skips School More Often, Students or Teachers?
The answer may surprise you. (Or not)
Chicago Teachers Union Boss Blasts the 1%, Owns 3 Houses and Makes $200K
Maybe teachers union presidents who live in luxurious glass houses shouldn't throw stones at the one percent.
Teachers Union Prez: 'I'm Going to Punch You in the Face and Push You in the Dirt'
Either you're with Michael Mulgrew, or he's going to knock you in the dirt.
Philly School Officials: Without Tobacco Tax Hike, We Can't Open
Smoke up-for the children!-in Philly
Friday A/V Club: Watch This Old Movie About Stranger Danger and Marvel at How Unsupervised Kids Used to Be
This film's fears can't conceal just how level-headed people were about allowing children a little autonomy.
Kids, Turn in Your Federally-Funded Laptops for Imminent Destruction
They should Google "what the road to hell is paved with."
Is Campbell Brown Too 'Pretty' to File a Historic Lawsuit That Would Make It Easier to Fire Lousy Teachers in New York?
How teachers unions and their defenders are reacting to the latest anti-tenure lawsuit.
Kids or Criminals? Preschool Suspended a 3-Year-Old… Five Times
If there's any good news on this front, it's that the absurdity of many of these stories has prompted something of a backlash.
Mitch Daniels Battles the Campus Bureaucracy at Purdue
Since taking the job last year, Daniels has been fighting the good fight against bureaucratic bloat.
Are Teachers Underpaid? Let's Find Out
If teachers believe they aren't making what they're worth, let's free them from union constraints and let them find out what the job market has to offer.
Nationalize the Ivy League—What Could Go Wrong? (Hint: Lots)
Let's tread lightly here, comrades.
Major Win For School Choice: Charter Students Smarter, Earn More
Market incentives and individual choice are the best tools for fixing American education.
Affirmative Action = Discrimination Against Asians, NYC Schools Edition
It's very difficult for low-income 13-year-olds to cobble together appealing resumes.
Paying Teachers According to Seniority is Nonsensical and Ineffective
Paying teachers according to their degree attainment is also silly.
Common Core Is Crony Capitalism for Computer Companies
Who wants to bet that Core-aligned standardized testing requires Windows 8?
Obama Administration Choking Off Student Loans, Which Is Good News
For-profit schools get deserved flak, but the public universities lock kids into years of debt, too.
Big Government and the Campus Rape Controversy
Former government officials find lucrative new work in higher education.
