Philly School Reform Group Fights Seniority-Based Staffing Rules
Philadelphia students, teachers, and parents deserve better than seniority-based staffing delivers.
Education
Mom Vows to Fight School That Charged Her Little Boy with 'Sexual Misconduct' for Harmless Playground Antics
The mother of the Nevada kindergartner who was formally accused of sexual misconduct has vowed to fight the charges.
Hearing Examiner: School Was Right to Suspend Little Boy Who Chewed Pop-Tart Into Shape of Gun
School policies prohibit "lookalike weapons" as well as real ones, even though no one was ever shot to death by a pastry.
LA Schools Realize Giving Every Kid an iPad Was a Costly Disaster, Will Give Every Kid a Laptop Instead
The entire thing was an unmitigated disaster-a clear example of real life trumping the good intentions of bureaucrats.
Common Core Tests: So Difficult, Bureaucrats Had to Implement a Curve Under Which Kids Can Guess Randomly and Still Pass
One gets the impression that public education bureaucrats don't have their new system totally figured out.
Education Dept. Forced to Apologize For Funny Bridesmaids Meme, Because Everything Offends Everyone
The U.S. Department of Education issued an apology after an outcry materialized over an apparently offensive Tweet.
The Populist Uprising Against Common Core Is Libertarian and It's Winning
It recognizes that there is no one answer to fixing education in America.
Just What Indebted Students Needed: Hideously Expensive Luxury Dorms
Can students afford a night at the Ritz Carlton University?
Obama's Deficient Student Loan Plan
But thinking that more federal aid will make college affordable is like believing that a dog can catch its tail if it goes faster.
Expect Soaring College Costs From the President's Price-Subsidizing Student Loan Scheme
Students who resist the temptation of "help" with college costs will be in a much better position when the higher education bubble bursts.
School District Made Kids Clean the Restrooms If Caught 'Bullying'
'He was compromised. He was touching pee pee for a week,' she said. "And now he's sick!'
Did Republicans Kill Warren's Loan Bill Because They Hate Poor Kids?
Expect to see Democrats campaigning on that.
Get This: A Judge Puts Kids Above Teachers Unions
Should job security for teachers continue to trump the educational rights of students, especially poor ones?
Steven Greenhut on Kids Triumphing Over Teachers Unions
If the ruling is upheld, the legislature will need to defy the CTA and revisit teacher dismissal laws.
The Slow and Glorious Death of America's Worst School System
Per-pupil spending of $27,500 hasn't helped Camden's schools.
Obama: We Have to Do Something About Student Debt and This Is Something
Something is always better than nothing, right?
Obama Announces Executive Order Extending Student Loan Cap, Other "Action"
Wants to extend a 2010 law to older borrowers.
Dan Savage Stands Up to the Speech Police, Defends His Use of 'Tranny'
Savage: "False accusations of engaging in hate speech are themselves a form of hate speech..."
First-Grader Finds Toy Gun, Turns It In, Gets Suspension
I sure hope he learned his lesson.
