Education
Catholic Schools Change To Compete With Charter Schools
They were the default alternative for decades
India's Budget Academies
The private schools that educate the subcontinent's poor are under attack.
DOJ Attacks Louisiana School Voucher Program
Wants to stop it in schools with still operational desegregation orders
Calif. School Officials Pay Company to Monitor Students' Social Media Use
Watch what you say in Glendale, kids
Student Suspended for Refusing Tracking Chip Returns to School
Program has since been discontinued due to ineffectiveness
Obama Administration to Launch Value Rating System for College
Sounds like a way to direct students to ones with the most subsidies
State Mandates Drive Soaring Administrative Costs, Say Tennessee Educators
There's nothing you can;t strangle with regulations
As Americans Chafe at Standardized Testing, Common Core Flies Under the Radar
The national curriculum standard is virtually unknown
Poll: Most Americans Believe Schools Should Teach 'Soft' Skills
Critical thinking and communication
Lawsuit Would Block Alabama Tuition Tax Credit Law
Because not everybody has a better school nearby
Poll: Minority and Low Income Parents More Likely To See Problems in Schools Than Affluent or White Parents
Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll also shows most parents think they are getting a better education that their parents
Common Core Blamed for Plunge in New York Standardized Test Scores
Teachers worried they'll be targeted... because it doesn't look like they're doing their jobs
California School District Suspends Social Media Policy After Student Protests
Pressure from attorneys also helped
White House: Broadband Initiative a "Non-Brainer"
$4-6 billion proposal aims to expand high-speed internet to almost all schools
Parent-Triggered Hybrid Public/Charter School Opens in Los Angeles
LAUSD and charter program split grades in an unusual experiment
Obamacare Forcing Schools To Make Tough Benefit Decisions
Probably not what Obama had in mind
Choice Opponent Matt Damon Takes Heat for Sending Kids to Private School
Can you spell "hypocrisy"?
Calif. Governor Signs Transgendered Student Bill into Law
Allows transgendered students to choose locker rooms and bathrooms
Subsidized Job-Training Programs a Hotbed of Crony Capitalism
Some companies benefit while their competitors are left out
Buffalo Teachers Complain About Breakfast Served in Classrooms
Don't want to have to clean up mess, but do want to keep free plastic surgery
Jeb Bush Blasts Matt Damon for Sending Kids to Private School
He gets to choose; why can't everybody?
