Report: NJ Charter Schools Out-Perform District Schools
Shockingly, one-size-fits-all isn't the way to go
Education
VA School Staffing Grows Five Times Faster Than Student Body
Those padded payrolls don't come cheap
Only 39 Percent of Americans Think Higher-Ed is Providing Value For Money
Majority still think degree is required to fulfill the American Dream
Sports Illustrated on the Power of Charter Schools to Save Kids
In the current issue of Sports Illustrated, the compelling story of the two-month-old Urban Dove Team Charter School, which enrolls kids who are way, way behind (as in, unlikely to graduate) and motivates them to come to school and do school work with a curriculum massively infused with sports and the team mentality.
Charter School Uses Sports Curriculm to Draw in High-Risk Students
Using athletics to try to keep kids from failing on the education side
Virginia Saw Huge Surge In Non-Instructional School Hires
Growth in non-teacher positions five times the growth in the student population
Feds Release New High School Graduation Numbers
State-by-state rates reflect new measuring system meant to better capture dropout numbers
Jeb Bush Hammers Teachers Unions
Says performance evaluations not something that should be part of collective bargaining agreements
'The World Is More Complicated'
David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme, on New Orleans, private prisons, drug policy, newspapers, and letting down libertarians
LA Charter School Group a "Race to the Top" Finalist
Los Angeles Unified School District is not
Court Blocks Suspension of Student over Tracking Chip Refusal
Didn't want to wear tag informing school of her whereabouts
Texas Student Refuses Tracking Tag, Battles School Officials
Andrea Hernandez objects on privacy, religious grounds
OK Court Shields Parents Who Use State Funds for Special-Needs Private Schools
Envious districts wanted to sue anybody who went to the competition
Indiana Supreme Court Tackles School Vouchers
Considers whether religious schools are directly benefiting or if it's just a side effect
Charter Schools Seek To Expand as D.C. Closes Traditional Campuses
Well-positioned to pick up the slack and offer options
New LA Teachers Given Poorly Performing Math Students
Study also finds good teachers give students the equivalent of eight extra months of education over bad teachers
Unions vs. Democratic Mayors
The longstanding love affair between Democrats and organized labor is on the rocks.
[UPDATED!] Do We Really Need More Teachers Who Have Kids Draw on Slow Readers' Faces With Permanent Markers?
Reason 24/7 News flagged this story a few days ago and I think it deserves a second post at the site. It's about a teacher who instructed some students to draw on the faces of others - in permanent marker! - as punishment for poor reading-test results.
Teacher Marks Faces of Students Who Missed Reading Goal
But how can a public school achieve its goals without humiliation?
Newark Teachers Union Approves Contract With Merit-Based Bonus
Was passed two to one, or "closer than expected," as critics of the deal put it
Court Will Decide on Miranda Rights for Students
You have the right to clean that funky smell out of your locker ...
Do Your Miranda Rights Stop at the Schoolhouse Door?
The Kentucky Supreme Court is deciding a case that tests the limits of self-incrimination in a public school setting.
College Bureaucrats Paid Up to $250,000
Purdue Chief Diversity Officer on $198,000 per year salary
What Newly Eligible Voters Learned in High School: PATRIOT Act Uncontroversial, Iraq Had WMDs
Conor Friedersdorf examines a typical high school text book used between 2003 and 2008
PA's Online Charter Schools Tout Their Value
Online education options are a good choice for many
Record Number of International Students Attend US Colleges
They don't qualify for as much government assistance, yet their numbers are increasing. Hmmmm.
School Choice Won Important Boost Last Week
Options increase for families that want to escape the holding pens
After News Report of Wasteful Spending, School District Threatens Lawsuit
I wonder how much that will cost
Unions Scored at the Ballot Box
Voters thumbs-downed accountability and reforms in several states
Report: 36 Percent of Teachers Missed At Least 10 Days of School
Still heroes in government's eyes
56 Percent of DC Public Schools Students Graduate on Time, 77 Percent of Charter Students
Here's what happens when the education system is just another government jobs program
Charter Schools, Teachers Unions Both End Up Winners at the Polls
Reforms to teaching rules fail, but voters see increased interest in education alternatives
Kansas Upholds Ban on Sex Between Teacher, Adult Students
30-year-old choir teacher charged with relationship with 18-year-old
Charter School Proposals Pass in Washington, Georgia
Washington will establish first set of schools; Georgia will allow state to override district rejections
