Education
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
School Reform Measures in Idaho Fail
Voters reject regulations to restrict teacher union power,eliminate tenure
Not Only Does Politics Make us Stupid, it Poisons Our Children
"Somebody said that if Mitt Romney wins, he's gonna make us homeless."
Is DARE Really Dropping Marijuana From Its Curriculum?
According to a local news station in Washington state, DARE America, the anti-drug group that uses school resource officers to teach elementary and middle school children about the dangers of drugs, is dropping marijuana from its curriculum.
FL Governor Touts Expanded School Choice
The state already has pretty good options, and more is better
To Avoid Teacher Evaluations, Union Kills Deal for Federal Funds
Must have been quite a conflict ... Government money vs. accountability
12-Year-Old Girl Punished for Hugging Classmate
There's a special place in Hell for school administrators
Ohio Students Face Discipline for Pro-Gay Shirts
Threatened with suspension for refusing to remove them
Waco Schools Move Away from Criminalizing Discipline
The kids are supposed to get grades, not rap sheets
Parents Ticked That District Used Their Emails for Political Campaigning
What's a little spam to a captive audience?
Teacher, Administrator Hires Outstrip Student Population Growth
Indiana public schools may be a tad overstaffed
Namibia Teacher Strike Could Close Schools
Want a salary increase, government says strike is illegal
Education Reform on the Ballot in Several States
Voters will decide on charter schools, tenure and merit pay, among other issues
Chicago Teachers Union Digs in Against Closure of Failing Schools
Dedicated to fighting choice and quality, wherever it may arise
"Shoot-'Em-Up" Facebook Post Gets Teacher Suspended
The semi-literate nature of the posts is actually more troubling than the content
