The Closing of the Centrist Mind
A self-proclaimed "sensible centrist" writes a sloppy attack on the academic left.
Education
Immigration-Related Requests Flood Schools
Transcripts needed as proof for illegal immigration protection program
Kentucky Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With 17-year-old Student
Will get no jail time as "victim" and his family were uncooperative with police and they all left court together.
Ohio Teacher Appealing Termination
Didn't just teach nonsense in science class, also branded students with crosses
Principal Charged for Not Reporting Sex-Abuse Teacher
The teacher abused a second child just months later
Food Trucks Help with School Fundraisers
That they taste better than awful school lunches is surely a bonus
Texas School Chief Gets Prison in Testing Scandal
Three years for removing under-performing students from the classroom to keep them from ruining results
New Jersey Principal Accused of Covering Up Teacher-Student Sex Scandals
Three teachers at Triton Regional High School have already been charged with official misconduct, with two also facing criminal sexual conduct and endangering the welfare of a child charges
NYC Cellphone Ban in School Spurs Cellphone Storage Industry
Students leave their cellphones at trucks that offer the service for a dollar a day
Teacher Likens Student's Romney Shirt to "a Ku Klux Klan Sheet"
Tax dollars at work!
Members of British Parliament Fail Basic Math
Thankfully, they didn't ask members of Congress
Oregon School Board Member Claims Civil Rights Violated When School Board Censured Him
The local superintendent recommended it to boot, but the man is suing for more than half a million in damages anyway. For the children?
Florida School Board Wants to Install Trash Cams to Figure Out Why Children Toss Veggies
They can't wrap their heads around why students are throwing their vegetables, part of new federal school lunch regulations, in the trash.
Another Rating Firm Downgrades Chicago School System
Fitch joins Moody's in giving thumbs down to district's finances
WA Teachers Unions Battle Charter School Ballot Initiative
Educrats dredge up discredited research for ammunition
School District May Monitor Trash To Measure Consumption of Healthy Lunches
Kids hate the new meals and are tossing vast quantities of food
Teen Paralyzed in School Beatdown Suing District
The assailant, who received a five year prison term for the savage beating, had been suspended from school the day before but still allowed into class
Abuse Victim: School Was a Haven for Predators
Claims come in a lawsuit against the district
Vegas Teachers Union Bleeds Membership
Remarkable, considering there's a two-week annual window to resign
Caving In to Unions Wins Chicago Schools a Credit Downgrade
If you make deals you can't afford ...
Won't Back Down
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis team up in Hollywood's latest implausible school reform flick
California's Failed Policies Are Driving Away Businesses and Residents
The Golden State needs to mend its ways before it's too late.
Charters Drive Traditional Schools To Try Harder
They push the old-fashioned schools and develop effective strategies
N.H. May Soon Raise Moratorium on New Charter Schools
Money is tight, as it is for everything
Strangulation by Union
Rules that "protect" government workers from arbitrary dismissal and require everyone be treated equally are bad for taxpayers and even unions.
180 Days in Jail for Teacher Who Raped 13 Year Old
Plea deal will also see him get ten years' probation
Cyberbullying Law Threatens Student Speech in North Carolina
You can't say that about school officials on the Internet!
Texas School Board Approves Cross-Gendered Student Paddlings
Are they aware of all the porn about this kind of stuff?
