Meet Ann Legra: Exhibit 24,340 in the Case Against Current Teacher Tenure Rules
Would you still have a job if your performance were described as "unsatisfactory" for six straight years?
Education
9-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Lord of the Rings Magic on Fellow Student
One ring to bring them all, and in the stupidity of zero tolerance bind them.
What the Hell Does 'Politically Correct' Mean?: A Short History
The many meanings of 'political correctness'
CUNY Tells Profs Not to Say 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' Because That's Offensive and Illegal-ish (It's Not)
This is political correctness right here, folks.
Vergara Plaintiff Talks Landmark Decision on Teacher Tenure
Landmark court decision puts students' needs above ineffective teachers and the unions that protect them.
Nope, Charter Schools Aren't Driving Away Problem Kids
A new report debunks the myth that charters push away students who hurt their bottom line.
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scientology-Funded Group Preaching Anti-Drug Message in NYC Public Schools
Foundation for a Drug-Free World was previously kicked out of San Francisco schools for promoting "bogus science."
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
UVA Sorority Sisters Ordered Not to Attend Frat Parties: 'Treating Us Like Children'
There is no good reason to impose antiquated, sexist, infantilizing restrictions on college students.
School Choice: How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the NYC Teachers Union
The head of the charter-school system Success Academy isn't just fighting political challenges. She's educating low-income kids with stunning results.
School Made 11-Year-Old Girls Pull Down Their Pants for Disgusting Inspection
"I felt uncomfortable and I didn't want to do it"
How Obama's 529 College Tax Plan Debacle Proves the Welfare State is Doomed
Someone has to pay for it-but no one wants to foot the bill.
How "Backpack Funding" is Revolutionizing K-12 Education and School Choice
Good things happen when tax dollars follow K-12 students to whatever school they enroll in.
America's Worst School System Will Soon Be Dead. Will What Replaces It Be Any Better?
The remaking of public education in Camden, New Jersey.
Students Newspapers Desecrating Free Speech: A Transformation, or Return to Form?
The cycle of censorship rears its ugly head.
How a Great School is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America's Poorest City
An "army" of parents fought to avoid sending their kids to Camden's traditional public schools.
Why Jameis Winston Is a Huge Exception in the Campus Rape Debate
Some rape accusations are true. Some are not.
Parents Organize for Another Charter School Transition in California
Two-thirds sign petition to transform struggling Palm Lane Elementary School.
This Impoverished City Hiked Spending to $25,000 per Student to Fix Its Schools. And Nothing Changed.
"It's not all about money!"
Andrew Cuomo Rebukes Teachers Unions: 'Don't Say You Represent the Students'
Democrats everywhere have had enough of teachers unions
Blame Media, Government for Campus Rape Overreach
'Pity, wrath, heroism, filled them, but the power of putting two and two together was annihilated'
Students Get to 'Choose' Between Very Little Free Speech, Even Less Free Speech
To be fair, 'no preference' is also an option.
The Eternal State of the Union, 2015 Update Edition
What happens when you take one sentence from each SOTU since 1961? You realize how empty American speechmaking has become.
Let's Pay for 'Free' Community College by Taxing College Savings!
Obama's new tax proposals hit more than the rich.
Poisoning John Boehner, Talking Smack About Campbell Brown, and More: Katherine Mangu-Ward on Bloggingheads
Plus Mitt Romney, snow removal, the financial transaction tax, and more.
Joel Klein on the NYC School System: "The Most Complex Bureaucracy in America"
The former schools chancellor on the wisdom of shutting down "perpetual failure factories."
California Spending Big to Halt School Reform Lawsuit Backed by Republicans and the ACLU
The state is challenging, rather than resolve, a lawsuit brought by low-income students who say they are deprived of their right to a quality education.
Women's College Cancels 'Vagina Monologues' Because It Excludes Women Without Vaginas
Good riddance! Yet I just can't get on board with the logic of Mount Holyoke's dismissal...
UVA Updates: 2 Frats Refuse Sex and Alcohol Demands, Phi Psi Speaks Out, Rolling Stone Still in Denial
It remains to be seen whether UVA will tolerate this defiance.
Teacher Caught on Camera Putting 11-Year-Old in Chokehold; Suspended for Three Days, Five Months Later
A teacher put a child in a chokehold in DeKalb County, Georgia.
