Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Events Banned by School District
They hurt the feelings of single parents, you see
Public schools
Bill Would Repeal Calorie Limits on School Lunches
GOP Rep. Steve King calls limits a "Nanny State" move
School Reformers Say Chicago Teachers' Deal Is Too Generous
City is spending money it doesn't have
WI Kindergarten Program Draws Scrutiny
It's $200 million per year, with no attempt made to measure results
Parent Protests Student Location Tracking
Electronically stalking the kids? It's creep-tastic.
Report: Education Spending Doesn't Guarantee Results
Per-pupil expenditures soar, but outcomes ... not so much
Illinois Teacher Tackles Student with Gun at School
Shots fired into the ceiling; nobody hit
Detroit Students Suing School For Not Teaching Them to Read
One parent said she wanted her daughter to repeat the eighth grade but the school district wouldn't let her
NJ Considers Easing School Red Tape
The state micro-manages pretty much everything, education-wise
Six Out of Ten LGBT Students Say They Feel Unsafe at School
Another argument for school choice, perhaps?
No Voter Approval Required for School Merger, Tax Hike
Big price tag for change approved by school board members
Teacher Faces Firing for Giving Bad Grades
Because each failing student is a precious, sensitive flower
Lawsuit Seeks Extra $1.5 Billion for Kansas Public Schools
Because the holding pens don't yet take enough from the taxpayers
Students Do Better In Choice Schools Than Public Schools
Apparently, kids do better when you let their families shop for schools that suit them
Public Schools Rank Low in Americans' Esteem
Most Americans think government holding pens are the worst way to educate kids
Security Buildup Not Permanent Yet at Baltimore High School
Principal is trying to decide whether to make permanent temporary security measures at the school after a shooting on the first day of class
Funding Boost Fails To Improve Kansas Test Scores
Throwing money at schools doesn't seem to educate kids
NJ School District Considers Drug Testing High School Students Participating in Extracurricular Activities
Why, because they must be high to want to stay after school?
Government Schools Overfunded, Says Aussie Opposition Leader
State holding pens get cash out of proportion to their share of students
School Challenged Over Single-Sex Teaching
Boys get bright light and girls get dim rooms because ... somebody forgot to recycle the Dick and Jane books?
882 Arrests in New York City Public Schools Last Year
95 percent of arrests were of blacks and Hispanics
Legislation Would Require Parental OK for Lousy Teachers
Sign-off from parents would be required to assign students to teachers rated "ineffective"
Unions Turn Schoolkids Into Slugs, Say Tories
Work-to-rule orders keep British teachers from supervising students outside
Spanish Students Charged for Bringing Bagged Lunches
Parents aren't pleased about hard-to-justify tab
DC Public School Still Fail Special Ed. Kids
Six years running, public schools in the nation's capital have fallen short of federal special education goals
Papers Please, Kid
Public school students in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be required to wear ID badges
