Texas School Chief Gets Prison in Testing Scandal
Three years for removing under-performing students from the classroom to keep them from ruining results
Public schools
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
Teacher Likens Student's Romney Shirt to "a Ku Klux Klan Sheet"
Tax dollars at work!
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.
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
Caving In to Unions Wins Chicago Schools a Credit Downgrade
If you make deals you can't afford ...
Charters Drive Traditional Schools To Try Harder
They push the old-fashioned schools and develop effective strategies
Strangulation by Union
Rules that "protect" government workers from arbitrary dismissal and require everyone be treated equally are bad for taxpayers and even unions.
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?
USDA's School Lunch Reforms Earn an "F" from Students
First Lady Michelle Obama and a host of "experts" were wrong about the USDA's new school lunch rules. Is there another way?
Former Teacher Gets 25 Years for Molesting Students
Third-grade teacher admitted lewd acts with 13 children
Stifiling Children's Freedom Stifles Creativity, Study Shows
Now the argument as to whether this is a bug or a feature
Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Build 21st Century Schools
Relying on traditional tax dollars becoming harder and harder
School District Faces Suit for Accessing Student's Facebook Account
She was forced to give officials her password
Chicago Strike Outcome a Possible Boon to Teacher Evaluation Reform
Students' test scores will remain part of success measurements
Houston Public Schools Adopt Charter School Approaches
Techniques pioneered at independently operated schools drive the public schools to improve
Rahm Emanuel: Chicago Teacher Deal Is an Honest Compromise
Preserves longer school day and school year while giving up more money
Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Events Banned by School District
They hurt the feelings of single parents, you see
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
