Public schools
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
Among the Nonbelievers: Part II
Atheist activists in Orlando talk John Locke, religious toleration, presidential politics, and Don't Ask, But Do Tell.