Reason 24/7 News flagged this story a few days ago and I think it deserves a second post at the site. It's about a teacher who instructed some students to draw on the faces of others - in permanent marker! - as punishment for poor reading-test results.
Online education options are a good choice for many
Options increase for families that want to escape the holding pens
The state already has pretty good options, and more is better
Seventy-nine percent prefer an alternative to the public schools
Thirteen states expanded options for students last year
Educrats dredge up discredited research for ammunition
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis team up in Hollywood's latest implausible school reform flick
Money is tight, as it is for everything
Rules that "protect" government workers from arbitrary dismissal and require everyone be treated equally are bad for taxpayers and even unions.
Collective bargaining agreements are often an impediment to innovation, efficiencies, and the elevation of standards.
So, striking district-school teachers are just digging themselves a deep hole
And their strike makes those alternative schools look even better
Parents are happy with options, but that's not enough for the usual suspects
Charters are cheaper and more effective, so of course officials don't like them
A look at the education planks in the two party platforms
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel may have found the information ... inconvenient
Now school officials complain they're overwhelmed by the influx
Apparently, kids do better when you let their families shop for schools that suit them
It's possible the union officials are overlooking some important details
Most Americans think government holding pens are the worst way to educate kids
Voters may finally allow families a little education choice
The most disadvantaged get the biggest boost
State holding pens get cash out of proportion to their share of students
More than 8,000 families use vouchers and new charter schools are opening their doors
Says charter schools should remain a local issue
