It is a good question to ask as some people are worried that this new trend may not lead to good educational outcomes. Photo by The Open University (OU)
Topic: education
Globally Warm Public Schools
Global warming alarmists who claim that the science is settled on climate change are partially right: Public schools have reached a verdict on it. “A nationwide survey of 1,500 U.S. middle and high school science…
Universities Against Regulation… Of Themselves
Academics found something they don’t want the government to regulate when they looked in the mirror. “Last year, for example, the Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education—formed in 2013 at the behest of…
More Pre-K Education Initiatives, ex-CEOs say
George Halvorson, former CEO of Kaiser Permanente, and John Pepper, formerly of Procter & Gamble, claim that pre-K education gains are essential to developing America’s future workforce. Halvorson avers that the “number one predictor for…
Politically Correct College Tour
You cannot walk through a tour of most colleges without getting lectured about the need for “diversity” and the prevalence of women’s and even queer studies. My youngest son and I took a tour of…
Maryland Schools Sued for Islam Indoctrination Assignment
From the Thomas More Law Center: “[We] filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of former Marine, John Kevin Wood, and his wife, Melissa, who refuse to allow their teenage daughter to be subjected to Islamic…
Another Teacher Put on Leave in Minnesota due to Personal Views on Social Media
Wait, are we suspending people because of their right to free speech and the First Amendment? If you’ve missed it, it’s been happening all around us. This time, a teacher is suspended in St. Paul,…
South Dakota Passes Education Tax Credit Program
It starts this year in South Dakota and will provide tax credits to insurance companies who donate to the appropriate institutions for scholarships.
Michigan Education Bureaucrats Secretly Release Bathroom Guidelines for Children
From the College Fix: Peter Hasson at The Daily Caller broke the bombshell, contained in “guidance” issued by the board Feb. 23 but never announced via press release. The public now has just three weeks to give…
Common Core: Show Me the Money
It turns out that Common Core’s creators might be demonstrating the same ethos Cuba Gooding’s character demonstrated in the film Jerry Maguire when he said, “Show me the money.” “An undercover journalist for a nonprofit…