Obama barked a lot about college ratings, fairness and stuch, but his bark is far worse than his bite.
Topic: education
Increasingly Uncommon Common Core
As more states learn what Common Core involves, fewer of them want anything to do with it. “The number of states participating in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Common…
Antidote to White Flight: Charter and Private Schools
Liberal activists concerned about the “white flight” from cities over the past four decades may want to consider a new approach that relies upon charter and private schools to reverse the flight pattern. Santa Ana,…
Teacher who Blogged about Her Class Loses Free Speech Case in Court
As the College Fix reported, the teacher did not have good things to say about her students: A teacher at Central Bucks High School East in Pennsylvania cannot sue on free speech grounds after being fired…
Immigration Lowers Educational Achievement, Survey finds
When academia, aided and abetted by international agencies, tell you something isn’t happening, there is a very good chance that it is. Take, for example, the assertion by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)…
University of Tennessee Embarrased after Gender Neutral Pronouns List Receives Backlash
As the College Fix noted, it was a ridiculous thing to put into practice. Gender neutral pronouns?! The University of Tennessee has deleted from its website a gender-neutral pronoun list thatcalled on the campus community to…
Federal Education Rules now lead to Free Speech Violations
Federal education regulations paved the way for infringing on our free speech on college campuses.
A Teacher who was Late to School 111 Times now Blames Breakfast for Tardiness
The College Fix reported: Arnold Anderson, an elementary school teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was late to work 111 times over the last two years. The district tried to fire…
Problems with the Finland Education Model
Good take on why the Finnish education model may not work in the U.S.
Education Savings Account is a Winning Issue
School choice is a hot-button issue for local school districts, parents and students. Glenn Delk’s op-ed in The American Spectator asked, why aren’t the GOP presidential candidates joining the fray and supporting education savings accounts…