Uh oh, is this the beginning of the end for for-profit colleges and their profit model? A 14% drop in a quarter is quite large and it was unexpected.
Topic: education
After School Programs a Waste of Money
It seems like the $1.2 billion spent for America’s after school programs was a waste of money. At least that’s what Mark Dynarski concluded this month in an article for the Brookings Institute. Dynarski outlined…
Scott Walker Leads GOP on Education
Whatever his merits or demerits, the actual front-runner for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination continues to show how Republican candidates, at least on education, can lead on, rather than be overwhelmed by, issues. “Wisconsin Gov….
Happy Holidaze, from New York City
In New York City schools, kids are learning Rs: reading, writing, and Ramadan. Thanks to the far-Left priorities of Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), city schools have added two Muslim holidays to the school calendar…
Professor Apologizes for Mocking the GOP’s Iran Letter to Obama
An instructional assistant professor at the University of Houston, Cyrus Contractor, apologized for sending a mock letter of the GOP’s open letter to Iran via e-mail to his students.
$1.2 Billion Afterschool Program just doesn’t work, Study Finds
More government waste, and yet we keep spending money on wasteful programs that don’t help. In this case, this afterschool program actually led to worse results among students.
11-year-old Kid Suspended by School for a Leaf that Isn’t Marijuana
A school official thought the kid had a marijuana leaf in his possession and the child was suspended and put into a homeschooling program, among other actions. But, the leaf was from a Japanese tree.
Michelle Malkin: Jeb Bush and His Common Core Cronies
Malkin’s great take on Jeb Bush and why he is so adamant to defend his Common Core stance (i.e. it’s about the money). She brought back what she wrote last year, and it still rings…
New York City Teachers’ Union Sued for Easy Tenure Requirements
This is a huge step for the pro-school reform camp, as Campbell Brown’s lawsuit will be heard by a judge in New York City. Brown says that tenure is too easy to obtain in the…
Texas School Rejects Censorship as Matter of Principal
Texas is known for a lot of things — but pushovers aren’t one of them. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) learned that the hard way when it picked a fight with White Oak High…