The Philadelphia School Board last month voted to make African and Black American history mandatory subjects for Philadelphia’s public school students.
College Prep
Are Children Left Behind?
Next Monday (July 18th), local school systems in North Carolina will release their preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for 2004-2005.
For the Children?
Their slogan is “Great Public Schools for Every Child.” At its 143rd annual convention, the National Education Association (NEA) offered up a few novel approaches to achieve this goal. Mike Reitz, director of the Labor Policy Center at the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, shares some of the proposals that came up at the NEA’s recent convention.
Do Not Laugh At My Course
It should surprise no one that the latest educational fad making waves across the country is just another repackaged, touchy-feely program designed to bolster self-esteem.
California School Gives Good News to Clubs
Following a lawsuit on behalf of the Good News Club, which is sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship, the Chico Unified School District repealed its policy under which the District charged higher facilities usage fees to religious groups than to secular groups. The higher fees eventually forced the Good News Clubs to stop meeting.
A Loss for Education and America
John Walton – philanthropist, businessman, education reformer, and Vietnam War veteran – died in a plane crash, ending what was surely a remarkable and unforgettable life.
Chicago Hope
While Chicago’s West Side may be one of the nation’s most dangerous neighborhoods, a school has emerged as a beacon of hope in the area.
California Teachers Forcibly United
Although the public employees union is presenting a united front in opposition to one of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ballot initiatives, members of the California Teachers Association are far from unified over the amount of capital that the CTA plans to spend to defeat the measure.
Berkeley No Longer Jeffersonian
Add Thomas Jefferson to the small but growing list of names of famous individuals in American history who have had their names removed from public schools in Berkeley, California.
No Black History, No Diploma
Starting with this fall’s freshman class, high school students in the Philadelphia School District will be required to take a courses in African and African American history in order to graduate.
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America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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