Why is that? Because Arne Duncan’s children are enrolled in private schools, at least that’s what the College Fix reported. Outrageous that he pushes for these Common Core standards, but his own children do not…
Topic: Department of Education
Dept of Education Celebrates SCOTUS Marriage Ruling with Rainbow Facebook Picture
Yeah, everything is political in the Obama administration. Rainbows for everyone, they say.
Backer of University of Phoenix Shelled Out $5 Million to Retired Founder
The numbers don’t look good at all. A $5 million retirement bonus to the founder and former chairman of the Apollo Group, which owns the University of Phoenix.
Obama Abandons College Ratings System and Colleges Breathe Sigh of Relief
Obama had the plan to rate colleges, which riled administrators. Now, he’s abandoned those plans, which would have been very subjective to start with.
Law Journal says Title IX Letter from Dept of Ed is “Unconstitutional”
More and more, it seems that Title IX is being abused by the Department of Education and universities in light of the sexual assaults controversy.
School Bans “God” From Homework
Mackenzie Fraiser may be a sixth grader, but she knows more about her constitutional rights than Somerset Academy. The Las Vegas school took a big gamble when it told a 12-year-old girl to drop God…
I Wish My Job Didn’t Exist, says College Administrator
A college administrator at Norwich University makes a good point: administration jobs at colleges are all about dealing with regulations and paperwork.
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…
Michelle Rhee’s Policies Still Linger
When she served as chancellor of Washington, D.C.’s public schools, Michelle Rhee’s policies provoked scorn from Capital City teachers, to put it mildly. Long gone from the D.C. scene, Rhee’s approach is still benefitting D.C….
Harvard is Fighting the Obama Admin’s Rules
Great op-ed on why the Obama Department of Education is overreaching their boundaries with sexual assault rules. Schools like Harvard shouldn’t have to have such onerous regulation from the top, which actually do no one…