Joy Pullmann at the James G. Martin Center outlined why Common Core is hurting American students’ readiness for a college career: Unfortunately, in the era of Common Core, the main educational emphasis is “career-readiness.” It…
Topic: public education
Trump Provides Teachable Moments for Liberals
There’s a reason why nobody really noticed when major media outlets dropped their education beats: They weren’t doing much to begin with, other than recycling public school press releases. You can get a flavor of…
Survey: Majority of Academics think it’s ‘Too Early to Tell’ if Common Core was the ‘Right Decision’
Common Core State Standards, a top-to-bottom federal government education curriculum, is a relative unknown among academics, college faculty and professors in higher education. A joint survey, headed by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), discovered that…
Schools Close in Virginia after 300 Teachers Won’t Work for ‘A Day Without Women’ Protest Day
Over three hundred teachers said they planned not to work on “A Day Without Women,” a protest that grew out from the Women’s March on Washington. This from The College Fix: The Alexandria City Public…
Like Betsy DeVos, Governor Scott Walker was Once Blocked from Entering a School
He may have lost his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last year, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker remains the bête noire of the Left in one of its gestational cradles, particularly in the public…
Minnesota High School Will Only Buy Music from Non-White Composers
From The College Fix: Since knowing the race and/or gender of who wrote the piece of music students are playing is so important, the band directors at Spring Lake Park High School in Minnesota “have…
WATCH New Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Speech at CPAC 2017
Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference held in the D.C. metropolitan area this week. Her remarks were criticized by the Left, teachers unions and other anti-Trump elements,…
Virginia School District Removes Huck Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird from Classrooms
From the Heartland Institute: A group of community members gathered to protest a Virginia school district’s decision to remove two classic novels from a public school’s classrooms. Accomack County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Holland banned The…
How About “America First” for College Admissions?
In a recent article, “Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges,” The Washington Post stumbled on the truth about one of the factors affecting the rising cost of college for American…
Teen Threw Paper Airplane at Teacher, Faces a Month in Jail
From Reason: Georgetown County, South Carolina, sheriff’s deputies arrested a 17-year-old for throwing a paper airplane at a teacher. The teen was charged with third degree assault and battery, and faces 30 days in jail….