On a panel promoting pre-Kindergarten programs at a conference recently in Austin, Texas, a pair of government officials–one local, one federal–made their case. Representing the City of New York, Richard Buery suggested that employing universal…
Topic: public schools
Creativity and Common Core
This SXSWedu session’s description sums up the matter: “What if job performance was measured by a year-end test aiming to boil all of our work down to a single score? As meaningless as that would…
Students Wearing Chick-Fil-A Shirts Anger PC Crowd
The oddest part about this incident at a Pennsylvania high school was that the students themselves weren’t suspended for wearing the t-shirts. Instead, students who tweeted profane remarks about the students wearing the shirts were suspended…
No, Baltimore Schools Aren’t Underfunded
A great find by the Washington Examiner. No, liberals, Democrats and President Obama, Baltimore public schools are not underfunded. They actually spend a lot of money per student, barely below the high-spending liberal Montgomery County…
U.S. Eighth Graders Struggle in U.S. History
As the Washington Examiner reported: “Less than one-in-five eighth graders have a proficient grasp of United States history, and less than a quarter have a proficient grasp of civics, according to new government data released…
Delaying Common Core the Chicago Way
Opposition to Common Core continues to spread well across party lines, no matter how much the educational establishment tires to minimize the blowback. “Illinois state officials have threatened to withhold funding from school districts that…
Charter Schools in Blue States: It Works
More evidence indicates that school choice works, even in so-called blue states. The Boston-based Pioneer Institute undertook a study of charter schools in the bay state and found that “Case studies of five high-performing charter…
School District Discriminated Against Evangelical College for Religious Beliefs
A school district in Massachusetts was told their actions of severing their relationship with the private evangelical Gordon College, was unconstitutional, by a civil rights commission. This could lead to further legal action against the…
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…