EducationCommentary
Teachers’ unions in Florida continue to threaten the educational opportunity of thousands of the state’s most vulnerable children. But there is some good news: Last… Read More
EducationCommentary
The new spending bill, or as it’s been dubbed on Twitter, the #CRomnibus, doesn’t include even a temporary waiver provision to give some schools a… Read More
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Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has drafted legislation to prohibit the federal government from “mandating, incentivizing or coercing” states to adopt the national education standards known… Read More
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Madeline Scotto, a math teacher in New York City, is no fan of Common Core. “They’re making it more complicated as far as I’m concerned,”… Read More
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Why did Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal withdraw his support for Common Core national education standards and tests? In the hot seat yesterday on “Fox News… Read More
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MINNETRISTA, Minn. — Just when the backlash over First Lady Michelle Obama’s school lunch menu leveled off, students in a handful of Twin Cities schools… Read More
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Employees at Ivy League schools donated more than $2 million in the 2014 election cycle, largely favoring liberal candidates, committees and causes. It’s no secret… Read More
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Today, a House Committee will hold a hearing on the subject, “Is Academic Freedom Threatened by China’s Influence on U.S. Universities?” China’s aggressive promotion of… Read More
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Common Core in Mississippi might be on the chopping block if Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has his way. Reeves said this week he supports scrapping Common Core… Read More
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Minnesota high schools may soon be affected by a proposed policy that would allow students to participate in sports based on their gender identity rather… Read More
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First lady Michelle Obama’s quest for healthy school lunches sparked a backlash today from the very people who are served the grub in cafeterias across… Read More
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Healthier lunches have become available in schools across the nation. But students aren’t eating them. According to a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public… Read More
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It’s no secret that kids love snow days. They even have rituals they hope will bring one that vary from wearing their pajamas inside out… Read More
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Education can–and should–see a major shake-up in the new Congress. Conservatives have a chance to advance policy proposals that shift education toward student-centered policies that… Read More
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On the heels of Republican victories last week, attempts to replace Common Core with homegrown standards are resurfacing in states across the nation. Most prominently,… Read More
EducationNews
If ever a motto expressed pride in state autonomy, it’s Iowa’s: “Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.” That dedication to local… Read More
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How should colleges and universities deal with sexual assaults that occur on college campuses across the country? In 2011, the Obama administration provided top-down “guidance”… Read More
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MADISON, Wis. — Sparta Area School District Superintendent John Hendricks has had little to say about his proposal to allow transgender students to use school… Read More
EducationCommentary
Last night’s election results have seismic implications for education policy at both the state and federal levels. Voters sent a message that school choice and… Read More
EducationNews
In the final weeks of a heated governor’s race, Pennsylvania’s teachers unions have made their candidate preferences well known. For the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, one… Read More
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Earlier this year, when the University of California, Santa Barbara, adopted a student-led resolution urging professors to include trigger warnings on class syllabi—statements which provide… Read More
EducationCommentary
Ghosts and goblins aren’t the only things causing unease this Halloween. With their children settled into the 2014-15 school year, parents have growing concerns about… Read More
EducationNews
Brad Reynolds received a text message, Oct. 24, from Maumee City Schools: “Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser tonight at Maumee High School. 5 – 6:30. $6 adults…. Read More
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New research into humanities education suggests student learning outcomes increase with exposure to the arts. Few empirical studies have been conducted on the benefits of… Read More
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The scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is principally about academic dishonesty. But it highlights an institutional failure at almost all American… Read More
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A majority of Delawareans support education savings accounts (ESAs), according to a new study released by The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. The study used… Read More
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An Oklahoma student has sparked outrage about federal school lunch guidelines after taking a picture of her meager lunch. Kaytlin Shelton’s lunch consisted of a… Read More
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“When I would pick her up almost every evening, she would wait until she got into the car and she would just start weeping.” That’s… Read More
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HONOLULU – Middle school students who participated in a controversial sex education program in Hawaii were rewarded with gift cards from the University of Hawaii… Read More
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During the past decade, the Confucius Institute has established itself at nearly 500 universities and K-12 schools in the United States and about 500 others around… Read More
