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Report Finds Teachers Woefully Unprepared for Classroom Challenges
Teachers are not ready to teach. That was the bold message delivered by the National Council on Teacher Quality last week in a scathing national… Read More
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How Savings Accounts Are Providing a Tailor-Made Education for Students
Kami Cothrun was a frustrated public school teacher when she decided to open a school of her own. She “saw a need” and decided to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Are We Spending a Billion Dollars on Government Preschool?
President Obama’s administration just announced a $1 billion initiative ($750 million in federal grants and the remainder from private funding) to enroll more children in… Read More
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‘Non-Common Core’ for 800, Alex: Math Standards Make a Cameo on ‘Jeopardy!’
The popular TV game show “Jeopardy!” apparently took a subtle jab at the Common Core national education standards. In a special “Kids Week” edition last… Read More
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‘Social Justice Comedian’ Writes Gender-Sensitivity Training Handout for Middle Schools
LINCOLN, Neb. — Irving Middle School was thrust into the international spotlight this fall simply for following orders. Internal documents show the Lincoln Public School… Read More
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Watch Megyn Kelly Take on Ivy Leaguers for Delaying Exams: ‘In America, We Have Grit’
Columbia Law School’s decision to delay final exams for students over the Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions isn’t sitting well with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly…. Read More
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Parents Fight Back Against Teachers Union Suing Nation’s Largest School Choice Program
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
Bad News for Kids: Huge New Spending Bill Doesn’t Include Much of a Reprieve From Harsh School Lunch Rules
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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Legislation Lets States Cut Ties Between Common Core and Federal Grants
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
EducationCommentary
Watch This 100-Year-Old Teacher Explain Why She Really Hates Common Core
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 He ‘Flip’ on Common Core? Gov. Bobby Jindal Explains
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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Minn. Schools Held GMO Awareness Day
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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Ivy League Professors, Staff Donated Mostly to Democrats in 2014
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
EducationCommentary
Confucius Institutes Under Congressional Scrutiny
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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Lieutenant Governor: Let’s Scrap and Replace Common Core in Mississippi
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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Proposed Minnesota Policy Would Allow Student Athletes to Choose Teams Based on ‘Gender Identity’
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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These Gross School Lunch Pictures Are Going Viral With the Hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama
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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Study: Kids Don’t Eat Much of Healthy School Lunches
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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Sorry, Kids: Snow Days Might Soon Be a Thing of the Past
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
EducationCommentary
Midterm Elections Could Herald Big Changes in Education Reform
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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Two More States Eye Repeal of Common Core
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
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It’s Not Too Late for States to Reject Common Core
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
EducationCommentary
Harvard Professors Reject Obama Campus Rape Policies
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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Groups Ask School Districts to Reconsider Transgender Restroom Policies
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
School Choice Wins, Common Core Loses in Election 2014
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
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Teachers Unions Devote Dues to Democratic Political Advertising
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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Should Colleges Warn Students That Courses May Include Upsetting Material?
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
10 Reasons Why Common Core Should Spook You This Halloween
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
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Is an Ohio School District Using Public Money to Campaign?
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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These Studies Found Exposure to the Arts Boosted Educational Success
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
