Simulated Weapons at School Allowed – The "Pop-Tart Bill" By Kathleen McGrory | Tampa Bay Times. February 12, 2014 5:41pm TALLAHASSEE — The Florida affiliate of the National Rifle Association has a new priority: the right to bear Pop-Tarts. The group is supporting a proposal that would [...]
Photograph; J. Scott Applewhite/AP - Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The word "Democrat" or "Republican" can be a flashpoint. The term "Tea Party" too ignites a flame and yet, at times, any of the three can [...]
A recent study adds to the mounting pile of evidence that a child's early years are critical for determining later academic success. Poor kids are falling far behind. AP Images/Lynn Hermosa By Monica Potts | Originally Published at The American Prospect. February 12, 2014 Most Americans think [...]
Another New Jersey official resigns and no, there is no scandal. Indeed, from those who report on New Jersey education policy there is much praise for his endeavors. Nonetheless, signs still exist; for Chris Christie appointees it is profits before people, greener pastures over the good of [...]
Flickr image cc by Phil Roeder By John O'connor | Originally Published at Florida State Impact, National Public Radio. February 10, 2014 7:54 AM Chris Guerrieri is a Jacksonville art teacher who also blogs about education. Last month he sent us an email about Florida’s Common Core [...]
Teacher Linda Robinson works on algebra with students, left, Alicia Varney and Savannah Reed, both 16, at Union County’s Porter Ridge High, one of the schools that logged a strong performance on new state ratings of teacher effectiveness. Davie Hinshaw — dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com Introductory Essay By Betsy L. [...]
Photograph; In a frame grab from video obtained by The Associated Press, an inmate attacks fellow inmate Hanni Elabed at the privately-run Idaho Correctional Center just south of Boise, Idaho. Elabed suffered brain damage and persistent short-term memory loss after he was beaten by inmate James Haver [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. February 6, 2014 One legacy of Ronald Reagan’s presidency is his being tagged the Teflon president, as Patricia Schroeder explained: As a young congresswoman, I got the idea of calling President Reagan the “Teflon president” [...]
Former House Speaker Tip O'Neil is famous for coining the axiom, "All politics is local." It begins with the people. Yes, this is true, but the contrast is also apparent. In recent years, big money flooded into our elections. It changed the dynamic. The will to fight [...]
