By Lorraine Forte | Originally Published at The Huffington Post October 9, 2013 Any adult who was successful in school will likely remember that their parents played a defining role in that success. What happens during the roughly six-hour school day is only part of the learning [...]
By: Stephanie Simon | Originally Published at POLITICO October 6, 2013 10:50 PM EDT Ever since the Obama administration filed suit to freeze Louisiana’s school voucher program, high-ranking Republicans have pummeled the president for trapping poor kids in failing public schools. The entire House leadership sent a letter [...]
Photograph; Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennet By Lauren Fitzpatrick | Originally Published at Chicago Sun-Times October 1, 2013 9:46PM Chicago Public School officials have pledged not to close any more schools because of academic or enrollment problems for at least five years — but on Tuesday [...]
Read the headline George W. Bush's Education Law, No Child Left Behind Abandoned By Texas Might any us wish to write our own ironic statement? The iconic former Governor of Texas, George W. Bush, or perhaps more accurately, his iconic legislation, No Child Left Behind, has been [...]
An Interview With Superintendent Kelli Joseph By Robert Mann | Originally Published at Something Like Truth September 28, 2013 Photograph: St. Helena Parish School Superintendent Kelli Joseph Gov. Bobby Jindal says he’s outraged about the U.S. Justice Department’s pleading that raises questions about the legality of some [...]
Throughout the nation there is much debate; homework is good. No, it's bad. There is too much. Too little. It's better in moderation? And then there is the nagging question; does homework serve our children? Well, that depends. What is the means and what are the ends? [...]
You may remember those heady days. It was called the Republican Convention. A large group of Republicans gathered together to celebrate education and the role it played in earlier generations. There were tales of hard-work and high expectations among the exhortations. Those were the days; we learned [...]
By P. L. Thomas Originally Published at the becoming radical on August 19, 2013 Randy Olson’s Flock of Dodos (2006) explores the evolution and Intelligent Design (ID) debate that represents the newest attack on teaching evolution in U.S. public schools. The documentary is engaging, enlightening, and nearly [...]
By Karna Gowda Originally Published at Scientific American. August 20, 2013 This year, Mason High School was one of 50 programs in the Chicago Public School system closed permanently. This recent wave of closings is unprecedented in the city’s history, with over 1,700 faculty laid off and [...]
