Education
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Governments impose costly red tape on private schools that get no taxpayer money
Occasionally, you hear people oppose vouchers for private schools, because they think it will lead to private schools losing their…
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Fringe element at Dartmouth threatens ‘physical action’ if demands not met
The venerable Dartmouth College has become the latest institution of higher learning to receive a length laundry list of demands…
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Another kindergarten teacher suspended after two of her students found having sex
Last April, a story ran in these pages that was utterly shocking and indicative of a moral decline in American society. If…
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CA teacher suspended after forcing 10-year-old to eat lunch from trash
Her excuse may be that she adheres to the five-second rule. Or maybe she is a firm believer in the importance…
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Read the barely literate letters from students of NYC high school that ‘taught’ them remotely
Manhattan’s Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers certainly thought it had the last laugh on its critics. The school,…
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26% of Americans don’t know the Earth revolves around the sun
Ever wonder how we wind up with career criminals and scam artists in elected office year after year? Why yes,…
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Two elementary school students ARRESTED for bringing toy gun to school
Suspension from school? Expulsion? Meh, chickenfeed. Kids who bring toy guns to school need is a stronger deterrent. They need to…
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Michelle Obama: ‘Young people’ need Obamacare because they are ‘knuckleheads’
In case you missed it, First Lady Michelle Obama was a guest on the “Tonight Show” with new host Jimmy…
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Social worker, principal called in to disarm 8-year-old … of his Lego gun
An upstate New York school averted yet another domestic terrorist threat when administrators swiftly dealt with an 8-year-old boy who…
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6-year-old expelled from school for bringing unhealthy snack in lunchbox
And there’s more … much more. From MailOnline: A headteacher who expelled a six-year-old boy after he brought in Mini Cheddars…
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Free speech includes ‘offensive’ speech
“The Wandering Dago food truck wants to park and sell food at various events on New York State property. The…
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Teaching to the test is not a bad thing
James Samuelson, a teacher at the Queens Vocational and Technical High School, had an op/ed in the Wall Street Journal…
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PETA requests 10-foot-high roadside memorial for chickens killed in accident
Oh, the humanity poultry! Last month, a tractor trailer carrying an indeterminate number of live chickens overturned on a highway outside Athens,…
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What is the deal with Mike Huckabee and Common Core?
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has long been a supporter of the creepy government overreach known as “common core,” but…
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Common Core math question for sixth graders: Was the 2000 election ‘fair’? *UPDATE*
Would you ever consider the question ‘Whom do you want to be president?’ to be asked of your third grader…
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Update: Disciplinary action taken following school lunch seizure
On January 30, LU carried news of a bureaucratic outrage in a Utah elementary school. According to the Salt Lake Tribune,…
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New Australian ‘Stay in School’ PSA has a dynamite ending
A new Australian public service announcement encouraging kids to stay in school has some shocked and appalled, while others claim…
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Obama to bypass Congress … again (and again)
It’s been a couple of weeks since President Obama remarked, “I’ve got a pen, and I’ve got a phone” and…
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Vermont: Taking the pesky public out of public education
For those who think school vouchers are a new idea, take a look at Vermont–a state that, for more than…
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Dartmouth libs use MLK Day to discriminate against independents, conservatives
It seems Martin Luther King’s vision of inclusion and tolerance isn’t welcome by liberals at Dartmouth College. Two non-liberal students…
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Houston school board bans ‘Warriors,’ ‘Rebels,’ ‘Indians’ as mascot names
It seems political correctness now rules Houston schools. On Thursday, the Houston School Board voted 7-0 to ban certain words…
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WH summit on educational opportunities: Obama fiddles, Rome burns
Action, according to the old saw, speaks louder than words. How ironic then that Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer would send out…
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Middle school sex-ed poster crosses line: Asks about anal, oral sex
When Mark Ellis’s 13-year-old daughter first showed him a cell phone picture of a poster at her middle school, he…
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Inspector General report reveals major abuses by Chicago public school officials
An Office of the Inspector General report found that certain officials in the Chicago Public School (CPS) system have been…
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Obama Administration pressures schools to adopt racial quotas in discipline
Crime rates are not the same for different racial groups, and student misconduct rates aren’t, either. The Supreme Court ruled…
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Modern Language Association tackles ‘violent ethics of whiteness,’ more at annual convention
What do holocaust eroticism and lesbian cowboys have in common? Both were on the menu, along with the “Violent Ethics…
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Study: Teens think being a parent is ‘easy’ after watching reality shows about teen moms
An Indiana University study revealed that teenagers are not discouraged about having children after watching reality shows featuring teen moms. In fact, Nicole Martins,…
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UNC counselor receives death threats after revealing athletes’ low reading levels
We all know how the system works. Colleges with competitive sports programs recruit top high school athletes, offering the cream…
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NJ bill mandates that middle schoolers be taught social media skills
In case you thought the only news coming out of the Garden State revolved around Chris Christie’s lousy bridge hand,…
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Teacher reportedly threatens student with fake gun
This column has taken a dim view on schools that take a dim view on the use of imaginary weapons…
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