Education
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Will New York teachers union get ‘one for the thumb?’
In 2001, the last time the United Federation of Teachers endorsed a candidate for mayor of New York City, it…
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China considers banning homework to relieve stress of elementary school
Don’t let your little ones get wind of this lest they start pestering you to move to a Communist (OK, more Communist)…
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The most important public education issue no one talks about
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest figures on the national…
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Billboard adorned with photo of porn star seeks college girls with ‘strong oral skills’
Barack Obama has repeatedly stated that one of his chief goals is increasing the number of recipients of college degrees…
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You're a KKK sympathizer if you don't support school choice
Recently, a “manifesto” about public schools was published in an e-zine, causing a furor. Its premise is that you’re a…
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Students in KY tell First Lady her school lunch food ‘tastes like vomit’
File this story under “ungrateful little bastards.” If they were living in India (or whatever country is currently being used…
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Now trending on Twitter: Obama bus tour names
The 2012 election is over, and in the view of many, the best man lost. You’d never know that the…
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Union president attacks 'austerity-mongers' in speech at Jamaica resort
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten delivered the keynote speech last Monday at the annual conference of the Jamaica…
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Randi Weingarten on book cooking
It’s not surprising that the Tony Bennett scandal would lead to calculated outrage from teacher union officers, but American Federation…
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A rebuttal of a conservative critique of Common-Core Standards
As a one-time teacher and former dabbler in educational (el-hi) publishing, I am a strict adherent to the view that…
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Obama’s $5-a-year cell phone tax to fund high-speed internet in schools
Hey, buddy, can you spare a fin? You can? Great — how about a sawbuck? That’s no bum (or at…
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Indiana teachers union: By the way, we have a secret settlement fund with $14 million in it
I don’t buy this for a minute, but I’m obligated to report it in case I got it wrong: ISTA…
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Indiana 'Ponzi-like scheme' will cost NEA $14 million
It didn’t take as long as I thought for the details to come out about the settlement between the state…
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Fed student loan program rewards colleges for raising tuition, gives lefty lawyers free ride at taxpayer expense
A recent Washington Post article describes “how Georgetown Law gets Uncle Sam to pay its students’ bills,” averaging $158,888 over…
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(Vigilante) Justice for Trayvon: Teachers threaten to teach that ‘FL kills black kids’
“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth,” Diogenes said. It would seem to follow logically that…
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Nursing student suspended for demanding that English be spoken in classroom
Let’s take a hypothetical: You are a nursing student. Much of your education entails collaborative classroom activities such as group…
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School district spends $2.4M on sensitivity training that emphasizes evils of ‘white culture’
Hang the cost if the money is being directed toward a worthwhile cause. And what could be more worthwhile than…
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University renews ‘Stomp Jesus’ prof’s contract
In the “World Gone Mad Department,” Florida Atlantic University has renewed Professor Deandre Poole’s contract to teach communications. Professor Poole,…
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NYC school teacher assigns students to write suicide note
Be prepared: That’s the Boy Scouts’ motto. Not to be undone in equipping her students for all ups and (especially)…
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Maryland sixth-grade boy suspended for saying 'gun' on school bus
When the word “gun” is outlawed, only outlaws will say “gun.” An 11-year-old boy attending Northern Middle School in Owings,…
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Kindergarten student interrogated by school for two hours, suspended over cap pistol
A five-year-old boy attending kindergarten at Dowell Elementary School in the town of Lusby, Md., was interrogated for more than…
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8th grader suspended for superimposing WTF over another student's yearbook photo
An Omaha middle school has suspended one of its eighth-grade students for adding a three-letter acronym representing an obscenity over…
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IQ of western civilization dropped since the Victorian Age
This is what happens when the bar of excellence is lowered to the level of a sewer pipe. Those who…
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