Traditional North Carolina public schools will open their doors next week under mounting pressure to perform.
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Sooner State Education Swamp
The latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that public schools in Oklahoma aren’t making any gains.
Burlington High School Bigotry
Late last month officials at Burlington Township High School in New Jersey used a hostage drill to denigrate the Christian faith and bash practicing Christians.
California Education Reform Meltdown
Last week the capital was abuzz over Getting Down to Facts, the massive series of privately-funded education reports coordinated through Stanford University. The responses to these reports missed some key realities.
JROTC
On Tuesday, November 14, 2006, members of the San Francisco School Board voted 4 to 2 to eliminate over the course of 2 years the San Francisco School District’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. We call this JROTC.
Academic Credibility Gap
The lack of confidence in the education establishment at the elementary, secondary and higher levels has spread well beyond the political conservatives normally associated with this attitude.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL RESEGREGATES
What would you think of a high school meeting to discuss recent test scores that began by teachers saying: “What’s up, white people?”
Phonics Betrayed
If you thought the reading wars were over, think again.
Sunset for NCLB?
Bureaucratic red-tape has prevented many students from even receiving any possible benefits from NCLB.
Public Education Gifts
If you are a student in the Montgomery County school system the chances are you are the recipient of a talented and gifted (TAG) label that places you in the crème de la crème of the student population.