When groups like FairTest wage war against standardized testing, their motivations deserve scrutiny.
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Read the articleEducational experimenters rejoiced when multibillionaire Bill Gates’ foundation bankrolled some of their favorite education schemes, but these private sector philanthropists quickly learned what public officials are loathe to admit: social planning will not yield literacy.
Read the articleThe U.S. Supreme Court will decide soon whether to hear a case involving a school district’s censorship of a kindergartner’s art poster that contained a picture of Jesus.
Read the articleClearly, No Child Left Behind has caused schools to redouble their efforts to teach reading and math but at what cost?
Read the articleState-funded preschool in California is on the ballot for June, partly because of Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s unethical behavior.
Read the articleCalifornia legislators keep passing bills that harm traditional family, even now considering eliminating references to mom, dad, husband and wife in classrooms and texts.
Read the articleViroqua High School officials chose to cancel tomorrow’s Diversity Day activities after Liberty Counsel presented legal precedent requiring inclusion of the viewpoints of Christians and former homosexuals.
Read the articleBeginning today, kindergartners in New York City will be learning about AIDS in addition to the alphabet.
Read the articleThe seven-year plan of the frat boys in the film classic Animal House has become the reality for two-thirds of American college students.
Read the articleStudents aren’t just sitting back and taking it when teachers try to indoctrinate them these days: some bring tape recorders to school.
Read the articleThe Rutherford Institute plans to appeal on behalf of a teacher whose religious-themed posters were removed from his classroom walls while he was out sick.
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