Liberty Union High School district in Contra Costa [California] this week changed its policy banning parent-paid religious ads from its yearbook. The change was instigated after the school district received a letter from the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), explaining that the policy is a violation of free speech rights.
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Charter School Safety
A new report from the National Charter School Research Project finds that urban public charter schools appear to be safer and experience fewer discipline problems than their traditional public school counterparts.
California Here I Fail
When California public schools get evaluated by someone other than compliant public officials, they usually don’t fare too well.
SHADOW TAG
Schools across the country are falling all over each other to ban childhood games that might cause bumps and bruises to the current generation of kids
Public School Prayer Suspension
Twelve high school students at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Washington were suspended for ten days for gathering to pray before school
Revising History California Style
Since textbook publishers tailor every title for the California sales that they cannot live without, the latest effort by the Golden State to flavor historical knowledge with sensitivity training may go national.
ESOL For Illegal Aliens
Left overlooked in the debate over illegal immigration is the degree to which it makes an already dysfunctional public school system even more chaotic.
Homeschoolers Are Underpaid Too
Homeschooling moms out perform public school teachers, yet receive no pay at all.
North Carolina Cabal?
The State Board of Education needs more diverse viewpoints, if North Carolina expects public schools to improve.
Standardized Tests Deflate Grades
Pumping up attendance in advanced courses and doling out high marks can’t buy kids a passing grade on a standardized test.