After much controversy, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed legislation, the “Parent Choice in Education Program” (PCEP) that now provides every family in the state the right to choose their child’s school.
College Prep
Education Without Architectural Opulence
Factors other than bricks and mortar contribute to educational success.
Lavender Textbooks
California State Senator Sheila Kuehl has introduced legislation that will ban textbooks and teachers from any instruction that “reflects adversely” upon homosexuality, transgenders, bisexuals or those with perceived gender issues.
Public Schools As De Facto Parents
One of the latest developments in public education is that schools believe they are the de facto parents of the children who attend them.
Free Education Marketplace
The not so shocking news…. not one U.S. state currently has anything resembling a free education marketplace.
Myths About Underpaid Teachers
Just how much is a teacher worth?
California Dream Textbooks
One reason to keep an eye on what is in textbooks used by students in California’s public schools is that what is passed on by the state’s education authorities to a large degree determines what can go in courses in the rest of the country. That could also be a cause of alarm.
Title IX High
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate last Wednesday that would require high schools to report the number of male and female students participating in high school athletics and the money spent on each team.
The Utah Choice
On February 12th, the state of Utah cemented its place in the annals of history when Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed the first-ever universal school choice bill into law.
High Tech Illiteracy?
Despite having text books readily available, only 24 percent of fourth graders and 23 percent of eighth graders in Arizona scored proficient on the highly respected NAEP reading exam. One wonders whether the return on laptop investments will be any better.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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