As the early childhood education
funding debate rages across the U.S., policymakers and
taxpayers need to know if these programs are worth the
investment.
College Prep
Exit Public Education
In another sign that public education continues on a downward spiral the New York Times reported last week that a judge in Oakland, California issued a preliminary injunction barring the state from issuing exit exams to high school seniors before they receive their diplomas.
Public Schools Fail ACT
Instead of complaining about teaching to the test, teachers should realize the passing the tests means their students are prepared.
For the Children?
The education reformers trying to avert abstinence education in favor of the now old-fashioned contraceptive instruction tell us that they are doing it, as they do everything else, “for the children.” One wonders whose interests they are really representing.
Protecting Commencement Prayer
As with their Christmas campaign, the Liberty Counsel has just launched a “Friend or Foe” Graduation Prayer Campaign to ensure that the religious freedoms are not trampled on as students leave school.
Will test gimmick backfire?
Some school administrators and teachers at Potomac High School in Maryland might be trying to improve abysmal test scores by gaming the exam.
Parents Shun Public Schools
Wherever we go, the message to us is clear: North Carolinians are ready for school choice.
Graduation Prayer
A civil liberties attorney is objecting to a federal appeals court’s decision to side with a former teacher who complained about prayers at a graduation ceremony in an Arkansas school district.
Fighting Middle-Grade Blues
Testing data shows that public middle schools in California “have become barriers to student achievement.”
A Supreme Victory for Religious Freedom
Kindergartner, Antonio Peck’s drawing of Jesus was censored by his school once, but today’s Supreme Court decision ensures it will not happen again.