Faculty Lounge Homeschoolers in North Carolina are 107,000 Strong Spencer Irvine July 4, 2015 That’s a great milestone for homeschooled children in North Carolina.
Faculty Lounge Backer of University of Phoenix Shelled Out $5 Million to Retired Founder Spencer Irvine June 29, 2015 The numbers don’t look good at all. A $5 million retirement bonus to the founder and former chairman of the…
Faculty Lounge New Orleans Charter Schools a Model to Follow Spencer Irvine June 27, 2015 It’s a really good piece on how New Orleans charter schools picked up the pieces after Hurricane Katrina to drastically…
Perspectives Common Core Crack-Up Malcolm A. Kline The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in education continue to crumble when they encounter reality. “Not a single junior at…
Perspectives America’s New Great Society: Rich Kids vs. Poor Kids Spencer Irvine June 24, 2015 Robert Putnam, a professor of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and a noted social science author, spoke about the…
Faculty Lounge Oregon School District teaches $100,000 a year course on White Privilege Spencer Irvine Shouldn’t that money go elsewhere, such as textbooks or upgrading technology?
Faculty Lounge Campbell Brown Launches Education-Focused Website Spencer Irvine As the Free Beacon reported: “Campbell Brown continues to fight to ensure that American kids get the “education they deserve.”” “Brown,…
Faculty Lounge Outstanding Teacher in Los Angeles Suspended for Reading Huck Finn Aloud in Class Spencer Irvine June 23, 2015 An award-winning teacher was sent home and told not to return to work until the school district completed their investigation…
Faculty Lounge Students Don’t Like Healthy Food, says School Nutritionist Spencer Irvine Students are avoiding the healthier foods pushed on a national level and are turning to off-campus fast food and other…
Guest Articles Currie Spices Up the Classroom Debate Tony Perkins Once upon a time, there was a teacher who undermined parents’ rights. Sound familiar? It should. This has become a…
Events, News, Perspectives More Pre-K Education and Neuroscience Spencer Irvine June 20, 2015 Pre-K education has been a large part of the Obama administration’s educational efforts, but does it have a lasting effect?…
Faculty Lounge Professors are Not Happy with AP US History Course Curriculum Spencer Irvine June 15, 2015 The College Fix reports: “Fifty-five college professors have signed an open letter in opposition to the College Board’s controversial new…