Teenager Ryan Turk is going to go to court over a carton of milk in Prince William County, Virginia: The teenager says he had forgotten to grab the drink the first time through the line…
Topic: public education
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Teacher Compared Donald Trump Speeches to Adolf Hitler’s
A teacher at North Carolina’s Cedar Ridge High School was accused of comparing Donald Trump’s speeches to Adolf Hitler’s: Instead of parsing participles, a public high school English teacher has been using her classroom to…
First-Year Teacher Upsets Many during First Amendment Lesson where He Stomped on the American Flag
The teacher in question, Lee Francis, has been placed on administrative leave after a student took a photo of him during his lesson and it went viral (i.e. many people saw it and it gained…
Michigan Education Bureaucrats Enter the Gender Bathroom Debate, but Without the Debate
According to the College Fix, the new rules about school bathrooms and LGBTQ students are going to go into effect.
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Rebranding Common Core
The unpopularity of the Common Core educational standards is not causing it’s proponents to rethink it but to rebrand it. “In 2010, every state but Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia adopted Common Core State Standards,…
Minnesota Special Education Teacher Blasted by Black Lives Matter Activists Pushed into Retirement
It’s really sad what happened to Mr. Olson. But, we reported it on it earlier this year and it seemed unlikely that he would ever teach again, let alone at the school he was teaching…
Disturbing: Gay Teacher Commits Murder-Suicide with Partner after Suspension over Molesting Boy
It’s very disturbing when you read the details about the former St. Paul, Minnesota elementary school teacher Aric Babbit. Wonder why it isn’t being reported by the mainstream and liberal media…hmm? A Minnesota teacher and…
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Actress and Homeschooling Advocate Sam Sorbo: Feds are Trying to Bully Parents to Enroll Kids in Common Core
From the Daily Caller: Sam Sorbo is a passionate, dedicated homeschooling mom of three and talk radio host. Often on Fox News, Sorbo is an actress, former model and biomedical engineer from Duke University, who…
Baltimore County Public Schools No Longer Grades on Homework, Behavior of Students
You’d think this was a sick practical joke for the county’s schoolteachers, but it isn’t: Under the new system, a student’s behavior is factored out of his or her grades. The school system also now…
Study finds School Choice Saves Money for Public Education
An interesting study, indeed: The study, a working paper published by the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, specifically looks at the Louisiana Scholarship Program. The program gives tuition scholarships with an average value…