We can’t reward those who work hard and are academically talented, at least that’s the proposal in Baltimore County public schools in the state of Maryland: Such is the proposal of Superintendent Dallas Dance who…
Topic: public education
Public School Students Have Religious Rights Too!
You might not be surprised to learn that 84 percent of church-going Christians send their children to public schools. Nevertheless, you may be astonished to learn that half of all public school teachers consider themselves…
The Best and Worst School Systems in America: Massachusetts is No.1
Massachusetts topped the rest of the U.S. states, according to a WalletHub analysis. Dead last? Louisiana.
Report: Common Core Doesn’t Prepare Children for College
This from The Daily Signal: A recently released report confirms what Common Core critics have suspected all along: Common Core State Standards do not adequately prepare students for college-level work. The ACT report finds many…
Virginia School Board Nixed Plan for Parental Input in Transgender Policy Process
Fairfax County Public Schools has been embroiled in controversy after parents in the county and community have opposed the transgender push by school board members, and now the board is going to avoid any public…
Is It Really Worth Paying $675 Billion for U.S. Education?
From the Carolina Journal: “NEA researchers estimate that the United States will spend just under $675 billon on public education this school year. To put that figure in perspective, public school spending alone is roughly equal to the gross domestic product of Switzerland, the 20th-largest economy in the world.”
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End Common Core, say California Scholars
Government mandates are not looked upon in a good light in America, and Common Core is one manifestation of such animosity between citizen and government: The California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education (CAREE), which…
Are Charter Schools Working?
Charter schools are becoming a huge piece of the market in some of America’s most troubled cities.
Parents Upset over Gender Fluidity Teaching in a Public School
Fairfax County Public Schools, a large county school system in northern Virginia, will make formal introductions of the new teaching that people are gender-fluid (meaning no one is 100% male or female, boy or girl)….
No More Valedictorians in One North Carolina School District
Isn’t that ridiculous? “Citing what it calls “unhealthy” competition among students, the Wake County school board is the latest in the country to make valedictorians and salutatorians a thing of the past, The News & Observer of Charlotte reports.”