Faculty Lounge As New York Schoolchildren Get Older, They Do Worse on Math Spencer Irvine January 27, 2017 From School Reform News: Results of 2016 state testing data indicate 44 percent of New York 3rd graders were proficient…
Faculty Lounge Most Millennials Favor School Choice Spencer Irvine From School Reform News: The authors of the EdChoice “2016 Schooling in America” report included an expanded sampling of millennials,…
Faculty Lounge More Schools are Reducing or Eliminating Homework Spencer Irvine From School Reform News: The Orchard School, an elementary school in South Burlington, Vermont, eliminated homework during the 2016–17 school…
Faculty Lounge There are Benefits to Religious Education, Study Finds Spencer Irvine January 13, 2017 From School Reform News, published by the Heartland Institute: Having students think about religion increases their political tolerance and ability…
Faculty Lounge Colorado Parents Object to Immunization Form Language in School Forms Spencer Irvine October 19, 2016 From School Reform News: The Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has gathered greater than 14,500 signatures from citizens who object…
Faculty Lounge Homeschooling Cooperatives Jump 50% in Oklahoma Spencer Irvine Huge news for homeschooling in Oklahoma: Enrollment in the Luther Academic Barn (LAB), a homeschool cooperative located in central Oklahoma,…
Faculty Lounge Los Angeles Unified School District Looking at Making School Choice Easier Spencer Irvine Great news for the much-beleaguered LA Unified School District, their students and parents: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent…
Faculty Lounge Amid Teacher Shortage, Utah has Relaxed Rules on Teacher Certification Spencer Irvine Big news for Utah education: Utah’s State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a new alternative pathway for public…
Faculty Lounge Why did Refugees Sue Pennsylvania School District over School Placement? Spencer Irvine October 18, 2016 An interesting piece by our friend Cheryl Chumley on refugees suing a Pennsylvania school district: The American Civil Liberties Union…
Faculty Lounge California School District Tells Parents that Homeschooling is Illegal Spencer Irvine From School Reform News: School authorities in California sent a letter to homeschool parents telling them homeschooling is illegal, which…
Faculty Lounge Poll: Public Support for Common Core has Fallen by 40% Spencer Irvine October 17, 2016 From the School Reform News, published by the Heartland Institute: The survey, titled “Ten-Year Trends in Public Opinion from the…
Faculty Lounge Arkansas Launches First-Ever School Voucher Program Spencer Irvine October 16, 2016 Our friend Cheryl Chumley noted how the state of Arkansas started a school voucher program specifically for special-needs children: Arkansas…
