Posts Tagged ‘education’
Education system return on investment – not good
An almost terrifying report released in April, McKinsey & Company, a very diversified consulting firm, reported kids were falling further behind the longer they stayed in the United States education system. The report compared four specific areas including comparisons to other countries, race differences, economic differences and geographic differences. My interest immediately got me thinking…
Read MoreYou’re seeing more honors graduates the past few years
I noted this phenomenon in 2002 at the graduation of a family member. There seemed to be a high number of students graduating cum laude, magna cum laude and/or summa cum laude. I certainly did not remember such a high percentage of graduates with honors during my stint (late 1980s) in college. Were students getting…
Read MoreTeachers on both coasts paid to do nothing
I remember reading about this a couple of years ago. Now seems like a good time to bring it up again to see if there would be any backlash, and the Los Angeles Times has the story written by Jason Song. Teachers across California and in New York City are being paid their full salary…
Read MoreObama’s flip-flopping statements on school vouchers
One Wednesday, I wrote about the Obama administration’s plan to sunset the the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program – a federal initiative – that provided scholarships to kids. After the kerfluffle of the Wall Street Journal piece, Education Secretary Arne Duncan proposed a solution. Let the kids who are already in the private system stay there,…
Read MoreObama administration attacks school choice
By offering school choice, many cities – including Washington D.C. – have been able to provide some kids with the opportunity to attend better performing schools. Following marching orders from the National Education Association, the Obama administration intends to let a popular D.C. program end. As mentioned here and here, the administration is taking some heat after…
Read MoreAre you up on your civics? Take the quiz!
I’m going to be blunt. There are a lot of ignorant Americans walking the streets of this great country, and I’m not sure what to do about it. We already know dollars spent per student, teacher to student ratios nor the number of computers in the classroom have much effect on academic performance, so today…
Read MoreTake the Intercollegiate Studies Institute civics quiz
I’m going to be blunt. There are a lot of ignorant Americans walking the streets of this great country, and I’m not sure what to do about it. We already know dollars spent per student, teacher to student ratios nor the number of computers in the classroom have much effect on academic performance, so today…
Read MoreThe case againsts the Obama presidency (Part 2)
I mentioned this post in the chat room during the first hour of today’s show and Jim’s asked me to crosspost here on Radio Vice Online. Instead of posting everything, follow the link and post your comments here or there. After reviewing Hot Air’s post written by Guy Benson, Mary Katharine Ham and Ed Morrissey,…
Read MoreThe liberal education syndicate
I’m using syndicate to imply a negative connotation. Here at Conservative247 we try our best to pass along information that is educational. Generally, it’s no holds barred when it comes to providing lessons about what defines conservative concepts here in the United States. If you have not added Walter E. Williams to your reading list,…
Read MoreWhat is the Cost of Educating Kids?
Quite frequently local municipalities provide data detailing how much money is spent per pupil for budget disclosure. But are the numbers we are provided the real cost of educating kids in the United States? It should be a pretty easy calculation, take the total amount of money spent to run the facility, pay teacher salaries…
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