Posts Tagged ‘public schools’
If I had a son…
With those words, the President sought to assure African-Americans that he truly cared about them, and would do all he could to improve their lives. But, oftentimes, actions speak louder than words.
Read MoreSymptom of the Disease: Atlanta public school educators cheat to improve student test scores
Teachers, school administrators and principals were directly involved with various efforts – including outright cheating and changing student answers – to increase the Atlanta school systems student performance scores. Some even held “erasure parties” on weekends to change answers.
Read MoreSchool kids taught to sing praise to Obama – video – UPDATE 2 More video
Jim will cover this in detail today, but here is the video of the school kids singing praises to President Obama. I’m wondering if they are allowed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning?
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 MoreDepartment of Education school choice study supressed
Charter schools are working, vouchers are working, but teacher unions and the National Education Association helped President Obama get into the Executive Branch, so funding for programs that work is being diverted to programs – public schools – that don’t work. Hat top to Malkin for reminding me about this Wall Street Journal piece from…
Read MoreHomeschooling plan discarded by judge – not good enough
A North Carolina judge – ruling in a civil case – has ordered three kids to attend public school in the fall. The kids routinely tested better, were active in outside-the-home clubs and involved in sports activities; but that was not good enough “rounding” for Judge Ned Mangum. The decision came down in a divorce…
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 MoreZero tolerance alert: student wears wrong shirt
Here we go again with another ZTA. A high school student in Dos Alos, California wore a shirt to school that the administration did not like. The assistant principal deemed that the shirt violated the dress code, falling into the category of promoting a specific race, culture or ethnicity. The shirt was tie-dyed red, white…
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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