Back to April 2013 Ed Reporter One Kansas School District’s Success Four small towns in Kansas are accomplishing what school districts across the nation strive to achieve. In Waconda Unified School District, almost all students pass state math and English … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter When Students Cheat Liberals Retreat by Mike Adams Originally published at Townhall.com on September 14, 2012 The best argument against liberalism is that it doesn’t work. That should be obvious to any teacher who … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Education’s Cheating Epidemic by Victor Dorff Originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on July 17, 2012 Cheating was, is and probably always will be a fact of life. Recently, technology has provided new … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Stealing Free Lunch in Chicago The Inspector General (IG) for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has found widespread fraud in the district school lunch program. Not only are children with the means to pay … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Sikh Religion and Culture to be Taught in California Schools California students will study the religion, history, and culture of Sikh immigrants, according to new history and social studies standards adopted by the state. … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Living High in Palm Beach County An audit of Palm Beach County, Florida Schools (PBCS) released in December 2012 showed 85% of schools had some type of financial irregularity in 2011. The district auditor … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Minnesotans Protest State Social Studies Standards Minnesota citizens submitted enough hearing requests to force an administrative law judge to hear their concerns over the failings of the Minnesota Department of Education’s proposed social studies … Continue reading
Back to February 2013 Ed Reporter Has High School and College Cheating Become the New Normal? Cheating at many levels of the American education system took place in 2012. Students at an elite New York City public high school cheated … Continue reading
Pre-K Won’t Help Kids by Phyllis Schlafly February 27, 2013 President Obama ended his State of the Union speech on a warm-and-fuzzy note by calling for Pre-K programs for almost all children. The best thing he could do for pre-kindergarten … Continue reading