Tech changes the experience in Md. schools
A near 1-to-1 technology initiative in Worcester Co., Md., aims to prepare students, by high school graduation, for college or the work force.
News & Issues
Ravitch still opposes Common Core: NYT
The Common Core has taken root, but there are experts among educators who would rather we use something else for math & English.
N.J. to require PARCC for graduation
The Garden State will begin requiring students to pass the PARCC tests or some other test (or submit a portfolio) for high school graduation in 2021.
Md. family must pay $540K; enrolled kids in D.C.
Faking your residency in order to enroll in a desirable school is fraud, plain and simple. Yet people risk this in certain areas.
6-year-old handcuffed; took candy from a teacher
A 6-year-old Chicago Public Schools elementary student was handcuffed for taking candy off her teacher's desk. Mom said she'd sue.
A gifted student was held back in Montgomery Co.
Why can't gifted and talented students learn at their level, rather than the level our paternalistic public school officials want to hold them at?
Debt-free college, a Democratic unifying principle
We wonder if debt-free college in the US is a possibility by looking at the proposal advanced by Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee.
They’ve had enough (online) testing in Alaska
Test results are important for schools, but technical computer problems and opt-outs continue to frustrate educators across the US.
Nev. Supreme Court hears voucher cases
Nevada's supreme court could issue a ruling soon as to the constitutionality of 2 of the widest-reaching voucher laws in the nation.
How to report cyberbullying on social media
Cyberbullying is an issue in our schools, despite laws and monumental efforts by social networks to limit it.