Daily Archives: 6:50 AM
Californian sole choice to lead KIPP Houston
Sehba Ali, currently chief academic officer for KIPP Bay Area Schools, has been named the sole finalist for the KIPP Houston superintendency. If the charter school’s board approves… Read more
Freshman 15: Fact or Fiction?
Dr. Susan Albers – A recent study from Ohio State reconfirms that the freshman fifteen may actually be a “myth.” Can you hear a collective sigh of relief from… Read more
College professors host classes in Occupy Seattle
SEATTLE—In the dead of night, as drunken Halloween revelers streamed into the street from nearby bars, Karen Strickland tried to teach Occupy Seattle protesters how to get their message… Read more
Anti-bullying legislation attacked for allowing bullying
Anti-bullying legislation just approved by the Michigan Senate has been denounced by the father of the teenager for whom it was named because, he said, it actually allows bullying to… Read more
When Personal Responsibility and Poor Values Aren’t the Problems
by RiShawn Biddle – The Poverty Myth of Education, a topic of discussion earlier today at Dropout Nation, is one of the concepts that blind many… Read more
Congressman: Science ‘czar’ giving China U.S. technology
‘Following law not voluntary for administration officials’ A congressman says he’s alarmed that President Obama’s science “czar,” John Holdren, apparently has been collaborating with the Chinese even though Congress specifically… Read more
University of Alabama student Henry Perkins earns college credit at Occupy Wall Street
George Wallace and Bull Conner would be proud of this student, Henry Perkins is giving Occupy Wall Street the old college try. The 21-year-old University of Alabama junior… Read more
