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The (college) kids are alright
By Stephen E. Whittaker – For three decades, I have taught rhetoric in a university honors program, so I see the academic cream of the crop. Many of my former… Read more
What teachers don’t need (but are getting anyway)
By Paul Thomas – Just days ago, I completed my 28th year as a teacher — 18 as a high school teacher of English followed by 10 years as a… Read more
Subsidized college loans are another bipartisan boondoogle
By George F. Will – Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent. Since 2001, it has produced No Child Left Behind, a counterproductive… Read more
Governor Brewer Signs Education Savings Account Expansion
by Matthew Ladner – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the expansion of the Education Savings Account program. The first year program provides students with 90% of the funds that would… Read more
Passing score lowered for FCAT Writing exam
Emergency meeting called over drastic drop in FCAT scores The Board of Education decided in an emergency meeting Tuesday to lower the passing grade on the writing portion of Florida’s… Read more
Parents in jail after their four children miss 299 days of school
A set of parents are in jail after their children collectively missed 299 days of school. Laurel Benson, 51, and the father of her four children, Sydney, 42, will spend… Read more
Florida Catholic school considers dropping student health plan, on heels of Ohio decision
On the heels of an Ohio school’s decision to abandon its student health insurance plan, another Catholic university in Florida is considering whether to follow suit over concerns about premium… Read more
An Interview with Monica Lerma: Summer Camp at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1) Monica, could you first of all tell us your title and what you do at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum? I am the… Read more
Department of Education Issues `15 Principles,’ Stops Short on Restraint, Seclusion
WASHINGTON (May 16, 2012) – The U.S. Department of Education issued 15 principles regarding the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. The principles, which were posted to the Department’s… Read more
An Interview with Rob Lippincott: What is PBS TeacherLine, and how is it helping instruction?
Michael Shaughnessy – 1) Describe your role at PBS. As PBS Senior Vice President of Education, my role is to oversee the development and implementation of educational services for PBS. That… Read more »