This Girl Will Be the Youngest Ever National Spelling Bee Contestant
(YouTube / KJRH-TV) A five-year-old girl has become the youngest (and possibly cutest) contestant to ever advance to the Scripps…
Trump Administration Removes Protections from Transgender Students
(JohnArehart/iStockPhoto) Back in May, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice under President Obama jointly issued a…
High School Diploma Could Soon Be Optional For High School Teachers In Wisconsin
Something is rotten in the state of Wisconsin. Actually, several somethings are, but the rotten thing currently at the…
Finland Is Eliminating School Subjects, A Great Idea That Would Never Work In The US
Finland is a country whose name comes up often in discussions about American education reform: they continually produce top-of-the-line…
To All The Teachers Who Failed My Daughter
I still receive email updates from my daughter’s former school. I need to reply and asked to be removed,…
Oklahoma Wants To End AP History Classes For Teaching Facts Instead Of Propaganda
Did you know Oklahoma was the first state to implement state-funded universal preschool? Based on the latest news from…
Scientology Is Creeping Into Schools Disguised As An Anti-Drug Program
A Church of Scientology-backed program is providing free anti-drug information to elementary, middle and high school students in New York…
‘Exceptional’ Teacher Fired For Cramming 11 Students In Her Honda Is Just Exceptionally Stupid
Catoosa, Oklahoma teacher Heather Cagle is going to be spending this Christmas among the ranks of the recently unemployed….
Someone Tell This Kid ‘Thou Shalt Not Throw A Tantrum If A School Refuses To Bend To Your Will’
Have you heard about the school strike currently going on in Marion, Ohio? Probably not, because it involves no…
Looks Like School Segregation Is A-OK As Long As The Word ‘Charter’ Is Involved
Charter school proponents are always full of promises about how these schools can save the public education system: they’ll…
Fox & Friends Think Immigrant Kids Should Go Hungry At School So Your Kid Can Play Football
The good souls at Fox & Friends are worried about the state of educational funding. No, it’s not that…
Indian College Library Bans Dogs, Oh – And Also Women
Finally, a university in India is willing to take the practice of ensuring young men can enjoy their education…
Mom Protests Common Core By Taking Her Kid Out Of School, Because That Makes Sense
The Common Core, or at least, people’s occasionally skewed perception of what the Common Core is, has frustrated a…
I’m A Private School Kid Who Happily Sent My Children To Public School
I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, as the daughter of a Manhattan lawyer. My parents sent me to private…