8th Grader Teaches Math for a Month in Underfunded Detroit School
Public schools are supposed to provide the youth of America with education and training to ensure that they have…
Arizona Public Schools Should Not Be Defacing Science Books With These Anti-Choice Stickers
When I was in school, defacing our textbooks with doodles or stickers would get us charged $80 or so,…
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…
Brooklyn Educator Deserves Jail Time For Punching Autistic Student After Spilling Water
Sadly, you are reading this correctly. A Brooklyn paraprofessional at Public School 225 actually punched an 11-year-old autistic student…
Federal Judge Refuses Bullsh*t Arguments And Rules Against Vaccine Deniers In NYC
A federal judge ruled in favor of a New York City policy that allows schools to ban unvaccinated children…
The Sheer Number of Muslim Students in NYC Schools Should Be Reason Enough To Recognize Muslim Holidays
With 10 percent of NYC public schools students being Muslim and 95 percent of Muslim students in public school…
Students Posting Snaps Of Sad Lunch Shows Michelle Obama Needs To Revisit Her Lunch Initiative
I’m a fan of Michelle Obama and her almost 600 dollars sneakers. I love FLOTUS, even though just like…
School Officials Concerned About Self-Mutilating ‘Eraser Challenge’ Have Clearly Never Met Idiot Kids Before
I get that parents need to be informed, but sometimes I am so eye-rolly about the supposed dangerous trends…
Laidback School Policy Allows Lice-Infested Kids To Stay In The Classroom And Share The Wealth
In elementary school, I had lice twice. It was a moderately hellish experience, so trust me when I say…
Indiana Is The First State To Say ‘Hell No’ To Unnecessary Common Core Standards
Great news for parents and teachers who are frustrated with Common Core””change may be coming sooner than you anticipated,…
Parents Opt Kids Out Of Common Core And Call School Districts’ Response ‘Child Abuse’
Parents are opting their kids out of stringent Common Core state-mandated tests. What started as a small number of…
Awful Teacher Locked Kid In Closet For ‘Playing Too Much’ – Then Went Home Sick For The Day
Let’s do that thing where you guys tell me all the reasons why homeschooling is so great because stories…
Public School Failed My Kid So We Switched To Private
This school year we ended up doing something we said we would never do – we switched from a…
Public School Advocate And Celeb Hypocrite Matt Damon Sends His Own Kids To Private School
Matt Damon is a big fan of public schools. So much so that he has spoken in the past…