All posts tagged "public schools"
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Chance the Rapper Started an Awards Show for Teachers
Chance the Rapper started an awards show for teachers, and also is donating $2.2 million to improve facilities...
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State Supreme Court Says It’s A-OK To End Bus Service For All Students
Yesterday, according to the Indianapolis Star, the state's Supreme Court issued a ruling that may see a lot...
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It’s 2015, So Please Stop Holding Mandatory Prayers In Public School Classrooms
Praying is not my cup of tea. But if praying is something you enjoy, and you want to...
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NYC Principal Accused Of Using Struggling School’s Funds To Build Herself A Private Gym
Staffers from Public School 269 in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood claim principal Jazmine Santiago used funds from the struggling school...
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Dad Thinks His 6-Year-Old’s Life Matters More Than Your Right To Send An Unvaxxed Kid To Public School
Carl Krawitt's six-year-old son Rhett has finally kicked a case of childhood leukemia after several rounds of chemotherapy...
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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:...
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New Jersey Family Wants The Pledge Of Allegiance Out Of Schools – Good Riddance
The family of atheists object to the "under God" phrase in the pledge, which as far as I'm...
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Anti-Vaxxers And Easy Access To Nonsense Exemptions Are Destroying Herd Immunity
The public school system requires incoming students to produce proof of vaccination. The practice is something that nearly...
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Segregation Is Alive And Well In NYC Schools In 2014 Because, Racism
I grew up in a predominantly Hispanic area, which is why I was saddened to read about what...
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20 Reasons You Should Be Raising Your Kids In Texas
While Texas isn't necessarily the best place I've ever lived, I was born and raised here, and I'm...
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Texas Public Charter Schools Are Teaching Creationism, Which Is A Load Of Crap
Texas taxpayers will soon be paying for their public charter schools to teach kids that magical fairies and...
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Wu-Tang Is For The Children! The GZA Stops By A 9th Grade Class To Talk About Science
I feel bad for any students who skipped out of science class this day, because kids in Ms. McDaniel's class...
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Grade Expectations: The Biggest Challenge Facing Public Schools Is A Lack Of Trust In Teachers
Parents and politicians alike spent plenty of time diagnosing the myriad of problems with public schools. We talk...
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In The Chicago Teachers Unions Strike, The Students Stand To Benefit
This morning, students in Chicago have a day off school thanks to a strike by the teachers...
