Chance the Rapper Started an Awards Show for Teachers
Chance the Rapper is a devoted advocate of public schools, specifically in his hometown of Chicago. Now in an…
State Supreme Court Says It’s A-OK To End Bus Service For All Students
In the state of Indiana, students are guaranteed a free public education. Going forward, though, they’re no longer guaranteed…
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 get…
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 to…
Dad Thinks His 6-Year-Old’s Life Matters More Than Your Right To Send An Unvaxxed Kid To Public School
Parents are legally allowed to skip vaccinating their own kids. Because of the vagaries of the parental bond, you…
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…
New Jersey Family Wants The Pledge Of Allegiance Out Of Schools – Good Riddance
Yesterday, a judge heard arguments in a New Jersey family’s fight to kick the Pledge of Allegiance out of…
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 rid…
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 The…
20 Reasons You Should Be Raising Your Kids In Texas
People hate Texans for the same reason Texans love Texas””a huge sense of pride in their home state, er,…
Texas Public Charter Schools Are Teaching Creationism, Which Is A Load Of Crap
Texas taxpayers are paying for their public charter schools to teach kids that magical fairies and unicorns are real…
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 at…
Grade Expectations: The Biggest Challenge Facing Public Schools Is A Lack Of Trust In Teachers
Grade Expectations is a weekly look at education from a parent’s perspective. We’ll talk special needs, gifted & talented, and everything…
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 union. Parents…