Category: Education & Schools

Two reports this week out of Florida reinforce my opinion that teacher unions are basically worthless.

A Reuters report out of Miami, Florida tells me: “Nearly half of Florida high school students failed the reading portion of the state’s new toughened …

There’s been a great deal of upheaval involving teacher’s unions over the last year. There was and is great drama in Wisconsin where teacher’s and their Democrat lackeys in the legislature went hands on with Gov. Scott Walker to fight …

It’s been a busy week on the education front in Virginia. The General Assembly, concerned about academics and discipline, defeated the “Tebow” bill that would have allowed homeschoolers to try out for high school athletic teams.

Reform in America’s public schools occurs with seemingly glacial slowness. In the private sector, businesses (including schools) that provide a lousy product quickly lose customers. They either correct their deficiencies or they eventually close. Similarly, if the problem is poor …

The boy raised his hand, eager to answer the question. “What would you know about it?” exclaimed the teacher dismissively. “You’re not our race.”

What part should schools play in the personal development of our children? Most parents naturally expect teachers and administrative staff to assist their children in learning important skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic, but we now know a child’s development …

By: Vickie K. Doherty

President Obama through executive authority seeks more federal control over American education, a move that will seal the fate of our failing schools.

Progressive educational policies dominate American education but academic achievement is in decline. The following scenario …

If you want to create a movement that will encapsulate a nation over time, the majority of your propaganda resources are best allocated toward changing the hearts and minds of the children, not the adults. This tactic is a viciously …

“The overarching goal of Agenda 21 is to establish international norms of personal behavior that are dictated by a group of the world’s so-called ‘enlightened elite’ who believe they know best how people ought to live therefore they should be …

In a recent editorial, The Wall Street Journal calls 2011 the “year of school choice.” Parents and the legislators who represent them, particularly in inner-city schools, are tired of waiting for the promised effects of “educational reform” on the public …

The Associated Press article was: “Teachers in middle of debate over immigrant kids” dated 6 July 2011. Which begins: “When an award-winning journalist recently revealed he’s an illegal immigrant, two of the key players in his tale turned out to …

School’s out. Summer’s here. Now, let’s think ahead to improving public schools.

The U.S. spends the most on public education yet performance continues to plummet compared to the rest of the world. Spending more money is not the …

Patriots, I am heart broken and extremely angry. TEA for Education, a non-profit, invited me to a viewing of the documentary, “Waiting For Superman”. Wow, talk about powerful. I realize many of you are familiar with this movie, but many …

Friends, if it has been awhile since you had a Chris Christie-gasm, relax and enjoy the next minute and a half.  New Jersey’s governor, in response to being asked why he sends his children to private school.

You just have to read the article: “School Surveys 7th-Graders on Oral Sex” By Todd Starnes, to know how far down into the dregs of indecency the State of Massachusetts has fallen. The first paragraph is statement enough: “A middle …