Cincinnati High School Paying Students to Come to School February 14, 2012 Another absurd burden on taxpayers.
Waiver on No Child Left Behind law for Tennessee, Georgia and 8 other states February 9, 2012 That leaves only 40 to go.
Blanche Ely Teacher Accused of Calling Haitian-American Student ‘Little Chocolate Boy’ February 8, 2012 American blacks don't always appreciate Haitians.
Kid Bullied to Leave School Because He Wasn’t ‘Black Enough’ February 1, 2012 Students called him "stupid white cracker."
Teacher Accused of Racial Discrimination on Paid Leave February 1, 2012 “He told the whole entire class that it is easier for him to teach rich white folks than poor black people.”
Brawl at High School Looks More Like a Prison Riot January 30, 2012 “After a while, I got hit and everybody just started fighting. So I hit back . . . ”
CRCT Conversation Creates Controversy January 19, 2012 School erasure investigator berates administrators who called for investigation.
Ted Horrell, Germantown High School Principal, Apologizes for Presentation on Race, Test Scores January 18, 2012 Truth is no defense.
Report Says Many Aren’t Ready for College January 16, 2012 Shows a "cavernous achievement gap" in New York.
Group Acts to Address Overidentification of Black Children as Disabled January 13, 2012 Blacks are 17 percent of public school students but account for 31 percent of retardation diagnoses.
D.C. Lawmakers Propose Requiring Students to Apply to College January 9, 2012 Whether they want to go or not.
Police Investigate Students’ Racial Rant January 6, 2012 Police fear retaliation against girls who railed against illegal immigrants.
Black Males Need Schooling To Stay Out Of Jail January 6, 2012 Or perhaps those who aren't disposed toward school are already disposed for jail.
In Washington Area, African American Students Suspended and Expelled Two to Five Times as Often as Whites December 29, 2011 Washington isn't unique.
Basketball Teams Get into Massive Brawl After Fan Shoves Coach December 29, 2011 It didn't happen in Nebraska.
Frank Borzellieri: Victim of the New Orthodoxy December 19, 2011 How do you defend against a charge of "white supremacy"?
‘Alarming’ New Test-Score Gap Discovered in Seattle Schools December 19, 2011 Between immigrant blacks and their native-born counterparts.
Stabbed Teacher Claims Assault Was to Kill Her December 19, 2011 Black teacher stabbed her white colleague 16 times with a screwdriver.
Judeo-Christian Values? Not in Our Classrooms! December 12, 2011 The problem in Burlington schools is "White, male, upper middle class, Christian, and other privileged perspectives and approaches."
Ann Arbor Schools Starting New Effort to Close Racial ‘Discipline Gap’ December 9, 2011 "The numbers are egregious. They are embarrassing and distressing," trustee says.
Cost of High School Dropouts Draining US Taxpayer December 8, 2011 How many dropouts are immigrants or children of immigrants?
Beatings Inside Detroit Middle School Bathroom, So Called 30-Second Game December 1, 2011 Teenage girls regular beat each other in Detroit.
NYPD Statistics Show One Student a Day Is Arrested in Public Schools, and 93% Are Black or Hispanic November 29, 2011 The New York Civil Liberties Union says statistics confirm its suspicions about "over-policing."
‘Race War’ Rumors Postpone Assembly at Highland High November 23, 2011 Assembly "to celebrate cultural diversity . . . postponed due to racial tensions on campus."
Achievement Gap Exists for Kids Even Before Kindergarten November 23, 2011 "These gaps that we see in our early learners are consistent all the way through."
Albuquerque Police Monitor Racial Tensions at Highland High November 22, 2011 "All the black people want to fight the Mexicans and all the Mexicans want to fight the black people--it's as simple as that . . . ."
Are Black Students Lacking Basic Skills? November 22, 2011 51 percent of black fourth graders lack "Basic" reading skills.
To Promote Diversity, Schools Should Make Students Sit Together November 21, 2011 Increased contact will help students enjoy "one of the American school system's greatest untapped strengths."
Was a 5th Grader Kicked Out of His Elementary School for Saying a Local Newscaster Resembles Barack Obama? November 21, 2011 Just when you think you've heard it all . . .
Detroit Marks Opening of Expanded African School November 18, 2011 Detroit might go bankrupt, but the city scraped together $2.1 million for this.
With Hispanic Students on the Rise, Hispanic Teachers in Short Supply November 17, 2011 21 percent of grade school students are Hispanic, compared to only 7 percent of teachers.
Role of Race in School Fights Downplayed November 14, 2011 Blacks and Hispanics at each other's throats in majority-minority school.
CPS Fails to Close Performance Gap November 14, 2011 In spite of twenty years of targeted programs and millions in spending, the gap widens.
Black Males Face Tougher Odds in School November 11, 2011 Actually they just act and perform worse in school.
Washington-Area Schools Confront the ‘Gifted Gap’ November 7, 2011 One county requires its gifted program to mirror the racial makeup of the school system.
Cambridge Schools Will Have Monday Off to Mark Muslim Holy Day November 7, 2011 This will only become more common.
U.S. Students’ Scores Go Up, But Racial Gaps Persist November 3, 2011 Looks like we won't make those 2014 proficiency goals.
California Math, Reading Test Scores Come Up Short November 2, 2011 Scores are low but diversity is an "untapped asset."
Girl, 9, Facing Four Felony Charges for Terrorizing School Bus and Pummelling Sheriff’s Deputy After Refusing to Stop Eating Candy November 2, 2011 This sounds like a record.
Parents Storm Building After Brawl Breaks Out at Mckinley Middle School October 27, 2011 Between 15 and 20 students were arrested.
What IS Going on in Britain’s Mosque Schools? Beatings, Humiliation and Lessons in Hating Britain October 25, 2011 Though there have been 400 allegations of physical abuse, only two have been prosecuted.
Racial Gap Continues to Widen in Education October 21, 2011 69% of white Nebraska 11th graders are proficient in math, compared to 19% of blacks and 29% of Hispanics.
Black Schoolboys Underachieving Because ‘Academic Success Is Seen as Gay’ October 21, 2011 That explains everything.
Once Again, a Focus on Disparities in L.A. Unified October 18, 2011 Frustrated columnist can't accept that it might be bad students, not bad schools.
More Than 400 Complaints but Just TWO Convictions over Abuse at UK Islamic Religious Schools October 18, 2011 Muslims are still fond of corporal punishment.
Parts of Alabama Immigration Law Blocked by Federal Appeals Court October 17, 2011 Including requirement for public schools to check students' immigration status.
School Bans Thanksgiving and Columbus Day Holidays Because They Are ‘Insensitive’ to Native Americans October 17, 2011 Halloween is also "problematic" due to its connection with witchcraft.
LAUSD Agrees to Revise How English Learners, Blacks Are Taught October 13, 2011 LA schools must improve performances of blacks and Hispanics or lose federal money.
How China Is Winning the School Race October 12, 2011 Could high average IQs have anything to do with it?
No to Napoleon: ‘PC Gone Mad’ as French Textbooks Purge Past October 11, 2011 They feature "revised historical accounts" to avoid offending minorities.
Does Cleveland Schools Have a Diversity Deficit? October 10, 2011 "We think it's shocking" that so many white people are teachers, diversity committee member says.
Former Principal Sues Board for Discrimination October 6, 2011 White principal was told she wasn't the right color for the job.
Report Shows Minority Students Suspended at Higher Rates October 5, 2011 Suspension rates more than doubled for blacks and Hispanics since the 1970s.
Which Students Are Left Behind? The Racial Impacts of the No Child Left Behind Act October 4, 2011 High achieving racial groups are hurt most.
Thieves Take Douglass High’s Football Gear Right Before Homecoming October 3, 2011 School had to fire three coaches because they had felony convictions.
Do Cities with Higher Education Spending Have Lower Drop-out Rates? September 30, 2011 There are some things money can't buy.
School Discipline Tougher on African Americans September 28, 2011 Of course, this is a result of "structural inequity" and "institutional racism."
At Manual Arts High, A Caring Teacher Is at the End of His Rope September 26, 2011 Dispatch from a school of unteachables.
Obama to Waive Parts of No Child Left Behind September 23, 2011 Schools haven't achieved the unachievable.
How One School District Won Prestigious Prize for Narrowing Achievement Gap September 21, 2011 They moved the best teachers and principals to the worst schools.
‘Racists’ Aged Three: Toddlers Among Thousands of Children Accused of Bigotry After Name-Calling September 14, 2011 One child accused of racism for calling another a "broccoli head."
Now It’s Beatin’, Riotin’ & ‘Rithmetic September 13, 2011 Nine schools in New York City are "persistently dangerous."
Why Many International Students Get a Failing Grade in Academic Integrity September 9, 2011 They cheat at more than three times the rate of native Canadians.