News Nuggets

Media: "One in Ten US High Schools is a 'Dropout Factory'": It Must be a Slow News Day

Surprise! One in ten US high schools fails to graduate a huge chunk of its students. Even more amazing, most of these students are culled (pun intended) from minority populations.

Teachers Packing Guns? Coming Soon to a School Near You!

An Oregon teacher is suing the school district that she works for so that she can be allowed to carry a gun to school (as a concealed weapon).

"SEX" is a Four-Letter Word for Politicians: Maybe "Virginity" is a Four-Letter Word for Educators

How can these be "Four-Letter Words?"

Teacher Jobs Aplenty on the Horizon: Can you Survive?

We train lots of teachers, yet there is a teacher shortage. What's happening here?

Say it isn't So! 50,000 Texas Students Caught Cheating on the State High-Stakes Test?

The No Child Left Behind Act is not the only culprit in creating undue stress and providing warped and convoluted motivation for students and teachers.

NCLB is up for Re-Authorization:

Subtitle: Bend an Ear, Twist an Arm, Shake your Fist, or Kick your Congress Person's Derriere to "Muzzle NCLB" and Salvage Education

It's time for the Summer Recess, and despite the public's perception that you will spend the time on the beach or in your favorite local bar, you know that you will be busy.

Why H 1 B Visas Matter for US Education

The Tuesday, 4-3-2007 Marketplace® broadcast noted that the applications for H 1 B Visas (not credit cards) had run out in two days. Last year, it took two months before the applications were gone. The H 1 B Visa is a permit that allows foreign (high tech) workers to accept employment in the US.

The High Cost of Dropouts: Rod Paige is Still the Voucher-System's "Front Man"

Politicians grandstanding to the media is not news. Neither is a politician who stages a public event to attract reporters and journalists worth the newsprint or air time that they receive.

UNICEF Report: USA and Britain the Industrialized World's the Worst Places for Kids!

Our children are our future.

So, is our future looking pretty break?

NCLB: Up for Reauthorization, but "Not Up to the Task" of Benefiting Children

Why would a politician propose extending a non-working program?