Surprise, surprise, those Republican candidates who drone on about Donald Trump not really being a conservative may be right. But the perplexing question for
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Armed MO teachers will be “90% accurate.” Feel better now?
When the next school year starts, if Missouri teachers become legally sanctioned, gun-toting secret agents, they’ll be able to shoot bad guys with 90%
Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers
Another NRA-backed, bonehead idea has passed the Missouri legislature. On the last day of the 2014 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that
Overheard in the halls of my high school: The LGBT struggle is far from over
In light of recent successes in passing marriage equality bills, the movement for equality seems to be slowing down. Under the misperception that everyone
Graduation rules for girls: Another reason for feminist outrage
I was walking down the hallway of my high school, casually reading the instruction sheet for my upcoming graduation when something stopped me in
School cancels kindergarten play. It interferes with college prep!
Citing the need to “prepare children for college and career,” the interim principal of Harley Avenue Primary School in Elwood, NY has canceled the
Educational data, for the most part, is worthless
At a time when we are spending more and more taxpayers’ money on standardized tests and technology to enable us to take those standardized
What we should (but won’t) learn from the latest test-cheating scandal
Georgia state prosecutors have indicted 34 teachers, administrators and principals for altering students’ answers on standardized tests in the Atlanta public school system. Is
Corporate advertising on the school bus and in your kid’s backpack
Here’s a riddle: What’s big, bright, and yellow, rides on four wheels, and markets junk food to kids five days a week? If you
What evaluation of NFL referees and teachers have in common
The “real” NFL officials are back, but that doesn’t mean that all will be well. One of the key areas of contention in the