HILLARY DAVIS Sun Staff Reporter azdailysun.com | Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:45 am Northern Arizona University students who were passing out American flags Friday in remembrance of 9/11 got a bigger response than they expected. No fewer than four university officials and a police officer descended on the group, accusing them of hindering foot [...]

BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com September 9, 2011 11:44AM Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says Mayor Rahm Emanuel “exploded” at her during a conversation in his office about his signature longer-school-day effort, pointing his finger at her, yelling and telling her, “F— you, Lewis.” “I just want to call it immense disrespect for me [...]

By MIKE HUCKABEE Posted 09/08/2011 06:40 PM ET Many of us are concerned that our education system is failing, but no subject has received less focus on its shortcomings than the area of American history. In June, the National Assessment of Education Progress (known as the nation’s report card) for American history was released. The results [...]

By George Will (Archive) · Sunday, August 28, 2011 CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The red stone outcropping that gives this community its name is just a facet of the histrionic geology of Douglas County that sprawls prettily along the front range of the Rockies south of Denver. The county is named, Lord knows why, for [...]

By Edwin J. Feulner (Archive) · Saturday, August 27, 2011 We’re used to hearing bad news from the education front — poor test scores, falling literacy, slipping standards. But the new academic year brings a welcome change: school-choice programs have expanded significantly in recent months. Indeed, The Wall Street Journal has already dubbed 2011 “The [...]

By Suzanne Fields (Archive) · Friday, August 26, 2011 Once upon a time, women complained that everything in the culture favored men, that it began when men and women were boys and girls. Boys got the advantage in kindergarten and kept it through high school and into their college years. Boys were more active than [...]

By Donna St. George, Published: August 21, 2011 SPRING, TEX. — In a small courtroom north of Houston, a fourth-grader walked up to the bench with his mother. Too short to see the judge, he stood on a stool. He was dressed in a polo shirt and dark slacks on a sweltering summer morning. “Guilty,” [...]

Associated Press Posted: 08/19/2011 09:17:05 AM PDT SACRAMENTO — The state auditor’s office on Thursday added teacher pensions to the list of high-risk issues facing California government. The report by State Auditor Elaine Howle added the nation’s largest teacher pension fund because it can’t meet the costs of retirement benefits beyond the next 30 years. [...]

Aug 22, 2011 Rachel Alexander The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) is in a contentious fight with the state of Arizona over its controversial Mexican-American Studies program. A state law went into effect in Arizona on January 1, 2011, banning the teaching of ethnic studies in K-12 schools. It was prompted by an investigation into [...]

By Anne Nolte M.D. Published August 16, 2011 New York Post When I hear that New York City has mandated that sexual education be taught in all middle schools and high schools, as a doctor, I can appreciate the motivation behind the mandate. Teen sexual behavior and risk-taking is a serious problem with serious consequences. [...]