Arizona's Fuzzy Math on Education

Arizona sends $125 Million to schools because it counts students twice

Why Principals need more authority at school

From the Atlantic: Why Principals need more authority at school

Kansas City's Failing Schools

Kansas City's Failing Schools Leave Kids Behind

School chose not to accept HIV+ Student

School Chose not to accept HIV+ Student into their community

Easing Zero Tolerance laws has led to fewer arrests in Florida Schools

Easing Zero Tolerance laws: Fewer arrests in florida schools

What Teachers Want to Tell Parents

What Teachers want to tell parents.  A lesson on why most teachers only last 4.5 years (on average), why some teachers give straight A's (so no one will bother them) and how teachers want to work with parents.

Atlanta dealing with cheating scandal

Atlanta is dealing with cheating scandal. New superintendent has issued an ultimatum to those implicated: quit or be fired.

School Board Member Wants to Return Docked Pay

Madison teachers who failed to show up to work during the Budget Protests were docked pay. One School Board Member would like to return that money to them in the form of a $200 gift card.

Zero Tolerance, Zero Common Sense

Two Lacrosse players were suspended for bringing deadly weapons to their high school campus. The two boys who are model students were suspended for Having a lighter and a pen knife, which are used to fix their lacrosse sticks. The school classifies the lighter as "an explosive device"
It's reasonable to have a policy against weapons on school grounds, in fact it makes perfect sense. What makes no sense is when school officials fail to use any judgment in the matter what so ever.

How much do we spend on education?

How much money are we spending per pupil? Why are school districts under-reporting how much they spend per student? Regardless of political party can't we all agree transparency is a good thing. That we should be able to follow the money?

Three Tiers of Government for Education

Since education is funded from three different sources: local, state and federal, there are often central mandates put on local school districts that make no sense. It isn't hard to imagine why, the needs of school children in Juneau may be different from those in Brooklyn but in Mobile.

This State Mandate requires a school bus seat for every child and prevents the school from using the money more efficiently, and causes them to waste $2 million dollars a year.