Parenting |
When my little boy started first grade we faced a crisis. He had
weathered kindergarten just fine. Back in those days, kindergarten
was only three hours long…
Education |
Charter schools are steadily gaining attention and popularity as
successful options to traditional public schools. Many people feel
they provide a private…
Education |
An old roommate told me that if one walks late into a conversation,
one should listen for 15 minutes before speaking. The principle
serves as a good metaphor…
Newsworthy |
More threats. North Korea continues to hint at war, warning all
foreigners to leave South Korea to avoid being caught up in a
“thermonuclear” conflict.
Education |
My first question after reading about seven teachers in an Atlanta
public school accused of altering standardized test scores to make
it appear students…
Abortion |
Did you know that opposition to abortion could be considered
harassment? That’s what the Student Government Association (SGA) at
Johns Hopkins University…
Supreme Court |
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in
Schuette v. Michigan Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
, a racial preferences case out of…
Education |
In the spirit of the new gay-friendly school curriculum in
California, the state has included LGBT-themed books into its
updated K-12 recommended reading…
Education |
Florida Gulf Coast is hot. Florida Atlantic is not. Both schools,
largely unknown outside the Sunshine State, are hitting the
headlines. The men’s…
Books |
The U.S. library establishment is ideologically committed to
providing inappropriate material to children, but citizens are not
powerless to stop it
