Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in Turmoil The 108-year-old Boy Scouts of America is undergoing radical changes, including inviting girls to join. Cub Scouts packs have already been open to girls, with over 3,000 having joined about 170 of the programs … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – July 2018
Education Reporter – June 2018
An Unreliable College Botches Free Speech The drama and humiliation suffered by the author of the book reviewed on page 2 of this issue of Education Reporter is a cautionary tale for professors, students, parents, and society as a whole. Erika … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – June 2018
Education Reporter – May 2018
Teacher Strikes Beget More Teacher Strikes So far in 2018, teachers in six states have gone on strike or left schools to attend political demonstrations, leaving children without instruction and parents scrambling. Students have missed … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – May 2018
Education Reporter – April 2018
A Preventable Tragedy in Parkland, Florida When the murderous student showed up at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day of 2018, he meant to kill as many people as he could. Was this an unexpected outburst by a person not known … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – April 2018
Education Reporter – March 2018
Drag Queen Story Time at the Public Library Libraries across the nation are inviting cross-dressing men to read to children, sometimes from books about “alternative lifestyles,” and sometimes from traditional children’s books. Parents bring their … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – March 2018
Education Reporter – February 2018
Is Common Core Immortal?: It Survives in Oklahoma ‘My state, Oklahoma, was one of the first and only to repeal Common Core. It took years of work, and ultimately accomplished just about nothing.’ Jenni White is known as one of the “Common Core … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – February 2018
Education Reporter – January 2018
Common Core: Is it Immortal? Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stated in her January 16th speech at the American Enterprise Institute, “At the U.S. Department of Education, Common Core is dead.” But Common Core is most certainly not dead. It is … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – January 2018
Education Reporter – December 2017
The Many Faces of Bullying Students seem to face an increased amount of bullying at school and many children are devastated by it. There is no clear explanation for what is going wrong but several theories seem plausible. While an incident of … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – December 2017
Education Reporter – November 2017
Feds Attempt Student Data Grab The U.S. Congress has data collection on the agenda. Bills have passed or are under consideration in both houses. Some are alarmed by increased federal data collection and plans to share information among agencies. … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – November 2017
Education Reporter – October 2017
Chronically Absent Students Diminish Outcomes Federal law passed in December of 2015 and called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) supposedly returns responsibility for education back to individual states. But it requires each state to submit … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – October 2017
