More Children Left Behind
A gaudy sign reading No Child Left Behind, the education slogan of the Bush Administration, guards the entrance to the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. The more-than-a-thousand-page NCLB education law, enacted at the beginning of last … [Read more...] about More Children Left Behind
Education Reporter — October 2003
Fat Kids; Who’s Responsible?
Too many of our kids are too fat, so there ought to be a law. Turn the trial lawyers loose to blame the restaurants and the fast-food joints and give them the tobacco treatment. Right? As with many other problems in our society today, the government … [Read more...] about Fat Kids; Who’s Responsible?
Education Reporter — September 2003
Education Reporter — August 2003
Teaching History: Fact or Fiction?
In rare moments when Congress isn't preoccupied with the war, taxes or prescription drugs, Congress is worrying that American students don't know any American history. Congress is right to worry because this is true, but it doesn't follow … [Read more...] about Teaching History: Fact or Fiction?
Who Controls Education Policies? — August 2003
Who Controls Education Policies? Caving in on Title IX The Bush Administration has just re-affirmed the Clintonian feminists' Title IX outrages, which impose a gender quota-like system on college sports. The feminists … [Read more...] about Who Controls Education Policies? — August 2003
NEA Gears Up To Elect Democrats
Tropical Storm Bill roared into New Orleans this summer carrying in its tailwind 10,000 convention delegates who purport to represent 2.7 million members of the National Education Association. They call themselves "the world's largest … [Read more...] about NEA Gears Up To Elect Democrats
Who Really Failed: Students Or The System?
All over the country, students, their parents and teachers are in an uproar about the tens of thousands who flunked the test designated as the requirement for high school graduation. Threats of withholding diplomas have brought out accusations, … [Read more...] about Who Really Failed: Students Or The System?
