To no one's surprise, the annual National Education Association convention voted six-to-one (7,390 to 1,153), to endorse John Kerry for President. The head of the NEA, Reg Weaver, opened the annual convention in July in Washington, DC with a … [Read more...] about Political Activism Takes Center Stage With The NEA
Education Reporter — July 2004
Pots of Gold Behind Crosses and Ten Commandments
The supervisors of the great Los Angeles County decided to turn tail and run rather than fight a lawsuit threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Why such weak-kneed response? Lawyers for the county ominously warned that the county … [Read more...] about Pots of Gold Behind Crosses and Ten Commandments
Education Reporter — June 2004
The Problems With Dropouts
Poor Bill Cosby. He doesn't deserve the negative fallout that followed his remarks about the dropout rate of some poor students. Even Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, said that most of the uproar in the press and on the internet is not about … [Read more...] about The Problems With Dropouts
Equality For Women In Our Military
The picture of the female U.S. soldier, Pfc. Lynndie England, holding a leash around the neck of a prone naked Iraqi male prisoner, like a dog, is a public relations disaster for America abroad. Just as distressing is the humiliation of America in … [Read more...] about Equality For Women In Our Military
Education Reporter — May 2004
Good News & Bad News About Stay-at-Home Moms
When Time Magazine runs a cover story called "The Case for Staying Home," and Reuters reports that housework is good for women because it can help prevent ovarian cancer, you know the feminists are on the run. Stay-at-home moms are coming … [Read more...] about Good News & Bad News About Stay-at-Home Moms
Education Reporter — April 2004
God Is Not So Easily Defeated
The atheists had their day before the Supreme Court, but they are not in good spirits about it. Their attempt to drive "one nation under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance now looks like a legal boomerang. A CBS poll reports that nine out … [Read more...] about God Is Not So Easily Defeated
