Five Wounded In Mass Stabbing at UC Merced
Five individuals were wounded Wednesday morning in a mass stabbing incident on the University of California Merced campus.
Education
GAO: 1.4 Million Kids Ditch Michelle Obama’s School Lunch Program
A study published in September by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that participation in First Lady Michelle Obama’s school lunch program has dropped by 1.4 million children, from 62 percent to 58 percent, from school year 2010-2011 through the 2013-2014 academic year.
Marco Rubio’s Wall Street Sponsor Paul Singer Dumped Hundreds of Thousands into Common Core
Billionaire Paul Singer, who is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), is a supporter of the Common Core standards and his foundation has been a donor to the heart of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s education empire: the Foundation for Excellence in Education.
WSJ: Cost of Rushing into Common Core Now a ‘Plague’ to States
The Wall Street Journal has added the word “plague” to the list of death-inspired terms frequently used now to characterize the unpopular Common Core standards education reform.
Obama Orders Chicago School to Let ‘Transgender’ Boy Into Girls’ Locker Room
President Barack Obama’s Department of Education has ordered a suburban Chicago school to allow a boy who claims to be a girl into the girls’ locker room, whether or not the girls or parents like it.
Education Secy. Duncan Plays Race Card To Boost Obama’s School Discipline Push
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan used the viral-video incident at Spring Valley High School to push President Barack Obama’s campaign to reduce school punishments for black and Latino students.
Scott Walker Mulls Gun Freedom Laws as Wisconsin Considers True Campus Carry
On October 13, Breitbart News reported that Wisconsin state representative Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) and state senator Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) are pushing a bill to expand campus carry into college buildings and classrooms in Wisconsin and to change it from strictly open carry to concealed carry as well.
Poll: Black Voters Strongly Support School Choice
A new survey conducted by the Black Alliance for Educational Options shows a majority of black voters in several states strongly support school choice, and many favor the option to send their children to public charter schools.
Watch: Student Cusses Out Teacher, Attempts to Throw Chair at Her Head
(NSFW WARNING: LANGUAGE) Video has surfaced from 2011 of a high school student cussing out his teacher and threatening to throw a chair at her during class. The clip also showed the student throwing M&Ms at the teacher and threatening to hit
How Academic Standards Promoting Islam Have Invaded America’s Classrooms
A mindset that has gradually led American parents to leave the education of their children — unchecked — to schools and elitists has spawned controversies such as the promotion of Islam in classrooms and the unpopular Common Core standards.
Activists: Corporate Cronyism Boosted Common Core Proponents to Victory on Louisiana Board of Education
Parents, teachers, and other citizens who oppose the Common Core standards in Louisiana say corporate cronyism propelled proponents of the highly unpopular reform to win the super-majority in the recent state board of education elections.
Spring Valley Backlash: Students Back Fired Deputy with #BringBackFields School Walkout
Friday, hundreds of students–both black and white–at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina walked out of class in support of Ben Fields, the Richland County sheriff’s deputy shown in a viral video forcefully removing a noncompliant student Monday.
Parents Want Knife-Packing 5th Grader Expelled at Texas School
A knife-packing 5th grader came to school with the intent to allegedly harm others at one suburban Houston elementary school, a major violation of the student code of conduct. Parents, worried this can happen again, are angry and want the student expelled.
College Turns Halloween into Liberal Political Correctness Fest
Ghouls, ghosts, goblins, witches, warlocks, candy and costume parties are all the makings for All Hallow’s Eve, the big night of the year when kids of all ages dress up and go door to door, except for college students, who will celebrate a “culturally appropriate” Halloween, self-reflecting over the most important question of the night — is my costume offensive?
Fired School Cop; The Kids Want Him Back In Spring Valley School
Spring Valley High School students walked out of their classrooms on Friday to support school cop Ben Fields, who was fired after a video showed him slamming a black student to the floor.
Education Bureaucrats Bar State Rep From Taking State-Mandated Test
Tennessee state Rep. Andy Holt’s (R) attempt to take a state-mandated test along with eighth grade students is over for now, being blocked by both the state department of education and the Obion County school district’s administration.
Report Claims Declining Numbers of Black Males in Medical School Due to Racial Inequalities
A recent publication states that a reported drop in the number of black males in medical school is due to “unequal” educational opportunities and other racial disparities.
Student’s Attack on 62-Year-Old Teacher Over Cell Phone Drawing Attention Months Later
In light of the Spring Valley High incident between the school officer and a student over a cell phone, video of an attack on a New Jersey teacher is drawing attention many months after it happened. The 62-year-old teacher confiscated the
California Student Told American Flag T-Shirt is ‘Gang Related’
School officials forced a Northern California middle school student to turn his patriotic American flag T-shirt inside out because it was “gang related,” a violation of the dress code, and a possible safety risk.
Campus Carry Bills on the Move in Florida, Michigan
Republican lawmakers in Florida and Michigan are currently pushing legislation to make it legal for concealed pistol license (CPL) holders to carry guns on college and university campuses for self-defense.
Math Assignment Rekindles Common Core Debate
A third grade math problem went viral after someone posted it on Reddit, sparking another debate about controversial Common Core standards. The test asked for 5×3. The student correctly answered 15 and wrote out 5 + 5 + 5 =
Texas Public School Teacher Admits to Drawing Penis on Student’s Assignment
A Texas parent was shocked by the obscene drawing her son’s high school teacher scribbled on his class assignment Monday — a penis.
Only a Third of U.S. 8th Graders Proficient or Above in Math, Reading
The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments–known as the Nation’s Report Card–show that only a third of the nation’s eighth graders are at or above the proficiency level in math and only 34 percent are at or above the same level in reading.
Student Performance Declines on National Tests Following Common Core Implementation
Results of national tests administered to approximately 600,000 students across the country demonstrate that – for the first time since the early 1990s – math scores of fourth and eighth graders have dropped. Eighth grade reading scores declined as well, and those for fourth graders remained flat.
Cosmopolitan Embraces Life As a Prostitute
As part of its weekly series called “Sex Work,” Cosmo profiles women who have careers in the sex industry. Recently, the magazine’s website featured an article narrated by a woman who works as a prostitute in a legal brothel in Nevada.
