The federal government has found Harvard Law School to be in violation of Title IX over its policy on sexual assault, and the school has agreed to revise its policies. In a statement Tuesday, Harvard University and Harvard Law School said that they have been “pro-active” in revising their sexual assault policies ahead of the resolution of the controversy, which was reached last week in a formal agreement with the U.S. Department of Education.
by Joel B. Pollak31 Dec 2014, 11:36 AM PST0
The star of last year’s “Camp Gyno,” the popular video about the first girl at camp to get her period and feel empowered by it, returns to the Internet now as a middle-schooler who makes some bad decisions and must deal with the consequences.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Dec 2014, 9:27 PM PST0
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) vetoed legislation that his own administration drafted to delay the use of a new teacher evaluation system tied to student performance on the Common Core-aligned assessments.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Dec 2014, 11:55 AM PST0
George Will understands why conservatives are revolted by the Common Core standards. Jeb Bush either does not understand or, perhaps worse, does not care. Either way, Bush owns his insistence upon the highly controversial education initiative, a position that will likely cost him with most conservatives in a presidential bid, and should also matter to all Republicans.
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Dec 2014, 2:08 PM PST0
North Oakland Community Charter School is trying to distance itself from the gun-stealing PSA filmed on its campus during this past summer. The only problem: neither the film company nor the producer behind the PSA will return phone calls or respond to emails.
by AWR Hawkins26 Dec 2014, 11:00 AM PST0
A Bridgeport, Connecticut, elementary school principal has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $10,000 from Dunbar Elementary School’s student fundraising account to gamble at Mohegan Sun casino.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Dec 2014, 6:00 AM PST0
The editor-in-chief of the graduate student newspaper of the City University of New York (CUNY) urges violent protests against what he terms the “white supremacist state” in the wake of the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and other black men.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Dec 2014, 9:00 AM PST0
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has not announced a run for president, but he signaled that he has “real concerns” about Common Core in his state.
by Charlie Spiering23 Dec 2014, 6:57 AM PST0
The annual Christmas carol service at King’s College London (KCL), was disrupted by a “attention seekers” who filmed themselves shouting. But the joke was on them when the video of the event showed just how little reaction they solicited from
by Andre Walker23 Dec 2014, 4:14 AM PST0
Doing its part to contribute to the racial divisiveness ripping through the country, radical, social justice educator group Rethinking Schools has posted on its website an article that instructs how to teach the United States history of “white men killing
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Dec 2014, 6:31 PM PST0
The head of a national effort to work with urban families through both ministry and education initiatives reminds fellow members of the black community that, like Rev. Martin Luther King, they are a people called to be committed to the
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Dec 2014, 8:47 AM PST0
Rice University student activist Zack Kopplin, who crusaded against Louisiana’s public education standards in 2008, claiming that creationism was being taught in the classroom, was the latest to put in his two-cents two weeks too late on the Texas textbooks
by Merrill Hope22 Dec 2014, 6:10 AM PST0
When cars drove by New Bedford, Massachusetts’ Alma Del Mar Charter School around lunch on December 12, they saw an unusual sight: seven and 8-year-old students standing by the roadway holding signs in support of deceased strong-arm robbery suspect Michael
by AWR Hawkins21 Dec 2014, 1:33 PM PST0
Comedian Bill Maher delivered his long-anticipated and controversial speech at the University of California Berkeley winter commencement on Saturday–and it turned out to be a rather conventional liberal address. Though much debate surrounded Maher’s views on Islam, he largely avoided the subject, instead telling
by Joel B. Pollak21 Dec 2014, 5:16 AM PST0
A New Jersey public school principal was reassigned this week after a large sign with two misspelled words was posted for more than a week outside a school entrance. NorthJersey.com reports that Antoinette Young, the principal of School 20 in
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Dec 2014, 7:21 PM PST0
A New Hampshire father who protested his 14-year-old daughter’s class assignment of a book containing a sexually explicit scene had charges against him dismissed on Thursday. According to CBS Boston, a judge said the actions of William Baer, 50—whose objections
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Dec 2014, 8:14 PM PST0
I hate to say it, but America needs Bill Maher’s help–now. Maher is set to address graduates of the University of California at Berkeley during the winter commencement exercises this Saturday, and is determined to do so, despite threats of protests
by Joel B. Pollak19 Dec 2014, 9:20 AM PST0
Speaking at a luncheon, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) alarmed the homeschooling community when he included educating young people among things people, i.e. parents, can not do well themselves. “Government should do what people individually can’t do, or can’t do
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Dec 2014, 3:23 PM PST0
New York State’s government is on a mission to ensure all the unaccompanied minors apprehended illegally entering the U.S. and transported to the Empire State receive a free education without any barriers. “Schoolhouse doors must be open to every student
by Caroline May18 Dec 2014, 9:09 AM PST0
The Wall Street Journal editorial board took a turn at Jonathan Gruber’s strategy in getting Obamacare passed. The board advised Jeb Bush that if he wants to win the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, he should simply change the “polarizing” name of the
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Dec 2014, 6:58 AM PST0
