University of Michigan provost suspended amid allegations of sexual misconduct
January 23rd, 2020 by schoolbound
The public university’s top academic officer was placed on administrative leave during an investigation of several allegations.
Teachers union sues Betsy DeVos for rescinding career training regulation
January 22nd, 2020 by schoolbound
The American Federation of Teachers accuses the education secretary of breaking the law by pushing through a repeal riddled with errors and unfounded assertions, which the Trump administration denies.
Penn State fraternity chapter suspended after report of sexual assault
January 22nd, 2020 by schoolbound
Pennsylvania State University took action after an allegation surfaced involving Alpha Epsilon Pi.
Should taxpayers fund religious education? Betsy DeVos says yes. Now, the Supreme Court will decide.
January 22nd, 2020 by schoolbound
What’s at stake is a lot.
Book excerpt: Nashville’s Amy Frogge used ‘grassroots resistance’ to counter corporate school reform
January 21st, 2020 by schoolbound
Q&A: In ‘Slaying Goliath,’ Diane Ravitch argues public education advocates have beat back privatization efforts
January 21st, 2020 by schoolbound
She introduces readers to the people who, she says, have won the fight, even though “reformers” keep trying.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: ‘The richest nation on Earth has never allocated enough resources to build sufficient schools’
January 20th, 2020 by schoolbound
Prescient quotes by MLK on education.
Report: Wide disparities in how states/localities fund public schools. Here’s a state-by-state comparison.
January 20th, 2020 by schoolbound
Talking to young students about the Holocaust
January 20th, 2020 by schoolbound
A 2018 survey in the United States found that two-thirds of millennials could not identify Auschwitz.
Transcript of Trump announcement on school prayer: ‘There is a growing totalitarian impulse on the far left that seeks to … prohibit religious expression’
January 17th, 2020 by schoolbound
It’s worth reading.