K-12 education

by James David Dickson Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has raised the stakes in the debate on drag shows for children. In June, when GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon promised to enact "severe criminal penalties…

by Alvin Buyinza and Jamaal Abdul-Alim Beyond safety and survival, a paramount question throughout the pandemic has been: When will things get “back to normal”? But as the nation gradually gets vaccinated against COVID-19 and…

by Suzy Parker AFTER 2016, EVERYONE who takes the SAT will be getting a lower score—but it’s not because the test is getting tougher. Instead, the scoring system for the long-dreaded college entrance exam is shifting back to its…

by Jeff Bryant TWO VIDEOS CAPTURED just about everything you need to know about the status of the movement known as “education reform.” The first filmed event was a staged encounter between two prominent advocates for what is…

by Warren Liverance LATELY, BOTH LIBERAL and conservative blogospheres are abuzz with discussion of the “The Common Core.” It seems that for once, the majority of both sides oppose something that would be bad for the country. Since this…

THE NATIONAL CENTER for Safe Routes to School released the results of a study that concluded more K-8 students are walking and biking to school. The 43 page study, titled “Trends in Walking and Bicycling to School from 2007 to 2012” was…

By P.D. Lesko Last year at this time my two sons, ages 10 and 13, were advanced in reading, mathematics and science, according to their work on the MEAP tests. This year, one son is advanced in social studies and that both are Level 2…

by Chris Savage To say that Republicans are on a mission to destroy unions in this country is not an understatement. Across the country, and particularly in the Midwest, newly-elected Republican legislators and governors have spent the…