May 7, 2015 Tenured professor's take: The real way to rein in college tuition, student debt President Obama is working on a regulatory framework to contain education costs, but I doubt his ideas will work. Having been a tenured professor for 24 years, here is my take from the inside.
May 7, 2015 Forget 'Bullying Prevention Month' real school bullies are the teachers union The National Education Association is highlighting October as “Bullying Prevention Month.” But when it comes to public school governance, the NEA and its state and local affiliates are the biggest bullies on the playground.
May 6, 2015 Buffalo schools spend $5.4 million on free plastic surgeries for teachers, despite massive deficit Even a $50 million budget deficit in the Buffalo school district couldn’t convince members of the Buffalo Federation of Teachers to cut down on their taxpayer-funded tummy tucks, breast lifts and nose jobs.
February 5, 2015 Investigation finding bogus courses offering easy grades at UNC-Chapel Hill leaves questions A report detailing the academic and athletic scandal that has lingered over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises a number of questions about what's next for the university and its athletics programs.
January 13, 2015 LA officials seek fix to $1B program after students crack iPad security, access video games Education officials in the nation's second-largest school district are working to reboot a $1 billion plan to put an iPad in the hands of each of their 650,000 students after an embarrassing glitch emerged when the first round of tablets went out.
January 8, 2015 Athletic director suspended in New Jersey school district where hazing, abuse is alleged The athletic director of a New Jersey high school district rocked by criminal charges of sexual assault and hazing has been suspended with pay.
January 8, 2015 U. Iowa reassigns associate AD to construction management office amid partner's litigation A top University of Iowa athletic administrator has been reassigned to the school's construction staff amid the threat of a wrongful termination lawsuit by her partner, the school said Thursday.
January 8, 2015 UVa president says efforts to reform party culture, improve safety underway but will take time In her most extensive interview since a controversial Rolling Stone article, the University of Virginia's president says efforts are underway to reform the school's party culture and improve safety but that those plans will take time.
January 8, 2015 High school football coach defends staff, team in hazing case that led to season's suspension The coach of a suburban Philadelphia high school where the football team's season was canceled due to hazing is defending both his staff and his players.
January 8, 2015 School board reconsidering plans to honor Andre Reed amid concerns over Facebook message Going out of bounds on Facebook could block Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Reed from getting his name on his old high school field in Pennsylvania.