October 20, 2015 Principal holds up student election results because winners not diverse enough There’s a big election controversy at a San Francisco middle school after the principal discovered that not enough black or Latino students were elected to student government.
May 29, 2015 Judge: Ohio State's fired band director can't have access to trustee records to help his case A federal judge has denied fired Ohio State marching band director Jonathan Waters broad access to trustees' records that Waters had argued might help prove his gender discrimination case.
May 21, 2015 30 struggling public schools in Colorado have 1 more year to improve or face state sanctions A Pueblo public school system and a Colorado Springs magnet school are among 30 schools that have one more year to improve state accountability scores or face state sanctions.
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.