Education
School Choice? Bad Choice
The New York Times had an extensive article yesterday on the crappy-ass performance of for-profit online public schools. The companies that run these schools provide […]
Post-Traumatic Catholic School Syndrome: Chewing Gum Edition
Take that, nuns! This triumphant reaction, complete with fist pump and success grunt, came the other day when I learned the big news from St. […]
The Haverford School’s “A” for Hypocrisy
There’s a lovely, heart-warming story in today’s Inquirer about Tao Xu, a new junior at the Main Line’s upper-crusty Haverford School. Xu, who’s 18, was […]
Propping Up Liars and Cheaters
In an operation that must have been quite thrilling to the bean-counters at the Government Accountability Office, GAO investigators infiltrated the murky world of for-profit […]
How to Improve Education for Young Black Philadelphians
Are Philadelphia’s black children stupid? Why is it that they consistently lag behind all other kids in school? How is it that while 85 percent […]
Parents Upset After Alleged Sexual Assault on Bus
Parents in Philadelphia are less than thrilled after reports have surfaced of bullying and possible sexual assaults on a school bus taking students from the […]
The Roots Announce New Educational Program
Anyone want to major in The Roots? Black Thought and The Roots recently announced, along with the Mural Arts Program, plans for a building on […]
Cracks in the For-Profit College Shell Game
Pity the poor Washington Post Co., which on Friday released an earning report showing a heady drop in profits, due in part to the tanking […]
Dungeon Case Family Had History of Incest, Courts Gave Weston Custody
Dungeon Case Family Had History of Incest. Things in this case continue to spiral into an abyss of depravity. Authorities have found out that ringleader […]
Feather Houstoun Nominated to School Reform Commission
Yesterday Denise McGregor Armbrister resigned from the SRC because she felt that having her replacement step in three months early would help bring some solidarity […]
West African Boy Bullied at Patterson Elementary
Menduawor Comgbaye—a first grader at Patterson School in Southwest Philly—has been being marked absent for the past two weeks while his parents kept him home […]
Rahm Emanuel’s Plan to Keep Kids in School Longer
Thomas Friedman, everyone’s favorite thinking person’s writer, recently spent a day with Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, for his column in the New York […]
More College Students Are Living on Campus
There was a fascinating little statistic tucked into this story in the Sunday Inquirer about residence-hall construction on local colleges. According to Robert Morro, vice […]
Philly Lines Up for iPhone 4S
Orchestra and Musicians Approve Agreement. The Philadelphia Orchestra Association and the union of musicians have reached a new collective bargaining agreement. [FOX 29] Chris Christie […]
Governor Corbett Wants School Vouchers
Earlier today Governor Corbett unveiled his education reform plan—a plan that calls for vouchers for students in failing schools and higher tax credits for businesses […]