Two years after her son killed himself in order to escape a thug-in-training school mate’s taunts, Florida mom Debra Johnston has been having to struggle against her own state legislators’ collective stupidity reluctance to pass an anti-bullying statute: Jeffrey Johnston won’t get to go to his prom this year, or get a driver’s license.He killed himself 11/2 years ago, at age 15, because he was (more…)
Via Joanne Jacobs, the Colossus of Rhodey has the lowdown on the best teacher movies of all time.The Wanker of the Day Award goes to… Florida middle school teacher Tamara Tootle, who was suspended from her job after it was discovered that she had been “asking” students for $1 a day and then allowing them to skip P.E. lessons. Ms. Tootle was convicted and sentenced to three years’ probation, (more…)
It’s when we read stories like this one from Minnesota that affirm our belief that merit-based promotion is indeed a rarity in most public school systems: Imagine sending your kids off to school, but when they get to the bus they are told they can’t get on because they speak English.That’s right, English.It happened to a few children in St. Paul and now the school district is (more…)
Joanne Jacobs has an interesting roundup of thoughts from across the EduSphere on this, the fifth anniversary of the passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.Take a look at the “celebratory” press release from the office of The Queen of All Testing Education Secretary Margaret Spellings right here. (more…)
