• Georgetown Law Professor Published Anti-Semitic Screeds to School's Scholarly Article Database. When We Asked Questions, She Scrubbed Them.

    At Georgetown Law School, professors are encouraged to publish their academic work to the school's "Scholarly Commons," an online portal that serves as a "repository" for journal articles and other materials. This year's submissions include lengthy papers on privacy law, tort liability, and First Amendment disputes. In recent months, however, one Georgetown Law professor, Lama Abu-Odeh, has submitted "working papers" to the portal that stand out from the rest. They have no academic citations...

  • New Charter school will affect public school system

    Superintendent Tommy Byler presented a report to the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the impact of the new charter school in the north Vermilion area on public schools. Byler informed the board members that around 600 students are expected to move from the public school system to the charter school. The construction of Vermilion Charter Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with a capacity of 900 students, is currently being built on Hwy. 92, located to the west of Maurice....

  • After convictions of Michigan school shooter's parents, victims' families seek school accountability

    While the historic trials of the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley resulted in guilty verdicts, the parents of the four students killed at Oxford High School in 2021 said Monday their quest for accountability is far from over. They are turning their attention back to the school district and school administrators, some of whom were called as witnesses in the trials, to demand lasting efforts from state leaders, including changes to governmental immunity laws that protect schools...

  • Out-of-school-children: Prosecuting errant parents

    On Wednesday last week, the Senate advocated for the prosecution of parents who fail to send their children to school in line with the Universal Basic Education Act. They called for the establishment of mobile courts to try such parents and guardians. This is to reduce the 20 million load of Out-of-School-Children, OSC, which Nigeria […]

  • Georgia Parents Finally Have School Choice

    The Georgia General Assembly has finally voted to approve a school choice measure that will help kids in the Peach State escape failing schools. The Senate voted 33-21 on Wednesday after the House voted 91-82 last Thursday.

  • Indiana gives parents a window into what schools are doing

    Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has become the latest policymaker shining sunlight on school district actions, and with good reason.

  • Do school grades influence parental support?

    The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has researched parents' support behavior in relation to school grades. The study shows that low-income families support their children equally regardless of grades, while parents from higher-income groups tend to give more support to children with lower grades.

  • 6 students slashed at Queens charter school: NYPD

    New Dawn Charter High School II at 89-25 161st St. in Jamaica, Queens The incident at New Dawn Charter High School II in Jamaica broke out around 12:30 p.m. [ more › ]

  • Battle continues over public funds for charter schools in Washington state

    (The Center Square) – A decade after the first public charter schools opened in Washington state, there are approximately 1,200 students on waiting lists to get into them, according to this year’s Charter Schools Report prepared by the Washington State Board of Education. Despite the demand and annual reports of high student achievement in charter schools, state lawmakers have been reluctant to expand the number of schools or offer equal funding. Liv Finne,...

  • Construction of new Fairport Harbor school running behind schedule

    "I want to assure you that we are taking proactive steps to address the delays and mitigate their impact on the project," Billington said. "We are working closely with our (project management) team to identify areas where we can make up for lost time and implement measures to improve efficiency."

  • K-12 Education: Milwaukee Excellence Ends School Charter

    Its demise leaves questions about 'zero-tolerance' approach to discipline.

  • Parents who have son with rare condition asking for community’s help

    A mother and father in Jackson County with a special needs child are asking for the community’s help to get their family a wheelchair-accessible van for their son.