Bill Creates Affordable Housing for San Francisco Teachers
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A bill has been passed that will allow the San Francisco Unified School District in California to develop housing for teachers and staff on district property, and now the state Assembly has sent the bill to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature. California Sen. Mark Leno sponsored Senate Bill 1413, More...
Despite Police Efforts, Australia Child Porn Website Back Online
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A website distributing nude photographs of Australian schoolgirls, many of whom are underage, has gone back online despite police efforts. On the site, users nominate students More...
University of Chicago Commits to Free Speech, Ideas
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The University of Chicago has decided to warn incoming freshmen that they will not be protected by the school from controversial topics, adding that no “trigger warnings” More...
Despite Warnings, Parents Opting Children Out of Vaccines
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Pediatricians are reporting an increase in the number of parents who refuse to have their children immunized against infectious diseases. The American Academy of Pediatrics discovered More...
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Sees Enrollment Increase
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Enrollment in Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program continues to see an increase, with participation numbers for the 2016-17 school year reaching an all-time high. The More...
Educational Rights Tested in Connecticut School Choice Lawsuit
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The long running political debate regarding the government’s role in providing education has once again made headlines with contesting views on the constitutionality of the More...
College Grads Prefer Charities Over Alma Mater Donations
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new study suggests that college graduates would rather pay back their student loans or donate to a local charity rather than giving money to their alma mater. Performed by Cygnus More...
Arizona High School Says No to Black Lives Matter Shirt
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) In Arizona, a student at Buckeye Union High School ignited a demonstration after she was told to remove her t-shirt on school picture day. Her t-shirt was printed with the slogan More...
Artificial Intelligence Learns Human Gender Biases, Study Shows
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A new report out of Princeton University suggests that computers that learn human language will, at the same time, learn human prejudices. Written by computer scientists, the More...
Over 4,000 US Schools Continue to Use Corporal Punishment
(Photo: America.pink) During the 2013-2014 academic year, over 4,000 US public schools in 21 states paddled, spanked, or physically punished children in some way. A new analysis of nationwide information by Education More...