Education News Beat

[First]  [Previous] |    13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     21     22    | [Next]  [Last] of 350 page(s)

Waste, Fraud and Abuse

thisiscommonsense.com

by Paul Jacob

August 22, 2012

There are few things less inspiring than listening to Republican and Democratic Party candidates and their flunkies discuss entitlement reform.

Last weekend, the Romney camp defended its newly acquired reform high-ground from assaults by the current administration. Rep. Paul Ryan had famously charged that the Democrats' health care reform package of 2010 had "raided" nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars to help extend Medicare-like benefits to younger populations. The Obama camp swears on a stack of, uh, Bibles, that all it did was cut waste and fraud and, yes, expanded services to seniors in the process and...I don't have the heart, or stomach, or liver (which organ is it that deals with bile?) to diagnose all this with scientific scrutiny, but I will say, off-hand, both sides look pathetic.

Wasilla teen charged in school shooting threat

KTUU (AK)

by Jason Moore

December 17, 2007

A 14-year-old in Wasilla was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats at Colony High School in Palmer.

A threatening note was discovered in a bathroom stall on Dec. 13 saying on Dec. 19 there would be a school shooting.

Washington University makes list of 50 most dangerous college campuses

St. Louis Homeschooling Examiner

by Tere Scott

September 16, 2010

When you consider education for your child beyond high school, college is foremoest in your mind. In some cases, it is not a desirable choice.

In other cases, it is the best choice and going away to live on a college or university campus may be an option the child chooses. As a parent, your child's safety is of utmost concern. In a recent list put out by a study done across Uniersities in America as to how safe their campuses are.

Wash. teachers remain strike despite judge order

CNS News

by Donna Gordon Blankinship

September 15, 2011

Teachers in Washington state's third-largest school district voted overwhelmingly Thursday to remain on strike, in defiance of a judge's order that they return to work.

Some 93 percent of the nearly 1,600 teachers at the Tacoma Dome arena said they wanted to keep picketing. The Tacoma School District teachers walked out Tuesday over issues including pay, class size and how job transfers are handled. A state judge issued an order Wednesday that they go back to class, but the teachers refused.

WARNING: Do not show this chart to a liberal

directorblue.blogspot.com

by Popular Demand

July 31, 2011

(unless wearing headgear to protect you from a cranium exploding into high-velocity brain-shrapnel)

In short, Democrats never propose less spending than Republicans -- unless we're talking about defense. And now, after four years of Democrat-controlled spending, the federal government is forced to borrow 40 cents for every dollar it spends.

War: The Five Best/Worst Things You Can Say To Your Children

Crosswalk.com

by Chick Moorman

July 16, 2011

Ask your children questions. Begin a dialogue by showing an interest in your child's thoughts, ideas, and feelings.

War on TV can be graphic. Viewers and parents beware. In addition, seeing real human beings killed with the precision and repetition of a video game can have a numbing effect on children.

War: Spud industry resists USDA effort to yank potatoes from school lunches

Hot Air

by Allahpundit

May 17, 2011

Remember when food was tasty and being a kid was fun?

In my own hazy, rose-colored memories of lunchtime at school, we used to eat ice-cream pizza with french-fried sprinkles. Learning was a pleasure.

WaPo, FactCheck agree: Wasserman-Schultz threw truth to the wolves

Hot Air

by Ed Morrissey

June 1, 2011

DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz appeared on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday, but wound up with egg on her face after her demagoguery on Medicare.

Wasserman-Schultz told Harry Smith that the Republican plan for Medicare was to throw young people "to the wolves," a claim that two media organizations reject as throwing truth to the wolves. First, here's the claim Wasserman-Schultz made on CBS...

Want To Tell The State To Stick It? Homeschool Your Kids

forbes.com

by Bill Flax

January 22, 2013

This notion that the children belong to the state, that their education must be provided for by the state ... is inimical at every step to liberty." - J. Gresham Machen

The swelling legions of homeschoolers poke a subtle rebuke at America's ever expanding nanny state. Under both parties, Washington has systematically invaded private spheres and co-opted public services historically performed by local bodies. But a spontaneous groundswell of freedom minded folks has continued America's rich inheritance of rugged individualism. The God-fearing, flag-waiving, gun-toting homeschool crowd embodies the American spirit of mutual self-reliance. You won't encounter a more neighborly bunch. Their children thrive without government "help." Their support networks blossom sans the state's sanction. Meanwhile, taxpayers waste a fortune securing abysmal academic results. In 2012, SAT scores fell to their lowest level since tracking began. As spending soars, assessment scores plummet.

Want A Healthy School Meal? Some Senators Are Saying 'No Way!'

care2.com

by Judy Molland

October 22, 2012

This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), alarmed by the reality that about 25 million kids in the U.S. are obese or overweight, has proposed new regulations that will raise the nutrition standards for school meals for the first time in 15 years.

They include such common-sense ideas as limiting french fries, sodium and calories and offering students more fruits and vegetables. The proposed rules would update the nutrition standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

[First]  [Previous] |    13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     21     22    | [Next]  [Last] of 350 page(s)