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Another Study Indicates that Universal Preschool is Essentially Useless

townhall.com

by Christine Rousselle

October 27, 2015

A new study out of Tennessee is indicating that the universal preschool program in the state may be a complete waste of money that doesn't actually benefit the children enrolled and may actually harm them.

This study has similar conclusions as one in Quebec that examined low-cost daycare programs, as well as studies that suggest that Head Start has little to no academic benefits for the children who enroll in the program. In many cases, putting a child into a low-standards pre-k classroom led to a worse outcome than a child who didn't receive any care.

Another symptom of the problem: Detroit school board President Otis Mathis can't write (seriously!)

The Blog Prof

March 5, 2010

It's bad enough that Detroit Public Schools (DPS) graduates a pathetic 1 in 4 students, the worst in the nation. That graduation rate is high because DPS commits 'social promotion' - passing students onto the next grade who are not ready.

Apparently being a Detroit school board president and having to compose written communications is so easy even a caveman can do it. How can the board claim that they are raising standards for education when their own president can't write English?

Another try at leaving no child behind

koreatimes.co.kr

by Dale McFeatters

September 26, 2011

For a small-government conservative, President George W. Bush inexorably left behind more and bigger government.

Now President Barack Obama is subtly expanding the reach of the federal government in one of Bush's signature initiatives, the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. Although public education is traditionally a local and state responsibility, NCLB put the federal government, agree with the policy or not, squarely athwart local education. Obama this past week proposed a series of changes that he will impose by executive order, saying in his newly combative mode, "Congress has been unable to do it. So I will," adding the sanctimonious half-truism, "Our kids only get one shot at a decent education."

Another Virginia Tech Shooting: Officer Shot Near Campus

CNS News

December 8, 2011

Virginia Tech says a police officer has been shot, and a possible second victim has been reported at a parking lot near the campus.

Answering the Dreaded 'Evolution' Question

The American Spectator

by Jay Richards

June 24, 2011

It's a question every presidential candidate must dread, one that promises to come up repeatedly as the political season advances: "Do you believe in evolution?"

Evolution is the speed trap of presidential campaigns. Though a president doesn't have much influence over state and local science education policy, reporters lie in wait for the unwary candidate, ready to pounce with a question he's poorly prepared to answer yet that is important to millions of voters. Fortunately, there's a reply that not only avoids the trap but helps advance public understanding.

Anthony Thamer enjoys homeschooling

Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL)

July 16, 2011

Anti-Bullying Bill Could Jail People Who Criticize Politicians (Nanny of the Month, June '13)

reason.com

by Ted Balaker

June 28, 2013

School's out for summer and Nanny of the Month is taking the opportunity to salute the zealots within the otherwise laudable anti-bullying movement.

They take a real problem--few things are more loathsome than picking on the vulnerable--and bungle the response, as has been done with most every "get tough!" effort from D.A.R.E., the failed anti-drug program, to all the idiotic iterations of the "zero tolerance" fad. Do we really need to ban trash talking at high school sporting events? Do we really need attorney general investigations of foul-mouthed jocks? And for the love of whatever remnants of common sense remain in our schoolhouses and statehouses, do we really need to fight bullying with jail cells?

Anti-bullying hero bullies conference of school children

Hot Air

by Jazz Shaw

April 28, 2012

Barack Obama and Joe Biden may be having second thoughts about assigning Dan Savage as their de facto "Anti-Bullying Czar" this year.

According to Fox News, the sex advice columnist - Savage Love - and gay rights activist who founded It Gets Better seems to either have a hard time understanding the definition of bullying or has some serious issues with irony. Really? So you picked a raunchy sex advice columnist who publishes a column called "Savage Love" as your ambassador to help out at risk children. What could possibly go wrong? Well, here's what can possibly go wrong.

Anti-bullying speaker teaches students all about irony

Michelle Malkin

by Doug Powers

April 28, 2012

Recently, an anti-bullying video ran on the Cartoon Network. In the video, kids were instructed not to call others hurtful names like "stupid," "fat" and "jerk."

During a Q & A following a screening of the film, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was asked for her advice to kids being bullied, and that advice included telling the bully in question to "stop it, you're being a jerk." Huh? Along those same instructive lines but infused with much more anger we find this lesson that bashing anyone just because of their beliefs or who they are is considered bullying - unless those people are Christians who follow the "bulls*#t" in their bibles.

Anti-Bullying Teachers Unions Get Pushy for Better Pay and Benefits

biggovernment.com

by Kyle Olson

March 1, 2012

Bullying has always been a problem in American government schools. Statistics say there are over 2 million bullies lurking in the hallways and on playgrounds.

The two national teachers unions have developed expansive programs to curb bullying. They've hosted entire conferences on the matter. The National Education Association has published several web pages to the matter, as has the American Federation of Teachers. As an aside, I am troubled by the recent focus on bullying. Bullying is a problem - yes. But the threshold of "bullying" has dropped significantly to the point where virtually any disagreement or conflict in personal or religious beliefs constitutes "bullying."

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