Archive for Category: "Education"

November 15, 2010 06:08

Middle school in Amerika – no American flags

A middle school tells a student he can’t display an American flag on his bike after two months. Supposedly ‘someone’ complained about the flag.

November 12, 2010 05:36

Christie vs the Teachers Union

FBN’s market experts discuss the New Jersey Governor’s attempt to reform the state’s schools and the union greed.

November 11, 2010 06:47

Fiscal Commission Calls for Elimination of Gay Schools Czar’s Office

Getting rid of the ‘Safe Schools’ office led by a founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) will save $1.8 billion a year and put a crimp in the push of the gay agenda in schools.

November 10, 2010 14:07

Christie calls out flagrant school salary increases

Governor Christie stands up against outrageous Superintendent salaries during a town hall meeting in Toms River, New Jersey on November 9, 2010.

November 2, 2010 04:58

Obama supporters don’t know economics

Keynesian economics advocates a large role of government and public sector control and spending — and served as the failed economic model during the latter part of the Great Depression. These Restore Sanity rally attendees seem to think it means ‘from Kenya’. And this is the Democrat base?

October 27, 2010 15:33

Boxer campaign solicits teachers to use students for campaign work

Barbara Boxer is in violation of California campaign law in soliciting teachers to recruit students to volunteer for the Boxer campaign during school hours.

October 27, 2010 06:25

Chris Christie on teachers union in response to O’Keefe video

O’Keefe who became famous with his ACORN video expose recently released a video of union teachers at a conference which he called ‘teachers unions gone wild’

October 26, 2010 05:11

Tea party hopefuls target Education Department

Conservatives have talked wistfully for years about eliminating the Education Department, but a host of Republican “tea party” candidates this election year are saying it’s time to move beyond talk and force Congress to vote.

October 22, 2010 08:50

Teachers union says parents too stupid to understand ratings

That’s one of the main arguments in a lawsuit the teachers union filed yesterday seeking to block the Department of Education from going public with its ratings of 12,000 teachers.

October 14, 2010 03:32

Taming the Union Beast

I used to be a huge union cheerleader — that is, until I actually worked for a couple of them.