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.
Archive for Category: "Education"
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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’
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.
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.
Taming the Union Beast
I used to be a huge union cheerleader — that is, until I actually worked for a couple of them.