When it comes to education in America, one need not be reminded of the numbers. The drop out rates, the math and language test scores compared to those of other nations, the amount of tax money spent per pupil in public schools; the numbers may be frightening but they are also futile when discussing where to take education in this... More

A scandal – you’ll be shocked to hear – has rocked Texas this week. The New York Times reports that a panel of educators consisting of a solid majority of Religious Right conservatives has been “holding hearings on changes to its social studies curriculum that would portray conservatives in a more positive light, emphasize... More