Public Schools

Gov. Rick Snyder has sent an official financial review team to analyze the Muskegon Heights Public Schools, according to reports on Tuesday.

Are government schools more concerned with educational achievement or are they more focused on engineering a generation to become servants of the state. Academic achievement or social engineering?

Judge says state failed to establish and maintain a thorough and uniform system of free public schools.

Major budget cuts have been a part of many school districts over the course of 2011, and the Pittsburgh Public School system has not been immune to the troubles.

Taxpayers should not be on the hook for the facilities of a church.

Education comes in a variety of forms, and choosing the appropriate learning environment for an adolescent student can be crucial to their development.

Issue 2 failed, so now what? A multitude of Ohio school and local government levies failed across the state. Even those which gained voter approval are still not providing enough taxpayer funds to prevent more layoffs.

More and more public schools are going online. Whats the difference between that and Home-schooling?

Community and parent involvement has helped to stabilize enrollment and stop decline in Detroit Public Schools.

Political correctness is ruining school celebrations once again. This morning a New Jersey school district announced festivities Halloween school parties are canceled and students were banned from wearing costumes at school.

After reading Neal McCluskey's "No More Waiting for Superman" article I took the initiative to write my opinion on the schooling system!

A brief overview of simple, dynamic, apolitical suggestions to reform public education from elementary grades to high school graduation.

A two book set designed for children in the second grade.

As charter schools become more prevalent you will hear more very opinionated arguments for and against them. Most of these arguments stem from misconceptions of what a charter school really is.

Detroit Public Schools plans to cut 40 percent of its current teaching staff by fall 2015. Staff cuts are a deficit-reducing move by Gov. Rick Snyder's newly formed Education Achievement Authority (EAA). Remaining staff will have more students.

When Doug Ross was Michigan's commerce director, he was known as a pitchman for economic development. Now he's trying to do a sales job for Detroit's troubled public schools.

One of the many forms of education homeschoolers use to meet and exceed the educational standards set by the state include distance learning. Public school students may also utilize distance learning.

The usual objection to school vouchers is easily refuted.

Three reasons among many why so many public schools fail

Bandages and patches will not address The Problem in public schools, and old-fashioned morality went out of vogue. Teaching to the bottom and tests scores are what politicians deem important, and this is inflicted on educators to hold their jobs.

Schools lose state aid for both enrollment declines and low attendance. Detroit school leaders can't do much about population loss, and so they are combating absenteeism.

We already have 'œblack history month'. Arizona schools are been battling schools teaching 'œLatino studies'. Now CA schools are forced to teach 'œgay history'.

Gary C. Booker, a local educational entrepreneur, speaks candidly about the APS scandal.

Home schooling is becoming a popular alternative to sending your child to public or private school. The big question is '" is it right for your family?

Every year, all students start out at the beginning of the year preparing for their dreaded "SOL" or end of year test.

Controversial Grand Rapids, Mich., public schools superintendent Bernard Taylor resigned from his post recently. Taylor's resignation was unanimously accepted by the GRPS board. Taylor says he wants to work for a district that wants "aggressive change".

Suddenly, it appears as if educators are being treated as the antagonist. Here, what every college student needs to consider before tackling the daily challenges of the teaching field... and it has almost nothing to do with the classroom!

On Thursday, conservative New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed that private education firms be hired to manage five failing school districts in his state.

Michelle Rhee is one of the most influential individuals in the country and one of the finest educators in the world. This is her program to transform America's public schools.

The budget that the Texas legislature is on the brink of passing will cut $15 billion from the previous budget, including $4 billion from public education spending. But a school reform proposal may help save the day for Texas students.

Utah Connections Academy (UCA), a tuition-free, virtual public school for students in grades K through 12, is pleased to open its doors in Utah.

Public education is South Africa is a failure. The minister of education, has announced plans to fix public education. Should parents patiently wait for the minister to fix public education, or should they consider other alternatives?