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What Does Head Girl Mean?

Helen I. Hwang | Posted 05.17.2013 | Parents
Helen I. Hwang

How did my 8-year-old daughter start thinking along gender lines? By girl and boy categories? That there's worth in being the best girl, even if you're not better than two boys?

Proportion of U.S. Students in Private Schools is 10 Percent and Declining

Jack Jennings | Posted 05.28.2013 | Politics
Jack Jennings

The attention given to private school issues in policy debates and news stories may leave the impression that private schools play a greater role in American education than they do.

Anti-Gay Private Schools Reap Georgia's Tax Dollars

Sally Hansell | Posted 05.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Sally Hansell

One school describes itself as "purposeful, passionate, spiritual, nurturing, and mentoring." These are not just empty words. The school is well meaning for straight kids. But nurturing should be extended to all students, including the gay and questioning children who surely number in the student body.

'Black Friday:' The Day L.A.'s Top Private Schools Mail Their Acceptance and Rejection Letters

The Daily Truffle | Posted 05.15.2013 | Los Angeles
The Daily Truffle

The L.A. Times coined the term "Black Friday" in a 2008 article, referring to the annual Friday in L.A. when private elementary school admissions letters are mailed. Forget earthquakes or traffic on the 405 -- this is much worse...

The Philosophical Tug-of-war of School Vouchers

Byron Williams | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
Byron Williams

No public policy is a panacea and vouchers on the surface appear to do more harm than good. By redirecting public school funds to private institutions, the latter is strengthened by further weakening the former.

Prestige Pressure Piles on Student Loan Debt

Bob Hildreth | Posted 03.25.2013 | College
Bob Hildreth

We believe that private colleges offer the ticket to a better life. But a closer look demonstrates a more expensive degree does not ensure a higher income after graduation.

Ruling Expected On Constitutionality Of Nation's Largest Voucher Program

Posted 11.29.2012 | Home

A Louisiana district court judge is expected to rule this week on the constitutionality of the state's controversial school voucher program. Baton ...

Enrollment In Indiana Voucher Program Skyrockets In 2nd Year

Posted 11.20.2012 | Home

Enrollment in Indiana's school voucher program has more than doubled in the program's second year, the state Department of Education announced Tuesday...

Teacher: I Was Fired For Speaking Out Against Board Chair's Racist Act That 'Blindsided' Tom Hanks

Posted 11.02.2012 | Home

Encino, Calif. teacher Lauren Vaughn is claiming in court that Westmark School officials fired her for truthfully speaking out about the school board ...

Minority Students At Elite New York Private Schools Admitted But Left Out

The New York Times | Jenny Anderson | Posted 10.22.2012 | Home

WHEN Ayinde Alleyne arrived at the Trinity School, an elite independent school on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, he was eager to make new friends. ...

Ask Dr. Lynch: Dealing With a Parent's Death

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 12.02.2012 | Home
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

Children must be allowed to grieve on their own timetable without feeling rushed. At the same time, you can't allow the student to use their parents' death as a crutch or an excuse.

Parents Mull Private, Charter Schools Amid Teachers Strike

Reuters | Posted 11.13.2012 | Home

* Catholic, charter schools see uptick in inquiries * Parents say costs are prohibitive By Mary Wisniewski ...

When Politics Comes First: The Reasons Republicans Shifted to Supporting Private Schools

Jack Jennings | Posted 09.12.2012 | Home
Jack Jennings

All of the Republicans' talk about giving parents the right to choose in education is a politically expedient strategy -- just beneath the surface of the rhetoric are political motivations to thwart integration, weaken the Democratic coalition, and cripple the teachers' unions.

Disease Outbreak Risks Rise As More Private School Students Opt Out Of Vaccines

AP | HANNAH DREIER | Posted 11.09.2012 | Home

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Parents who send their children to private schools in California are much more likely to opt out of immunizations than thei...

Majority Of Americans Dissatisfied With Public Education, But Like Their Own Schools

Posted 08.31.2012 | Home

More than half of Americans are dissatisfied with American public education, but are more inclined to rate their own children’s schools highly, acco...

Not All Private Schools Parallel Romney Education Plan

| Sarah Butrymowicz | Posted 10.30.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report's HechingerEd blog. Expanding school choice is a central piece of Mitt Romney's education p...

Parents Of Special-Needs Children In Texas Pursue Alternatives To Public School

Posted 08.27.2012 | Home

An increasing number of Texas parents are electing to home school their children with special needs or enroll them in private schools instead of havin...

Can Reading Comprehension Be Taught for Standardized Tests?

Alex Mallory | Posted 10.24.2012 | Home
Alex Mallory

When it comes to standardized test preparation, reading comprehension seems to be the most confounding subject for parents and students.

JOKE: Hard Work

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

A young boy is doing poorly in math at public school. His mother decides to send him to private school to rectify the situation. Lo and behold, af...

Indiana Public Schools Wage Desperate Ad Campaign To Keep Students

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 08.20.2012 | Home

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door i...

Louisiana Sets Rules For Landmark School Voucher Program

Reuters | Posted 09.24.2012 | Home

* Louisiana has the most sweeping voucher program in U.S. * Governor says it spurs competition, expands choice * Critics...

My Decision to Send My Kids to Private School Has Never Been Easier to Defend

Christina Pesoli | Posted 09.08.2012 | Home
Christina Pesoli

By enumerating so many offensive ideas in the "Educating our Children" section of its platform, Texas Republican delegates have provided me with a blueprint to defend my decision to send my kids to private school.

The Case of the Marijuana Brownies, or, Raising Cain

Jeffrey Rubin, Ph.D. | Posted 08.29.2012 | Home
Jeffrey Rubin, Ph.D.

Some high school students at an elite private school in New York were caught with pot-laced brownies on a school-sanctioned trip last month. But many students were disturbed and confused by the failure to hold the offending parties more accountable.

Teacher Claims School Suspended Her Son For Being Gay And Fired Her For Supporting Him

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 06.28.2012 | Home

Sharon Wright, a teacher in Harrisburg, Pa., has filed a lawsuit against Covenant Christian Academy accusing the administration of suspending her son ...

Why a Smaller Private University Might Be Right for You (and a Few Reasons Why It Might Not)

Keith Wade | Posted 08.18.2012 | College
Keith Wade

You've looked around; you've talked to faculty; you've met with staff; the coach has shown you the locker room and the resident assistant has shown you the room. You love it here or you hate it here, and that's going to be the most important factor.