Public Schools

Want More Diverse Educators? Then It Is Time To Improve Teacher Working Conditions

Educators of color often face tough teaching environments.
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Protesters On Hunger Strike For 17 Days Ask Education Department To Help

"Sometimes you have to put your own health on the line to get the attention of the world."
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A Group Of Chicago Residents Are Starving Themselves To Save A School

A dozen protestors have been on a hunger strike since August 17.
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With No ACs And Record High Temps, Hawaii Schools Consider 'Heat Days'

94 percent of Hawaii schools don't have AC and teachers say kids are showing signs of heat exhaustion.
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP

Why Do We Force Students to Read Shakespeare?

As time goes on, perhaps even the CollegeBoard will realize that they should focus more on modern applications than classical ones, and perhaps one day more of the novels high school students read can be similar to contemporary novels and works.
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Why Kids Hate Reading: An Addict's Perspective

Strictness in school literature requirements and lack of breadth and in permitted genres to choose from for said requirement is one of the biggest problems with education in America.
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Lawmaker Retracts Support On Voucher Program Because It Includes Muslim Schools

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