Archive for the 'Red Tape' Category
If I consider all of the jobs I’ve had, I’ve heard them all”
“That’s not my job.”
“Yeah, no problem.” (If you don’t mean it.)
“Don’t tell anyone I said this, but … ”
“I haven’t had a raise in four years.”
“It’s not my fault.”
“To be honest with you … ”
“Whom did you vote for?”
“I got so trashed last […]
Grand Rapids, Mich. (PRWEB) February 12, 2008 — If you […]
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire - January 24, 2008) - If you’ve ever heard, “The scholarship requires a small fee,” or, “We need your credit card or account information to hold your scholarship,” chances are you’ve been the victim of a scholarship scam.
During the months of January and February, millions of students will begin applying for […]
Poor students are shortchanged by federal and state school aid policies, a report released Wednesday says.
At the federal level, the Education Department gives states nearly $13 billion a year to help students in low-income districts.
The complex formula used to determine each state’s share guarantees a minimum amount for small states. That means Wyoming, Vermont and […]
This is somewhat ridiculous. Imagine if every child if the world knew about Harry Potter but American kids didn’t because it was censored, over, hmm… witchcraft!
The Georgia department of education Thursday upheld a decision by the county board that would allow the wildly popular series by British author J.K. Rowling to remain in school libraries, […]
Well, considering that we are six years into the century, I assume the safe answer is no.
Time magazine examines the issues and tries to offer some solutions.
Read the piece here.
If you get a feeling that things are going from bad to worst to horrible, you are not alone, apparently, schools and teachers are now fighting No Child Behind in Court:
School districts in three states and the nation’s largest teachers union asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a lawsuit challenging the way government-mandated […]