About a quarter of the kids in the San Antonio school district attend charter schools. Most are the low-income, minority students we think about when we imagine providing innovative opportunities for kids stuck in failing public schools in bad neighborhoods. For a long time, school reform has targeted only kids from poor families. You know, the lucky ones who get [Read More]

Tyrades! By Danny Tyree According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, over the holiday break the one-third of Philly high schools with the worst record for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) were outfitted with clear plastic dispensers full of free condoms. This pilot program is touted as a pragmatic response to an “alarming public health crisis.” Nothing is said about negative repercussions. Granted, [Read More]

Tyrades! By Danny Tyree Most American schoolchildren are not particularly wrapped up in France’s current events, but that may be changing. According to “The National Review,” French President Francois Hollande has boldly announced a wish list of education reforms, including the complete abolition of homework. (Other French education reforms, aimed mainly at the lower grades, include “Be sure to offer [Read More]