Education Politics, Practices, and Analysis

Did you know the United States holds many of the world's records for school shootings? Or that our first school shooting took place in 1764? Learn this and much more with this in depth article.

Why it is important for Schools to teach less about technology and more about marketability, skills and humanity.

One of the most significant controversies which has emerged in education has to do with cell phones. More specifically…should cell phones be allowed in school? There are pros and cons to both sides.

One of the reasons for rising health insurance costs is because doctors and patients allow our healthcare system to focus on managing disease (illness care) rather than prevention and wellness (true health care).

Is there any place for intelligent design or creationism in science classrooms?

Public education is meant to impose conformity on the young and to give the state power over them. However, the purpose of free education is to empower the individual.

Our education system is outdated for many reasons. One huge issue is the subject of tenure. The practice allows incompetent teachers to continue doing a hideous job and get paid for it.

Public education might be the last resort for children of color to constructively assimilate into American society, but there is an enormous disjoint looming over America’s educational itinerary.

There have been 25 school shootings since Columbine. It is time we face some hard truths.

Education reform in America is focusing on bad teachers, teacher's unions and merit pay. But are teachers the main cause of educational failure in America?

The principle of a meritocratic school system is often applied to Scotland; to what extent can this be claimed or supported?

Going back to a curriculum that's two decades old is not fair to our kids.

Don't add a handgun - and its safety issues - to a teacher's already substantial list of duties and things to remember.

A meditation on arming teachers from a teacher's perspective.

This article looks at the main arguments for and against in the debate over the question of should corporal in schools be allowed.