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  • 5 Picture Reminders That America’s Public Schools Used to be Religious

    5 Picture Reminders That America’s Public Schools Used to be Religious0

    • June 16, 2015

    1. Horace Mann Photo – 1849 Horace Mann (1796-1859) is referred to as the “father of American public education.” Mann had religious motives behind founding the public school system, as illustrated in quotes like this one: “The universal diffusion and ultimate triumph of all-glorious Christianity itself must await the time when knowledge shall be diffused

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  • NPR: High School Grad Rate “Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Printed On”

    NPR: High School Grad Rate “Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Printed On”0

    • June 12, 2015

    It’s the end of the school year and by now just about every graduating senior has donned cap and gown and walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma. Statistics place national graduation rates at 81% – a percentage that has risen amidst much acclamation in recent years. But according to an investigation by NPR,

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  • Scholars Protest New AP U.S. History Standards

    Scholars Protest New AP U.S. History Standards0

    • June 12, 2015

    This week, an impressive list of scholars across the nation published a letter opposing the new framework for the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) exam in U.S. History. You can read the full letter here. As you may know, millions of U.S. high school students take an AP U.S. History course and exam each year in

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  • Minnesota to Highly Qualified, Unlicensed Teachers: Go Away

    Minnesota to Highly Qualified, Unlicensed Teachers: Go Away0

    • June 5, 2015

    I am not qualified to teach in Minnesota public schools. Here are my non-qualifications: A B.A. in Philosophy from Augsburg College An M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Wales (U.K.) I worked as a teaching assistant for several courses during this time. 14 years of successful teaching at Trinity School at River

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  • 10 Great Summer Classics Your Kids Will Enjoy

    10 Great Summer Classics Your Kids Will Enjoy0

    • June 5, 2015

    Ah… summertime. School is out and your kids are hanging around, complaining of boredom or playing on your iPhone. How do you ensure that your children won’t fritter away their summer in useless activities that fail to stretch their mind? For starters, why not enroll your children in a summer reading contest at your local

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  • Should Schools Move to a Year-Round Calendar?

    Should Schools Move to a Year-Round Calendar?0

    • June 5, 2015

    At the end of another school year, questions predictably arise about the continued value of a long summer break. On the side of maintaining the traditional summer break side are arguments that it’s good for family bonding, that students simply need the long hiatus from academics, and good-old-fashioned nostalgia about summers past. Those for adjusting

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