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Goodbye Mr. Chips?

New Evaluations Are Raising the Stakes for Teachers Teacher working with a student Related Links Race to the Top Official Site National Education Association…

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Information Official Name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Capital: Harrisburg Organized as a territory: 1681 Entered Union (rank): December 12, 1787 (2nd) Present constitution…

Agostini v. Felton (1997)

Case SummaryA federal district court and Court of Appeals ruled against New York City, stating that the city could not have public school teachers provide supplemental instruction to…

Roger Sherman: Countryman IV

Countryman IVRoger ShermanThursday, December 6, 1787To the People of Connecticut If the propriety of trusting your government in the hands of your representatives was now a perfectly new…

Ingraham v. Wright (1977)

Case SummaryTwo Florida students who were paddled in school brought suit in federal court arguing that the paddling was “cruel and unusual punishment“ and that students should have a right to…

The Supreme Court: Legalizing School Vouchers

Legalizing School VouchersThe Supreme CourtEducating Our KidsPunishing StudentsTesting for DrugsDealing with Sexual HarassmentLegalizing School Vouchers The Bush Administration is a big…

U.S. News: Chicago Teachers Fight Back

  Major U.S. news stories, from the Presidential Election to the Chicago Teachers' Strike Chicago Teachers Strike, September 2012 Photo Credit: Brad Perkins…

August 2001 News and Events

World Bosnian Serb Convicted by Hague Court (Aug. 2): International war-crimes tribunal finds former general Radislav Krstic guilty of genocide for role in execution of some 7,000 unarmed Muslim…