education

A place to hash out all opinions on education policy, charter schools, statewide testing, and what the political world is and isn't doing about it.

Dear Doug Ford And Stephen Lecce: I Have Had Enough
To Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce: I am a parent of two girls, ages 15 and a half and 11, and I have had enough with your lies and your threats when it comes to Ontario's education system.
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in The Swamp
Betsy DeVos’ Idiotic American Slavery Comparison to Pro-Choice is Dead Wrong
As soon as she was appointed to the government post of U.S. Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos (pictured) stoked an abundance of fear into the hearts of middle and lower-class American parents who are reliant on the public school system.
By Victor Trammell6 years ago in The Swamp
Come on Czech Republic, why so low?
The Czech Republic has dropped in this year’s global ranking of press freedom all the way to the 40th position, which represents another six-spot decline since the year 2018. The country has an index score of 24.89, which is still constituting a marginally satisfactory situation, but in the opinion of some Czech journalists, also a significant step back.
By Anna Dohnalová6 years ago in The Swamp
66% of Students Fail Reading Test in Half the States
America’s fourth and eighth graders are losing ground in their ability to read literature and academic texts, according to a rigorous national assessment released last week. The National Center of Educational Statistics, the research arm of the Department of Education, found that two out of three children did not meet standards for reading proficiency.
By Robert Bowen6 years ago in The Swamp
Save Arizonians from the Department of Corrections
Despite the fact that Arizona is one of the youngest states to join the United States of America, you might expect it to be a pretty progressive forward thinking place. Seeing how Arizona established itself later than majority of other states, it would only make sense that we would have taken the time to learn from the mistakes of older states, but that couldn’t be any further from the truth. Arizona may look fancy and have beautiful new homes, new construction happening often, beautiful nice communities, new shopping centers, new freeways and roads etc. In reality it’s only aesthetic.
By Taryn Thomas6 years ago in The Swamp
Examining the Modern Distrust of Science in the US
Throughout history, science has always pushed the boundary of public belief. Thankfully we have moved past the days where scientists were killed for fear of them being users of dark magic. Through general acceptance and applications of science we were able to prove its usefulness and have made great strides in our knowledge of the world around us. However, we may be moving back to the time where science is misunderstood as something bad.
By The Coffee Ghost7 years ago in The Swamp
LGBT School Lessons
The very idea that your kids might magically become queer by learning about the fact that LGBT+ people exist is madness. If that were true there'd be no gays, because we never taught anyone about it.
By Cronan Parry7 years ago in The Swamp
A Little Too Close to Home
As I was walking into the building of the high school I teach at, I got a text from my mother. "Your brother is okay. His school is on lockdown due to a shooting at STEM." I nearly couldn't believe what I was reading. The anxiety of how close it was to everything I knew, the grief for STEM. I worked at a swim school not even three blocks away, a two minute walk, on the same street for nearly two years. Students from STEM would come by to swim at our school, both after school, and during for PE. The STEM parking lot is where my dad taught me how to drive, and where my dad and I taught my brother to drive. My old high school, where my brother currently attends, was on a lock out due to the situation, because we didn't know what was going to happen next. My old high school, in fact, was a seven minute drive. And a five minute drive from the home my brother and I grew up in.
By Dani Ash7 years ago in The Swamp
The Fall of Public Education
A huge competition is occurring all over the world right, one that is not as televised and advertised the way most sports are, but one that may just be more important than all the rest combined.
By Brian Paredes7 years ago in The Swamp
What Every College Student Needs to Know About the Proposed Changes to Title IX
Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education in the United States, has proposed changes to Title IX that could have major effects on students—and yet many don't even know what this important amendment is. Despite its recent media coverage, there is still much confusion about the purpose of Title IX and what impact the proposed changes would have on college students especially.
By Sara Lipski7 years ago in The Swamp
The Constitution
The Constitution as we know it today first sprang into being September 17th, 1787. It was ratified June 21st, 1788. This document is what the United States knows as law, having been amended 27 times. The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights. Congress consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is what has the power to impeach the entire current administration. It takes great courage to do this, which is why nobody has acted yet. Eventually, there will be an act done but the rest of us have to hang on for now. I’m writing this article because I want to go to law school, and, hopefully, somebody who can write a recommendation will find it.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in The Swamp
History Is Not for Black People
World War I. William the Conqueror. The Magna Carta. The Trenches. Elizabeth I. Oliver Cromwell and the Civil War. Jack the Ripper. World War II. The Russian Revolution. The Blitz. Nazi Germany. The Holocaust. The Tudors. These are only a few of the history units I can remember studying — or having been taught — during my time in secondary school, but there is one glaring similarity between all of them. There is not a single Black face amongst any of them; or at the very least, none important enough to mention by name. And this recognition has led myself, and many other people, to (often subconsciously) draw this one, firm conclusion:
By Lauryn Davis8 years ago in The Swamp