by David SafierIn a North Florida school district, a number of students came to school wearing shirts that read, "Islam is of the Devil." They were sent home. School district staff attorney Tom Wittmer says the shirts might have offended or distracted others and violated the district's dress code. Why did they wear the shirts? … Read more
by David SafierIt started with a bit too much money going from Philadelphia's Agora Cyber Charter School to its management company, which is now facing federal prosecution. Now it looks like the net is spreading wider. Federal agents yesterday seized financial records from a North Philadelphia school, another move in a widening federal probe of … Read more
by David SafierI'm behind the curve on this story — I've been out of town — but I'm going to violate the bloggers' code and write about a story that's a full 5 days old. If the U.S. Blogger General wants to put me on probation, that's fine. I can take the heat. I don't … Read more
by David SafierThe problem with Black Studies, Hispanic Studies, Asian Studies and Women's Studies is, they give students a distorted sense of history — or so we hear from the detractors of ethnic and gender studies programs. What we need is good old Amurican History. That tells the real story. Oh, I guess sometimes the … Read more
by David SafierIn the heady days of the presidential campaign, I had a thought that made my eyes mist over. I imagined President Obama delivering a short speech at the beginning of the school year urging students to do everything they can to make the most of their educations. I hoped for a dose of … Read more