education

Do you ever wonder if some of our elected officials think about what they say before they say it? I do not know if the better answer to that question is yes or no. If the answer is yes than they might not be the brightest people in the bunch because that means that they do not care what they say or have no idea of what they say is opening them up to claims of hypocrisy...

Get ready to pay a little more for tuition at Western Michigan University next school year.

An anonymous $250,000 gift to Western Michigan University will provide annual financial support for 11 Kalamazoo Promise students who hope to become educators and could enhance the diversity of Kalamazoo Public Schools' teaching staff.

This week Michigan residents voted in the primary elections to throw their weight behind one of the Democratic or Republican delegates. This of course opened the door for parents and teachers to talk about politics with some of the younger Michiganders in our area. What this 7 year old drew when asked about a presidential candidate will blow you away.

According to a USA Today investigation Michigan received a grade of “F” regarding a teacher assessment database, resulting in Michigan being ranked among the worst states nationally at keeping teachers with misconduct problems out of classrooms in Michigan...

We are all aware of the issue of teachers striking illegally in Michigan.  Detroit Public School teachers are the latest examples of illegal strikes. Now it appears the Michigan Senate has had enough.  There are three news Senate Bills 713, 714 and 715 which were introduced in Michigan’s Senate to attempt to put the money where the mouth is in Michigan’s 70 year old law against teacher strikes...

Great news for the state of Michigan and even better some of our students. Mlive.com is reporting that Governor Snyder’s office released information yesterday informing us that 30 Michigan schools will be removed from Michigan’s list of lowest performing schools...

Can you still say our children are not being indoctrinated in school? It is being reported in EAGnews.com a seventh grade girl in Kay Texas was forced by her teacher to deny that God is real or fail. Are you kidding me? Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next”...

Recent Wayne State University research found that 25% of Michigan students are bullied. Really, can this be true? Have you asked your K – 12 student if 25% of their classmates are bullied, I did and the answer was a resounding NO...

What is going on in our schools today? We have been discussing this issue on my program for a while and now new data is discovered that begs the question again, what is going on in our schools today? CNS News is reporting about a report to Congress by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that states 73% of 8th graders tested below the proficiency level in geography last year...