December 29, 2013 | Julian Vasquez Heilig 

A few years ago a UT-Austin undergraduate student sat in my office and told me that she was joining Teach For America and was going to teach in KIPP school. The essence of TFA’s …

ANALYSIS BY WALTER RUSSELL MEAD & STAFF - The American Interest

Derek Hunter | Dec 19, 2013

Remember when the federal government took over student loans? That power grab was part of the Democrats’ push to make college ‘affordable.’ It didn’t work because it was never really designed to work, just to make people think they were ‘doing something’ to address the issue. But failure has never stopped our liberal/progressive…

December 17, 2013

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (CBS Charlotte) –  A 5-year-old boy was reportedly suspended from school after making a gun gesture with his hand on the playground.

His father, David Hendrix, was furious when he found out his son was issued a suspension for the gesture.

“He was playing …

December 09, 2013

(Compiled by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute) 

Over the years, The Rutherford Institute has been contacted by parents and teachers alike concerned about schools changing their Christmas concerts to “winter holiday programs” and renaming Christmas “winter festival” or cancelling holiday celebrations altogether to avoid offending those who do not celebrate the various holidays. Hoping to alleviate ongoing confusion…

17 December 2013 The Report Card

By Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org

The Report Card spoke with Phillip Kilgore, Director of the Barney Charter Schools a concept developed by Hillsdale College. Hillsdale College is a strong defender of America’s founding Judeo-Christian principles and the Constitution, which is an expression of those liberties and traditions. Mr. Kilgore stated that the…

18 December 2013 The Report Card

Curtis Marez President of American Studies Association

By Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org

The American Studies Association is the nation’s oldest and largest association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of…

John Ransom | Dec 19, 2013 Townhall.com

Liberals in Ohio have used the death of a 14-year-old homeschooler in order to try to pass legislation that would require all homeschooling families to first have a home visit by some bureaucrat or another to see if they’re worthy enough for homeschooling.

14-year old Teddy Foltz was pulled out of school by his mother…

12 December 2013 The Report Card

Lainez is a young mother

(Forwarded By Wes Harris 3-4-13

By Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org

Dr. Daniel Scoggin, CEO of Great Hearts Charter Academies in Phoenix told The Report Card last week that the State School Board’s rejection of their application “Took us completely by surprise.” Great Hearts, a highly successful Charter Management Organization operates 16 schools in the Phoenix area. Their SAT average is 1833 surpassing all public and most elite private schools. 95% of…

Posted on 05 December 2013 By Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org

Vassar is a liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, NY that was formerly an elite women’s college. Reports of bias and hate incidents surfaced when spray painted messages appeared on student residences. Messages included “Avoid Being Bitches,” “F*** Niggers,” and most prominently, “Hey Tranny (transgender). Know Your Place.” Upon review of the messages, the…

12-4-13 By Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org

Since 1998, the Program for International Student Assessment, or Pisa, has ranked 15-year-olds around the world on common reading, math and science tests. The U.S. has been stuck in the  middle since Pisa was started in the early 2000’s among 65 education systems that make up fourth-fifths of the global economy. The triennial Pisa report also shows—again—that East Asian countries…