Let There Be Carnivals!

The 104th midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Carol over at The Median Sib) has opened its turnstiles with a variety of exhibits and sideshows from across the EduSphere.For extra credit, checkout what the homies are up to over at this week's edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. --------------------------See our latest EduPosts.

Thank You 600,000 Times!

At 10:23 PM, an Unknown Visitor from Jenny D. became the 600,000th visitor to our site.We wish that we could thank each and every one who has taken a few moments out of their busy schedule in order to drop in and visit with us.Thanks! ------------------------------ See our latest EduPosts.

Carnival Entries Are Due!

Entries for the 104th midway of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by us Carol over at The Median Sib.) are due today. Please email them to: carol [at] the mediansib [dot] com . (Or use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 6:00 PM (Eastern), 3:00 PM (Pacific). Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: American Future took first place with On the Possibility of an Embargo of

Wonkitorial: Setting The Goal Post Back Yet Again

U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has begun the push for the reauthorization of The No Child Left Behind Act: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings kicked off a national dialogue today in Chicago with top business leaders, students, teachers, and school officials to promote Building on Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act. The Secretary's visit to

Slaughter Of The Innocents

Students and staff of a Baghdad girls school have been caught up in the crossfire of the Iraqi Civil War: Mortar shells rained down Sunday on a girls' secondary school in a mostly Sunni area of western Baghdad, killing four pupils and wounding 21, witnesses and police said. At least seven other people died in a series of bombings and shootings across the capital.The mortar attack occurred about

The School Of Silence

A Warwick, Rhode Island Catholic school has adopted a new policy requiring students to be silent while they eat their lunch: A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted new lunchroom rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The move comes after three recent choking incidents in the cafeteria.No one was hurt, but the principal of St. Rose of Lima School explained in a

NOLA Needs Teachers: (And It's No Wonder Why!)

One would have to be a Saint in order to go and serve in the public schools of hurricane-crime-corrupt-and-poverty-ridden New Orleans: Wanted: Idealistic teachers looking for a Peace Corps-style adventure in a city in distress.Some of New Orleans' most desperate, run-down schools are beset with a severe shortage of teachers, and they are struggling mightily to attract candidates by appealing to

The Carnival Of Education: Week 103

Welcome to the 103rd edition of The Carnival Of Education! We are delighted that the Midway has returned home after a sustained road trip.This week's collection of exhibits from around the EduSphere represents a very wide variety of political and educational viewpoints. Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries were submitted by the writers themselves.If you have a website and are interested

Education In Afghanistan: Running In Reverse

The Taliban is announcing that it will open its own peculiar type of "school" throughout Afghanistan: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The Taliban said it will open its own schools in areas of southern Afghanistan under its control, an apparent effort to win support among local residents and undermine the Western-backed government's efforts to expand education.The announcement follows a violent campaign

Carnival Entries Are Due!

Entries for the 103rd midway of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by us here at The Education Wonks.) are due today. Please email them to: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net . (Or use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern), 6:00 PM (Pacific). Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Rhymes With Right took first place with MLK Day -- A Singular

Extra Credit Reading: Monday, January 22, 2007

Joanne Jacobs links to and comments upon a proposed federal law that would encourage the adoption of "voluntary" National Standards in math and science. (We smell another unfunded mandate by the Central Government.)Dear Silly School Administrator: Please don't choke the chickens the students.Dr. Albert Schweitzer give us the Quote of the Day: "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into a

Rewarding Bad Behavior

A student-loan company improperly collects millions in fees. Instead of prosecuting the villains and forcing them to pay restitution, the U.S. Department of Education lets the malefactors keep the money: The Bush administration reached an accord with a student loan company that will let it keep $278 million in subsidies that the inspector general of the Education Department found improper, the

The Most Dangerous Schools In America?

USA Today reports that the U.S. Department of Education thinks it has identified the "most dangerous schools in America." But they aren't located where one might expect them to be: WASHINGTON — The schools identified as the nation's most dangerous during the past five years can't be found in Los Angeles, Chicago or most of America's other urban centers.They're in communities such as Vineland, N.J