bullying

Far too often, students are bullied by their peers and teachers, as uncovered in the “Betrayed” series by The Chicago Tribune.

Florida, a leader in school choice, is addressing the bullying epidemic in the Sunshine State’s public schools by allowing parents to transfer their children to safer schools.

To reduce school violence, we must address its actual cause.

Roughly one in every 50 public school students in the United States was a victim of a physical assault, sexual assault, rape, attempted rape, robbery, or threatened with physical assault at school during the 2015–16 school year.

Is digital learning a solution or a problem for academically-at risk students? 

Schoolyards are getting as regulated as the U.S. economy. A Colorado school, like many others, recently banned the game of “tag.” When kids run away from each other, they may trip, fall, and hurt themselves. A New York school banned kids from using balls during recess, but not during sports events, because “unstructured play with hardballs” is dangerous, school leaders said.

Beyond the studies, and the drop in bullying nationwide, just check your common sense.

The First Amendment and privacy rights of every student in every U.S. public school accepting federal funds are being strangled by the strings attached to that funding. They’re expensive strings…