- Obama says he doesn't want to hear about spending cuts—"Don't tell me we can afford to shut down the government, which costs our government billions of dollars, but we can't afford to invest in our kids."
- Nearly 6 million young Americans not in school or working
- Middle-class young 'will fare worse than their parents'—"David Cameron's social mobility and child poverty inquiry to issue grim warning as debt and job fears create 'perfect storm.'"
- Neil Gaiman: 'Face facts: we need fiction'—"It's essential that children are encouraged to read and have access to fiction if we are to live in a healthy society."
- We Are Teaching High School Students to Write Terribly—"The many problems of the SAT’s essay section."
- US school kids get 'abysmal' writing training
- America Is Raising A Generation Of Young People Who Can't Do Math
- Michael Gove: governments must stop lying to children about life chances—"Education secretary says 'inflated' GCSE figures were used in past to tell pupils they could go to university or get skilled work."
- State lawmaker seeks changes to charter school law—"Days after an Orange County charter school threatened to dismiss students for failing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests, a state lawmaker has filed a legislative proposal that would ban the practice. The school, Cornerstone Academy Charter School in Belle Isle, withdrew the threat after parents complained and reporters contacted the principal
- Lawyer offering $1,000 to those who don't study law—"Matthew Willens, a Chicago personal-injury attorney, announced this week that he's launching a $1,000 Anything But Law School Graduate Scholarship for one student a year who is planning to go to a nonlegal graduate school."
- Transforming America’s Schools into Authoritarian Instruments of Compliance
- North Andover High Punishes Teen For Giving Drunken Pal Ride Home From Party—Apparently the school's lawyer got suspended for lying about the case
- Bomb hoax costs male students at Bonners Ferry H.S.—"A recent bomb threat forced Boundary County School District leaders to revoke privileges at Bonners Ferry High School. Yet, the change only impacts male students." Were all the male students involved? If not, why were those who weren't being punished too?
- School Silences 14-Year-Old Autistic Student From Questioning Treatment
- Hearing Over Autistic Student's Bomb Drawing
- 8-year-old threatened with expulsion for drawings
- Student's breakfast trashed for 30-cent shortage
- 91-0 Texas football blowout leads to bullying charge from a concerned parent—The coaches have been cleared for something they shouldn't have been charged with in the first place all because of that 'concerned parent.'
- Yelling "Toy Guns" on a Crowded Facebook Page—"...Appi allegedly posted on Facebook the following message 'Maybe I have to walk in with Toy guns just to prove a point!' The comments were regarding... what he believes are lapses in security at the school. The Facebook posting prompted over fifty calls to the middle school from parents concerned about the message." More 'concerned' parents.
- Brian Holloway, former NFL star, may be sued by parents of teens who trashed his home—"Brian Holloway's house has already been ruined by a group of teenagers, and now the teens' parents are looking to push it further." Shitty kids, shittier parents, so it's heartening to see arrests have been made and hopefully more to come.
- Disney Changes Rules for Disabled Kids After Families Abuse Special Accommodations
- Who's raising the children?—"Parents actually blame teachers for their children's bad grades and behavior."
- Study says yelling as harmful as spanking in disciplining kids. So what should parents do? WaPo
- Opinion: Spanking hurts kids in the long run, too
- Sweden's liberal parents 'spoil children rotten'—"In 1979 Sweden became the first nation to ban smacking."
- Varsity defensive end is kicked off team and suspended for writing a poem—The principal's statement: "[The student] wrote a mean and disrespectful poem about another student and our athletic director/head coach. [It was] hazing, harrassment." Bullshit.
- USPS to destroy "Just Move" stamps over safety concerns
- B.C. school bans kindergarteners from touching each other—"The letter blames the ban on playground injuries that have resulted from games and other forms of hands-on play during recess."
- Calgary school axes honour roll, saying it often hurts 'self-esteem and pride' of students who don't make it
- Texas Football Program Says No More Trophies for Just Showing Up—Good.
- 12-year-old girl arrested for relentless bullying
- Juvenile Arrested in Bullying of Plano ISD Student
- School bullies rip scalp of 8-year-old Georgia girl
- Florida cyber-bullying suspect: Truth will never come out because victim 'went to hell'
- When It's Your Kid in the Locker Room—"What parents and coaches can learn from the NFL bullying scandal."
- Washington boy brought gun, knives to school to defend bullied friend: police
- Are Parents To Blame For Raising Bullies?
- Tormented For Years, NYC Student To Sue Bullies And Their Parents—"Caitlin Rocco, mother say it's the only way to get the message across."
- Students At L.I. Elementary School Stand Up Against Bullying—"Students will recite anti-bullying pledge every morning." Wait... what?
- Teen, Mom Take Stand Against Bullying
- The Votes Are In: Sandy Hook Elementary Will Be Torn Down
- Newtown Residents Oppose Plan to Make Dec. 14 "Guns Save Lives Day"—Tasteless and crass.
- Sandy Hook school to be melted down, erasing any trace of killing spree scene
- California boy with replica gun fatally shot by deputies—Shot seven times. Literally overkill.
- Father: Boy was acting out zombie-slaying game Minecraft—Blame the game... nice parenting.
- Virginia Boy Shot In Face After Handling Gun While Home Alone
- Two-Year-Old North Carolina Girl Dies After Accidentally Shooting Herself
- Child Fires Officer's Rifle at Elementary School
- HealthCare.gov's head tech guy is out—"A Medicare official who oversaw HealthCare.gov's botched launch will leave the federal government for the private sector." Heckuva job, Tony. WaPo
- Interest in Obamacare rises despite website problems: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Study suggests politics of Obamacare could shift against GOP WaPo
- The Reality Of The Affordable Care Act
- Insurance cancelled? Don't blame Obama or the ACA, blame America's insurance companies
- What Congress didn't say: Obamacare outlaws policies that are essentially worthless
- Stop the faux outrage over Obama's 'healthcare lie'—"Yes, the Obama team knew that some people wouldn't be able to keep their insurance. So did any reporter who did her research."
- Jon Stewart: Obama 'Somewhat Dishonest' About Healthcare But Republicans Are 'Lying Like Motherf*ckers'
- David Miranda lawyers argue that Heathrow detention was unlawful—"Partner of former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald had his rights violated by detention, lawyers say at high court."
- Sarah Harrison joins other Edward Snowden files 'exiles' in Berlin—"UK journalist's lawyers advise against returning home after working with NSA whistleblower, says statement on WikiLeaks."
- Edward Snowden leaks could help paedophiles escape police, says government—"Paedophiles and other criminals could benefit from the Guardian newspaper's stories based on leaks by Edward Snowden, the High Court hears." Getting slippery...
- Al Gore: Snowden 'revealed evidence' of crimes against US constitution—"Speaking at McGill University in Montreal, Gore said the NSA's efforts to monitor communications had gone to 'absurd' lengths."
- ACLU and Yale Clinic Seek Secret Court Opinions Authorizing NSA's Bulk Collection of Americans' Records
- Former NSA Codebreaker: I Tried To Tell People About Government Spying
- Inside the "Electronic Omnivore": New Leaks Show NSA Spying on U.N., Climate Summit, Text Messaging
- NSA Spying Sparks Calls For New Senate Church Committee
- On the Prospect of Blackmail by the NSA
- Googlers say "F*** you" to NSA, company encrypts internal network—"NSA had reverse-engineered many of Google's and Yahoo's inner workings." So yeah, "Fuck these guys."
