Parents beware. Tech savvy teenagers are turning to "nudify" apps to bully and embarrass their classmates and peers.
It's imperative that parents advocate for their children.
Perhaps there are biological and evolutionary reasons for the shift in educational values, or perhaps it is good old socialization.
(Chicago Sun Times) — The Chicago Teachers Union was among seven organizations Wednesday to demand that Chicago move to a 13-member elected school board that would strip the next mayor of the power to appoint board members. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis and others contended an array of reforms under a board appointed by […]
(AJC) — On weekdays, images of Christ are covered in the classrooms at Avondale Pattillo United Methodist Church. Bibles are tucked away and crosses are stashed so public school students can learn in a neutral zone. To the government-supported tenant International Community School, the church is a landlord, not a gateway to salvation. The campus […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Like the menu at a potluck supper, Chicago Public Schoolshas a dizzying array of offerings, from classical, magnet, selective enrollment and gifted schools to charters and contract schools and career and military academies. The smorgasbord is a testament to Chicago’s myriad attempts to fix broken schools and keep middle-class parents from fleeing to the […]
(AJC) — Subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury suggest a sweeping criminal investigation into a cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public Schools. The grand jury appears to be looking not only at cheating on federally mandated tests, but also at how the school district handled allegations of widespread irregularities, court records obtained by The […]
(Washington Informer) — D.C. Mayor-elect Vince Gray on Tuesday announced two of his top education officials, including one who is a senior adviser to the mayor of Newark, N.J. De’Shawn Wright, who is currently with Newark Public Schools and has been an adviser to Cory Booker since 2006, will be Gray’s deputy mayor for education. […]
(Chicago Tribune) — At first glance, this health care center on the city’s Northwest Side looks like any other facility offering medical care to young patients: In the waiting area, children will find a basket of books on a small table, toys on the floor and a chalkboard. But the facility is inside Hibbard Elementary […]
(New York Times) — After the Norcor Management Corporation bought the Sunnyside Jewish Center in Queens in 2006, it demolished the synagogue in expectation of building residential housing on the site. But like so many projects, the plans were dashed in the wake of the real estate crash, and the parcel has sat vacant for […]
(AJC) — Four Atlanta school principals, including those from campuses under the most suspicion in an ongoing test cheating probe, have retired from the city school system. Two of the four principals — Gideons Elementary School’s Armstead Salters and Venetian Hills Elementary School’s Clarietta Davis — were reassigned to other jobs in August after a […]
(Washington Post) — Two civil rights organizations are seeking a federal review of public school education in Texas, accusing state school administrators of violating federal civil rights laws after curriculum changes approved earlier this year by the Texas Board of Education. The request to the U.S. Department of Education made by the Texas NAACP and […]