When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used his State of the State address to call for a “bar exam” that teachers in New York must pass to enter the profession, he was part of the growing clamor in educational and political circles to “professionalize” teaching and thus improve student performance by attracting more talented teachers. [...]
Atlanta Fifth-Graders Ride on Buses with Stripper Poles
May 9, 2012 | Posted by
Fifth graders at an Atlanta elementary school got some grown-up lessons on their way back from a field trip last week when a bus company mistakenly picked them up in party buses—complete with stripper poles, fog machine, sound system and even a VIP section. The 130 students from Morningside Elementary in northeast Atlanta may not [...]
