The world’s poorest countries have the highest child abuse rates in the developed world.In 2017, nearly half of children under five in India, Niger, China and Bangladesh were abused.The U.S. has the second-highest child abuse rate, with more than 40 percent of children being abused, according to the report released Wednesday by the Child Abuse […]
When the government fails, they call it a failure.And when they fail, they say that’s why they’re failing.A recent article in the Lad Bible, titled When the State fails, it fails to teach: the lessons of the West Coast school, suggests that the school’s failure to teach is a result of its failure to properly […]
By now, we all know that the federal government is facing a $25.5 billion deficit in fiscal year 2018.As a result, lawmakers are debating ways to fund the government while also trying to come up with a budget.Some are calling for cuts to food stamps, but others are calling on the federal agency to cut […]
The president has been pushing hard to slash funding to public schools and other public-sector institutions.The president recently announced a $1.1 trillion plan to cut education spending, including nearly $700 billion to schools.But a study released this week by the left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress says Trump’s plan could actually increase school costs […]
We asked you to vote for the top five states to live in for education.And here’s what we found:1.England and Wales2.Wales3.Scotland4.Wales5.Northern IrelandA state with the lowest education expenditure per capita is Northamptonshire, according to research conducted by the Resolution Foundation, a think tank that helps to fund research into education.That’s down from the highest ranking […]
If you want to get paid more for doing your job, your employer has to provide the money you get from your pay packet to the state.This money is known as a tax.However, it’s not the same as a wage, which is what employers generally receive for their employees’ contributions to the economy.This article looks […]
By Dan FroomkinThe news media, from the front page of The New York Times to a national television station’s website, has a long history of reporting on the importance of education and learning, but how many times has the media mentioned it?In the past, the idea of “teach-to-take” became a rallying cry for the American […]
By Michael S. Williamson, The Washington PostThe Department of Education has launched a program that allows employees to share and report on classified documents on the public record and on Twitter.In an announcement on Monday, the department’s public information office announced the new program, which it calls the Office of Public Integrity.The announcement said the […]
The truth is that, although Australia’s system is highly successful in helping many people with disabilities achieve the basic needs of life, it is still not perfect.It is a model that needs to be improved.One of the most recent improvements is the introduction of a new set of National Disability Insurance (NDI) payments that are […]
Education welfare has been under fire in Washington, D.C., and it’s about to get even more so.In the first year of the Trump administration, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed an overhaul of how students in low- and moderate-income schools are funded.She has proposed cutting funding for a federal program that provides grants to low- […]