Do Suburban Schools Produce Better Educated Students?

Do suburban schools produce better educated students? According to most parents they do. However, the Wall Street Journal reports that a study by the Pacific Research Institute shows that suburban schools are Worse Than You Think (Hat tip: Extreme Wisdom) [Emphasis mine].            Conventional wisdom holds that upscale communities tend to have “good”

The Blank Check Society

While reading this weeks Carnival of Education I came across a post entitled, Unable to educate. As I read it, all I could think about was how we have become a blank check society. The hallmark of this society is that the government has a blank check they can use to take care of everyone. [...]