Dear Finland-lovers: The country’s academic achievement is not all it’s cracked up to be, writes Tom Loveless. (The Brown Center Chalkboard)

Oops. Economist Arnold Kling finds a “rather shocking mathematical error” in the AP Microeconomics Exam, thanks to the help of a student. (AskBlog)

Your good news story of the day. A Penn State senior basketball star creates a middle-school pContinue Reading »

Searchable info on unions. ConnCAN has created a database of 173 (of 174) teachers union contracts in the state. The organization also notes important trends. (ConnCAN.org)

There’s an app for that. A group of Connecticut high-schoolers designed a phone app that allows students to report incidents of bullying to their school administrators for follow-up. (New Haven Register)

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Bah, humbug. Students at a Texas school district cannot exchange gifts or “personal holiday messages” with their peers this holiday season, in fear those messages might be religious, according to a memo from the district’s attorney. Also, no Santa Claus in class. (Star-Telegram)

99 problems, but a class ain’t one. Rapper Jay-Z is the subject of a sociology course at Georgetown UniversityContinue Reading »

A different take on bullying. This column explores the bullying and harassment seen in education, from an adult standpoint. School leaders, board members, even superintendents, have been threatening or disparaging each other because of “increased stress and tension in our school districts.” (American School Board Journal)

Overpaid teachers. Yes, those words were used together in a new stContinue Reading »