Let's Carnival!

The 143rd midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by What It's Like on the Inside) has opened-up the midway for your trick-or-treating pleasure.Round-out your educational experience by checking out what the homies are up to over at the latest edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling.--------------------------See our latest entries.

Carnival Call!

Entries for the 143rd edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week by the Science Goddess over at What It's Like on the Inside.) are due. Please email them to: the_science_goddess [at] yahoo [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 6:00 PM (Eastern) 3:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name,

When Kids Grow Up Too Fast: The Maine Story

What's up with that Maine middle school that wants to hand out contraceptives to girls as young as 11?School officials voted last night to OK a plan to distribute contraceptives to children as young as 11 in Portland, Maine.The Associated Press says the decision follows at least 17 pregnancies in the last four years among students at the city's three middle schools. Children who have parental

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Bookworm Room garnered the most Council Member votes with The MSM's Rush

Censorchimps: The Massachusetts Subspecies

It's been reported that a new subspecies of Censorchimp has been sighted on a school campus in the eastern United States. This particular variety, which has long been present in the Bay State, is attempting to feast on fears that some folks have about Harry Potter: WAKEFIELD - The summer reading feats of Lynne Bimmler's sixth-grade class are proudly chronicled on the St. Joseph's School website."

Carnival-Carnival

The 142nd midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by History is Elementary) has opened-up the midway for your educational pleasure.Round-out your educational experience by checking out what the homies are up to over at the latest edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling.--------------------------See our latest entries.

Alzheimer's And Education: The Bad And The Worse

It was somewhat heartening to learn that one's likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease was lessened when one had more education, but it was downright depressing to learn that once one does develop the disease, the more education one has the faster one declines: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having more years of formal education delays the memory loss linked to Alzheimer's disease, but once the

Carnival Entries Are Due!

Entries for the 142nd edition of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by History is Elementary.) are due. Please email them to: historyiselementary [at] mail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 6:00 PM (Eastern) 3:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: In a tie vote that was broken by The Watcher, Done With Mirrors came in

The Carnival Of Education: Week 141

Welcome to the midway of the 141st Carnival of Education!Here's the very latest roundup of entries from around the EduSphere. Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting an edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Thanks to everyone who helped spread

Wankerette Of The Day: Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle

It's bad enough that our nation is being overrun by a tidal wave of illegal immigration. But it's worse, far worse, when appointed-for-life-and-therefore-accountable-to-no-one federal judges block the enforcement of laws not because they have concerns over the Constitutionality of the legislation, but because of their own personal views, biases, and proclivities. Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle's

Carnival Call!

Entries for the 141st edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week by us here at the 'Wonks.) are due. Please email them to: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 11:00 PM (Eastern) 8:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: For the second week in a row, Big Lizards has earned first place honors.

Today's Political Non Sequitur

I'm not a Democrat, but if I were, then I'd be somewhat concerned highly upset with Nancy "San Fran Nan" Pelosi's seemingly complete ineffectiveness as a party leader. She seems unable to get anything done.At this point, I don't think that San Fran Nan could organize and lead a church parade much less the United States House of Representatives.Nancy Pelosi just might be the best Republican leader

Let's Carnival!

The 140th midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by The Tempered Radical) has opened-up the midway.And if you're in the mood for a little extra educredit, round-out your educational experience over at this week's edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling. --------------------------See our latest entries.

Kid Dynamite

Eleven-year-old competetive fencer Arabella Uhry of New York City could be an opposing Olympic swashbuckler's worst nightmare.I wish that I'd have thought of using swordplay as a way to getting on the U.S. team.Good for her.

Carnival Entries Are Due!

Entries for the 140th edition of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by The Tempered Radical.) are due. Please email them to: wferriter [at] hotmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 7:00 PM (Eastern) 4:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Big Lizards earned first place honors with Gratefully Not Dead: Iraq

Banning 'Lil Ghosts And Goblins At The School House Door

Halloween is still weeks away. But already in Colorado the PC crowd has begun its campaign to suppress yet another harmless childhood rite of passage: BROOMFIELD - There won't be little ghosts and goblins at Kohl Elementary School this Halloween.In a newsletter sent home to parents, Principal Cindy Kaier wrote that the traditional Halloween party celebrated in classrooms each year will be

Carnivalicious!

The 139th midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Evolution.... not just a theory any more) has opened-up the midway.And if you're in the mood for a little extra credit, check out what the homies are up to over at The Carnival of Homeschooling. --------------------------See our latest entries.

Boondoggle Chronicles: Public Housing For The Affluent

One of the things that really gets me mad is when I learn of a government program that knows it is being wasteful of the taxpayers' hard-earned money and does nothing about it.As reported by The Washington Post, the latest instance of wasteful spending is to be found in relatively affluent Fairfax County Virginia:Hundreds of families living in housing subsidized by Fairfax County taxpayers exceed

Carnival Call!

Entries for the 139th edition of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by Evolution... not just a theory anymore.) are due. Please email them to: greg [at] gregladen [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 2:00 AM (Eastern) Tomorrow. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

The Spellings Report: Pushing NCLB

The nation's report card has just come out and Queen of All Testing U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is positively giddy over the news: "Student achievement is on the rise," said Secretary Spellings. "No Child Left Behind is working. It's doable, reasonable and necessary. Any efforts to weaken accountability would fly in the face of rising achievement."Spellings noted that 48 states

Crackingdown On Crack

North Carolina's Mecklenburg County is the latest locality that is considering a crackdown on individuals who insist on displaying their dirty underwear "sagging" pants:The Rev. Willie Simpson thinks low-riding pants are indecent. Now he wants Mecklenburg County to make them illegal.On Tuesday, Simpson asked Mecklenburg County commissioners to work with the Charlotte City Council to pass a ban."