Mar 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
The essay question on the March SAT has left some students feeling confused and irritated. It asked them to write an argument about reality television and its possible beneficial or negative impacts on viewers. Controversy ensued regarding the fairness of the...
Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
President Obama’s recent State of the Union address featured education as a prominent topic. Obama, like many presidents before him, recognizes the importance of a strongly educated workforce. But will his ideas lead to higher quality education? In his speech,...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Superintendent Steven L. Walts’ proposed budget for Prince William County schools combines no layoffs with pay freezes to make a frugal yet satisfying budget. The total proposed budget is $864 million. That’s $36 million more than was spent last year. The extra bucks...
Feb 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
The perpetual budget crisis in our nation’s schools continues. This time the focus isn’t on local funding cuts but federal ones. Early on February 19, the House of Representatives voted to cut more than $5 billion out of the U.S. Department of Education’s current-year...
Jan 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Standardized testing: Children fear it. Adults wonder about it. Officials support it. But is it effective? According to Todd Farley’s recent article on The Huffington Post, that answer is “no way.” Farley is the author of Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the...
Jan 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
For Prince William County parents worried about their children’s education, perhaps they need have no fear. Evidently it’s a great place for youth. America’s Promise Alliance recently chose the county as one of its 100 best communities for young people. The...
