Education

In an effort to accommodate students with varying levels of advancement and in reaction to state budgetary cuts, at least 30 states in the US now let elementary and high school students take all their courses online.

According to Evergreen Education Group, a consulting firm that works with online schools, an estimated 250,000 students nationwide are enrolled in full-time virtual schools, a 40 percent increase in the last three years. And the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a trade group, says two million kids take at least one class online.

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Voters go to the polls today to have their voice heard, and today is the day that state Rep. Paul Scott finds out his fate. Scott is facing a recall in a bitter election dispute with Michigan Education Association. There are more than 20 electoral races to be settled today, but the Paul Scott recall is making the most noise.

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I would imagine that when asked, most teachers would say they are not over paid. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., is causing waves with a study it released Friday that found teachers are overcompensated in comparison to similarly educated and experienced private-sector workers.

Interesting story, get more after the jump.

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When I watching the news last night, I was shocked to find that a preschool student at Beecher's Tucker Elementary was overlooked and left on the bus for more than two-and-a-half hours.

It turns out that the aide who was supposed to ensure all students were safely off the bus somehow missed Deandre Jones, who was sleeping when the bus arrived at the school.

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The Genesee County Literacy Coalition has a lineup of trained tutors available to assist adults who need help learning to read. The service is absolutely free. The ability to read equals the ability to learn for most people. It also means the ability to function, to fill out a job application, to read signs while driving. Being able to read opens up so many possibilites. If you know someone who needs help with their reading skills, help is available.

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Parents and politicians are in an uproar regarding the newly proposed sex education curriculum being offered to sixth- and seventh-graders in public schools starting in the spring. The curriculum is teaching abstinence as well as teaching proper condom use and alternative ways to have sex

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Some parents are calling it a prank that went to far. Far more parents, and some child psychologists are labeling it a case of bullying. You be the judge.

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