The introduction of the Common Core State Standards in 2010 led to many schools removing handwriting instruction, including cursive writing, from their curriculum as it was no longer a requirement for students to be proficient in it.
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Bart Simpson T-shirts were banned
During the early 1990s, Bart Simpson T-shirts were banned at many schools throughout the United States.
In 2019 most Americans surveyed…
In 2019 most Americans surveyed thought that Arabic numerals should not be taught in schools.
On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus…
On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas high schools for a year rather than allowing desegregation to continue. Teachers and administrators were required to fulfill their contractual obligations and appear for work in empty schools.
Graduated Alone
Eva Mae Bradbury was the only member of her graduating class at the public school in Ada, Kansas. The school nevertheless put on a full commencement program for her, attended by 150 people, which was about the entire population of Ada.
Some schools in China now have uniforms…
Some schools in China now have uniforms with tracking devices in them. This is done to monitor attendance. If students try to leave during school hours, an alarm will go off.
A Detroit school was so understaffed…
In 2016, a Detroit school was so understaffed that an 8th grader taught math to his own classmates and to the 7th grade for an entire month.
The reason American public schools…
The reason American public schools offer lunch is because of the National School Lunch Program which was born out of the concern that much of America’s youth was to malnourished to serve in the military (started in 1946).
In 2010, Philadelphia school…
In 2010, Philadelphia school authorities surreptitiously and remotely activated webcams embedded in school issued laptops the students were using at home in order to spy on the students. They even disciplined a student for his “improper” behavior at home.
Yoga and other forms of meditation…
Yoga and other forms of meditation have been banned in Alabama public schools since 1993.