Tag: EdSec
EdSec King Urges Charter Schools to Rethink Discipline Policies
Posted: July 1, 2016 at 5:29 am / Education
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Recently, charter schools have come under scrutiny for higher than normal suspension rates — and now Secretary of Education John King has urged charter school officials to rethink their discipline policies. “Discipline is a nuanced and complicated issue,” Secretary King said in remarks prepared for a speech at the National Charter […]
EdSec King Calls For Repeal of ‘Hateful’ School Bathroom Laws
Posted: May 5, 2016 at 5:21 pm / Education
(Photo: Susan Walsh, AP) The Department of Education will not stand by and allow schools to ignore federal law that protects the rights of LGBT students, according to Education Secretary John King, Jr., who has called for the “bathroom laws” be repealed. Tyler Kingkade, writing for The Huffington Post, quoted King: “They’re hateful laws and should […]