The Answer Sheet: FIRE


Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 12/29/2010

University of Virginia reforms speech code
By Valerie Strauss
The University of Virginia has eliminated four controversial policies that restricted the free speech of students and faculty, becoming one of a minority of schools across the country to do so.

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Categories:  Higher Education, Higher Education | Tags:  FIRE, free speech, free speech on campus, speech codes, university of virginia

Posted at 02:02 PM ET, 10/18/2010

Top 10 teen books chosen -- by teens
By Valerie Strauss
Here are the top 10 books that thousands of teenagers in school book clubs around the country picked as their favorites for 2010, released today as part of Teen Read Week.

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Categories:  Reading | Tags:  Laurie Halse Anderson, ala, catching fire, favorite teen books, reading, sarah desson, suzanne collins, teen reading, top teen books

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 07/28/2010

Were some D.C. teachers fired based on flawed calculations?
By Valerie Strauss
A professor of sociology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, argues that D.C. Public Schools botched the calculations that were used to decide to fire some of the 241 teachers let go last week.

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Categories:  D.C. Schools, D.C. Schools | Tags:  DC CAS, IMPACT evaluation system, d.c. public schools and teachers, d.c. schools, d.c. teachers fired, how rhee fired teachers, rhee and d.c. and fire and teachers, rhee fires teachers, value added and teachers, why rhee fired teachers

Posted at 09:29 AM ET, 06/07/2010

Stressed out student sets school on fire
By Valerie Strauss
A stressed out Bangkok high school student whose parents refused to let him leave his prestigious board school set the school's library on fire, causing $4 million in damage.

By Valerie Strauss  |  09:29 AM ET, 06/07/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  boy sets school on fire, school fire

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 06/01/2010

Clemson student charged for rude e-mail
By Valerie Strauss
Here’s another in a long list of overreactions by school officials to young people saying things in a way others would rather they didn’t. At Clemson University, an undergraduate was charged with "disorderly conduct," "harassment" and other school rule violations for sending a rude e-mail to an administrator.

By Valerie Strauss  |  09:30 AM ET, 06/01/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Higher Education | Tags:  1st amendment rights, Clemson University, FIRE, disorderly conduct charges, first amendment rights, free speech at school, free speech on campus, student charged for nasty email, student charged for rude email, student charged with disorderly conduct, the right to free speech