sugar out v. phr.— «But I know that union representatives balk at such ignoble motivations and like to point instead to the value and importance of public schools in American life. When I was a school choice advocate in Vermont, these...
tuitioning in n.— «Parents cite a variety of factors—from academic to social to geographic—as reasons they pay for their children to attend public schools outside their home districts. The practice, known as “tuitioning in,”...
snob yob n.— «The resort on the North Cornwall coast has become popular with pupils from public and private schools celebrating the end of term. Police officers have been granted special dispersal powers to break up large groups of...
school resource officer n.— «Surely, you are aware of what is euphemistically referred to as a “school resource officer.” That moniker has a nice, vanilla ring to it. But it doesn’t really get to the primary heart of the...