Legislation, Opinion
Op-Ed: Iowa education reforms point to whatâs next(The Center Square) â This week, the Iowa legislature passed the Students First Act, which creates a universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The Students First Act will allow Iowa… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Colorado teachersâ union will say anything to get more moneyA new report from Coloradoâs teachersâ union blames underfunding for a litany of issues, including school violence and a lack of LGBT-inclusivity. The Colorado Education Association (CEA)… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Op-Ed: Liberal religious leaders are shooting themselves in the foot by suing over Missouriâs abortion banA small group of liberal religious leaders is suing the state of Missouri over its abortion ban, ironically claiming access to abortion is part of their religion. Although… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Op-Ed: Woke ideology is infiltrating curricula and teacher training produced by activistsPublic school teachers assemble very little of their own curriculum, leaving an opening leftist activists use to sneak in woke doctrine. Frequently, educators adopt a ready-made package from… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Op-Ed: Teachersâ unions are ‘political creatures’ feeding on âteacher salariesâTeachersâ unions have a stranglehold on American public education. But now, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking the fight to the unions. âTeacher unions no longer resemble the… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Enrollment declines increase pressure on ‘woke’ higher ed(The Center Square) â Higher education is confronting a problem: its customer base is shrinking. High birth rates in the 1990s and early 2000s created large incoming classes. After reaching… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas school district dodges questions about taxes ahead of huge bond issue(The Sentinel) â School districts routinely ask voters to approve hundreds of millions in new bond issue debt with the promise that it wonât cost them anything. But there is… Read More
Opinion
It’s time for school choice in Texas(The Center Square) â School choice is surging in popularity: 74% of parents with school-aged children want control over their childrenâs education dollars. Here in Texas, a … Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas Department of Education takes ‘another lap on the grade inflation tour’(The Sentinel) â The Kansas Department of Education conducted a fifty-city âKansans Can Success Tourâ in 2021 that felt like high school pep rallies, with the announcement of record-setting… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
New law requires New Jersey schools to teach critical thinking, but could it be politicized?A recently signed New Jersey law will ensure public schools teach critical thinking and other research skills, but some worry it could be politicized in the classroom. New… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Woke âimplicit biasâ training for educators is a priority for national teachersâ unionThe nationâs largest teachersâ union wants educators to know they are inevitably biased, even racially biased, despite their best intentions. âUnderstandably, most people arenât too eager to be… Read More
Opinion
Stanford University claims ‘freshman’ and ‘American’ are offensive termsDespite stiff competition, Stanford University recently became a major contender in the race to become the most politically correct academic institution ever. Stanford released the Elimination… Read More
Culture, Opinion
CDC announces new disease: conservatismThe Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is promoting its latest resource: an LGBT inclusivity self-assessment for educators. But what disease does it target?… Read More
Opinion
Teaching proper grammar and math is racist, say these teachersA California teacher refuses to teach proper grammar because she claims it upholds white supremacy. âPublic education is an institution that upholds lots of problematic systems in our… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Children as young as 6 attend erotic âChristmasâ drag queen show in Kansas City, guarded by police and AntifaImagine if exotic dancers left their strip clubs to stage a vulgar, sexually suggestive public performance at a local theater â for âall ages,â no less. Now imagine some adults… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Fathers are important, and other lessons I learned when my parents divorcedHaving a father in the home may be the single-most determining factor in the successful development of a child. I know the importance of having a father in the… Read More
Culture, Opinion
American âGirlâ sacrifices our daughters on the altar of gender ideologyFirst Disney, now American Girl dolls. Thanks, gender ideology, for ruining my childhood. American Girlâs new book âBody Imageâ is being… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Fifth-grade public school teacher identifying as âtrans demi-boy non-binaryâ offers a shorthand lesson in all that ails educationA self-identified âtrans demi-boy non-binaryâ elementary teacher posted a video to social media on teaching children about imaginary âgender identitiesâ and pronouns. Skye Tooley is… Read More
Christian Schools, Opinion
5 ways Christian education just might be the salvation for a hopelessly divided and confused AmericaA character in the historical movie Braveheart says of 13th-century Scotland, âfrom top to bottom this country has no sense of itself.â The same could be… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Opinion: Three of four upstart candidates for Nebraska State Board of Education notch big wins in midterm electionSpurred on by outrageous radicalism coming from members of the State Board of Education in Nebraska, four ordinary citizens made the decision to challenge the long-entrenched board establishment for… Read More