Culture, Opinion
Mask mandates expose the mulishness of public education bureaucrats while others buck policyAccording to Burbioâs Mask Policy Tracker, only seven of the 500 largest school districts in the United States (1.4%) had a mask mandate in effect for… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Former Kansas state senator isnât telling the truth about school funding(The Sentinel) â Sir Winston Churchill once said, âA lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.â That has certainly been… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Parents and schools are fighting for control of the nationâs children. Who gets custody of the kids?Relations between parents and schools look increasingly like a divorcing couple preparing for a custody battle. Â In the best of times, parents and schools have viewed… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Civics and CRT: Should the law have a say in curricula?Public education has long drifted from reading, writing and arithmetic, with some experts warning the entire profession is lurching from fad to fad rather than sticking with the basics. Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Transgenderism and professional development: A lesson in disguising LGBTQ advocacy in schoolsRyan Sallans, a transgender activist, speaks at the Nebraska Schools Mental Health Conference (via… Read More
Culture, Opinion
These doctors want to serve your children ‘gender affirming’ care, and sex change operations are on the menuThere are forces actively aligning against our children, and they are multiplying. As parents, if we donât do something about it now, it could be too… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Op-ed: Teacher ‘reKruiting krisis’(reimaginED) â In the classic Krisis at Kamp Krusty episode of âThe Simpsons,â Bart discovers that the summer camp he and Lisa attend is a de-facto child slave labor camp,… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Bleeding Kansas: What will the state look like after the coming surge in abortions and decrease in regulations?If there is any good that comes from the defeat of the Kansas abortion regulation amendment Tuesday, it ironically may be the bad that comes of it. Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas’ Ed department wants to divert classroom dollars to lobbying efforts by the Kansas Association of School Boards(The Sentinel) â The Kansas Department of Education purports to be a âdedicated service agencyâ that provides leadership, resources, and support. But like its claim to âprepare all students… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Are we in a culture war in America? If so, can the media bring themselves to report on it fairly?What would you say is the state of the Union at this point? Well, letâs take a look at it. Racial and sexual indoctrination… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Public education has made the West less religious, making room for the woke agendaThe most plausible explanation for the increasing secularization of society is the growth of public education. This, according to economists Raphael FranckâŻand LaurenceâŻIannaccone in their seminal 2014… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Self-described âleftistâ teacher says woke policies in schools have gone too farA devastating critique of the debauched state of public schools in America was just delivered, and it didnât come from the right. Essayist and critic Wesley Yang… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas publication aids and abets student achievement cover-up(The Sentinel) â Itâs bad enough that there are more high school students below grade level in Kansas than are proficient. But media aiding and abetting education officialsâ cover-up attempts… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Jill Biden advances leftist political agenda while ignoring the concerns of parents in speech to teachers’ unionWhen first lady Jill Biden spoke to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2022 Convention in Boston last week, her remarks were notable more for political signaling than for substantive… Read More
Legislation, Opinion
How biased is your stateâs charter law against rural students?Variety is the spice of life, and policymakers created charter schools to inject a bit of pluralism into the K-12 space. Sadly, a combination of factors, including a lack of… Read More
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: Advice for concerned parentsThis part is part six in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1Â |Â Part 2 | Part 3Â | Part 4 | Part 5). (Capital… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Teachersâ union president calls for members to âfightâ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for AmericansWith all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nationâs largest teachersâ union called on her gathered members âto build our powerâ… Read More
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: The DEI playbookThis part is part five in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1Â |Â Part 2 | Part 3Â | Part 4). (Capital Research) â NAISâs most… Read More
Opinion
Renewed commitment to freedom, responsibility paramount. It can start with educationIn the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all â security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not… Read More
Courts, Culture, Opinion
Bidenâs smear of Supreme Court on foreign soil a disgrace to the nation, a disservice to its intricate designIn defaming the U.S. Supreme Court â in front of an overseas audience â for its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Joe… Read More