Opinion, Public Education
Model bills promise to rein in the radical ideologues in charge of training teachersThree model legislative bills intended for state legislatures would hamper the use of teacher licensing power as a cudgel to enforce ideological conformity.  The example legislation, drafted… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Op-Ed: The DOJ and FBI only arrest pro-life advocates(The Center Square) â “Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.” â George Washington The city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, is in the buckle of… Read More
Opinion
Neo-Marxism floods Advanced Placement courses in the USSome of Americaâs most popular college-credit history classes for high schoolers are littered with anti-Western ideas, identity politics and other neo-Marxist concepts, national scholars say.  The College… Read More
Government, Opinion
Public education is doing worse with more money, so letâs give parents more optionsIf an educational option costs less and produces better results, wouldnât it be foolish not to fund it? Yet the opposite is happening. As a nation, the… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
NEA offers master class in Critical Race Theory without naming itDespite repeated denials of supporting the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools, resources from Americaâs largest teachersâ union suggest otherwise. The agenda at the National… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Is a global program enlisting teachers to fight ‘misinformation’ really about quelling dissent?Some of the worldâs most powerful health organizations have gained a major ally in their campaign to quell dissent within the medical profession and the public at large. … Read More
Culture, Opinion
Biden administration and special interest groups played politics instead of getting kids back to school(reimaginED) â On Sept. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claimed that the Biden administration had a plan to âfocus on safely getting back to in-person learningâ last year. On… Read More
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