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
Opinion, Public Education
Lurching from fad to fad: The problematic history of education reform in AmericaEducation in the United States has lurched from fad to fad for the better part of a century, finding ever-ingenious ways to underperform preceding generations.  The causes… Read More
Christian Schools, Opinion
Catholic schools outperformed public schools across the nation. Here’s whyAccording to a data analysis performed by Kathleen Porter-Magee, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, âIf Catholic schools were a state, they would be the highest performing in the… Read More
Culture, Opinion, Public Education
Op-ed: School dress codes the latest target of a government agency seeking âequityâIn a stunning example of bureaucratic uselessness, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) takes many pages, and presumably many dollars, to note that while most public schools have dress… Read More
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