Uncategorized March 9th, 2023
Chicago teachers unions throw millions behind left-wing mayoral candidate
(Daily Caller) – The largest teachers union in Illinois and its affiliates have spent almost $3.2 million on the upcoming mayoral election, according to the Illinois Policy Institute. From January 2022 to March 6, 2023, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has spent more than $1 million campaigning for Democratic Chicago Mayor candidate Brandon Johnson, a former…
Uncategorized February 8th, 2023
Huckabee Sanders says Biden administration ‘doubling down on crazy,’ teases education plan for Arkansas
(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Biden’s administration is hijacked by the “radical left” and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in the GOP response to the president’s State of the Union address. “In the radical left’s America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire,…
Current Events, Public Education, Uncategorized November 30th, 2022
Michigan’s underperforming public schools require state-mandated ‘comprehensive support’
(The Center Square) – Fifty-four Michigan school districts and 112 schools will receive required state partnership intervention, according to an announcement Tuesday from the Michigan Department of Education. The department partners with districts with schools scoring in the bottom 5% on the state’s index accountability system, or that possess a four-year graduation rate below 67%, or that meet…
Uncategorized July 14th, 2022
STUDY: Microschool students show academic growth
(reimaginED) – A new study from researchers at the venerable RAND Corporation takes the important step of evaluating the academic growth achieved by children at a prominent microschool, the Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy (SNUMA). The academy was created by the City of North Las Vegas to serve families during the Clark County School District’s pandemic…
Uncategorized July 12th, 2022
Blue Valley substitute teacher laments decline in academic emphasis
(The Sentinel) – Amid a growing chorus of parents expressing concerns about academic declines and exposing children to objectionable gender and race indoctrination comes an insider’s view that explains a lot. A former Blue Valley substitute teacher shared her frustration with The Sentinel today in response to my Letter to the Editor in the Wall Street…
Uncategorized April 13th, 2022
Report highlights cost of pandemic school closures, limited effectiveness of lockdowns
(The Center Square) – A working paper that examined how U.S. states responded to the COVID-19 pandemic found that states with strict lockdowns and other COVID-19 policies did little to prevent COVID-19 deaths, but those economic restrictions and school closures proved costly in other ways. “School closures may ultimately prove to be the most costly policy decision of…
Current Events, General Education, Uncategorized March 9th, 2022
Op-Ed: Ohio public employee unions losing their stranglehold on state workers
The past two years have been chaotic for Ohioans. COVID-19 largely shut down the state, canceling weddings, funerals and in-person education. Thousands of businesses have suffered, taking with them life savings, livelihoods and hopes for a better future. Ohio school children were shuttered in their homes, away from teachers, peers and life-altering educational and social experiences.…