Public Education
Illinois shields schools’ sex ed, gender trainings from public view(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office allowed the state’s largest school district to withhold records related to gender and sexuality lessons offered in classrooms, according to… Read More
Culture
‘You can’t fix what you don’t understand’: New study raises more worries about America’s civics literacyA new survey found 70% of Americans would fail a basic civics literacy quiz. The survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of 2,000 registered voters… Read More
Opinion
Book review: A conservative vision for the future of public educationIn an education landscape long dominated by Democrats and liberal policies, what do conservatives have to offer? A lot, according to Frederick Hess and Michael McShane. In their new book,… Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island teacher says DHS ‘media literacy’ program targets conservatives as dangerous extremistsA teacher in Rhode Island is crying foul about a federal program teaching students to report those who express conservative ideas as potential “extremists.” The “media literacy” program by the… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district to allow Muslim families to opt out of LGBT reading lessons(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The St. Louis Park public school district in Minnesota will reportedly allow Muslim families to opt out of LGBT reading lessons for students. Two public… Read More
Culture
Internal documents shed light on Biden admin’s plan to impose DEI on Pentagon-run schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Defense agency that runs schools for military children approved a contract worth up to nearly $2 million for extensive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion… Read More
Public Education
Delaware prof offers extra credit for ‘white privilege checklist’Even as higher education has taken heat for pushing Critical Race Theory and other progressive, racially divisive ideologies, one Delaware professor is offering extra credit to students… Read More
Opinion
Beware civics education’s ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’(The Daily Signal) – Everyone agrees that American students need better civics education. Civic knowledge in America is abysmal. Fewer than half of American adults can name the three branches of… Read More
Legislation
Education establishment hostile to accreditation requirement to follow state law(The Sentinel) – The Kansas education establishment is pushing back hard against a bill that simply requires districts to comply with state law or lose accreditation. The Kansas House K-12… Read More
Public Education
‘Conflicted’ explains how radical staff trainings led a schoolteacher to leave public education, warns parents of Nazi-like tacticsChanging school curriculum, replacing textbooks and teachers, and undermining the family unit – what sounds like common public-school criticisms today – enabled the rise of Nazism, warns one former schoolteacher. Read More