Public Education
State-funded education website accused of promoting ‘erroneous left-wing, woke narrativeâ in NebraskaNebraskaâs education department was rebuked this week by state senators for using a taxpayer-funded website to promote Critical Race Theory. The Launch Nebraska website was envisioned as… Read More
Culture
Public rejects LGBTQ, sex education in elementary schools, new study showsAmericans are more concerned with the age at which controversial topics are taught, rather than banning them outright. Thatâs one of the findings in a new… 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
Public Education
Woke politics, gender ideology frustrating Wisconsin parents(The Center Square) â Tim Michels says Wisconsinâs State of Education speech was more of a political stump speech than a report card on the stateâs schools. Michels,… 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
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
Public Education
Teachers’ union ad accuses politicians of trying to ‘whitewash’ history; critics say the ad uses race to divide(The Center Square) â The Washington Education Association (WEA) has been advertising a petition to support “honesty in education” by giving students “honest, updated lessons that reckon with our past.” Opponents… Read More
Culture
Lawmakers: COVID relief funds paid for âequity warriors,â CRT lessons in public schools(The Center Square) â Top Republicans in the U.S. House are pursuing an investigation into reports that federal tax dollars designated for COVID-related learning loss were spent to promote… Read More
Public Education
Washington school district nixes proposals to limit CRT, gender identity(The Center Square) â The Mead School District has chosen not to move forward on proposals to ban Critical Race Theory instruction and gender studies materials from elementary libraries. Nearly… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Furor over English worksheet in Connecticut public school; âThis is Critical Race TheoryâFrustrations over a racially-charged worksheet advocating woke concepts such as anti-racism and âwhite privilegeâ spilled into a Connecticut school board meeting on Thursday night. The three-page worksheet was given… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mother: CRT is in my daughtersâ Washington school where ‘divisive ideology has taken root’A Washington state mother says Critical Race Theory and similar woke topics have replaced traditional curricula in her daughtersâ middle and high school classes while educators deny it or… 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
Public Education
Marxism for kindergarteners? California elementary school to pay $20,000 for 10-hour woke consultancyWoke Education founder, Akiea âKiâ Gross (image credit). Parents of children in one California elementary school donât have to wonder what their schoolâs five-figure consultant âWoke… Read More
Culture
California spent nearly $500 million on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives with clear CRT agenda in the last three yearsCalifornia spent half a billion dollars on âDiversity, Equity, and Inclusionâ (DEI) initiatives since the 2020 fiscal year, according to a new report, even as the Golden State suffered… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School official labels parents who disagree with ânon-negotiableâ equity agenda as âresistersâ, leaked meeting notes showParents concerned with the racial agenda in one California public school are labeled âresistersâ and essentially ignored by the districtâs director for Equity and Inclusion â who says her… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Extent of far-left race and sex curricula in schools, and solutions, to be discussed by national panel at free public event in KC MondayFrighteningly fringe curriculum on race and sexuality is much more widespread across America â and much less coincidental â than many parents realize, close observers say. âThese… Read More
Public Education
Race-based grading in this Chicago-area school? News report says yes, school says noA Chicago-area high school is being accused of planning to no longer penalize studentsâ grades for missed assignments and classes, or for bad behavior, in order to eliminate what… Read More
Public Education
As school year comes to a close, vigilant parents put schools on the defensive for woke curriculum contentSara Marcellino is a wife, mom and small business owner â and most recently, a de facto detective â a role she never thought… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Elementary school teaches children as young as 4 to identify racist family members and more with controversial bookA public elementary school helped children as young as 4 identify âracist members of their familyâ and school them in âanti-racism.â A November letter from Janney… Read More
Culture
Sen. Kapenga presses state superintendent for CRT webinar for teachers(The Center Square) â There are new questions for Wisconsinâs state superintendent of schools about critical race theory, politics and a webinar for teachers in the state. Sen. Chris Kapenga,… Read More