Culture
Harvard faces more fallout following Claudine Gay’s congressional testimony on antisemitismA prestigious business school in Vienna has announced it’s severing ties with Harvard University following a pattern of antisemitism on its campus. The Lauder Business School announced the end its… Read More
Public Education
Public school enrollment is declining in North Carolina, nationwide, amid alt schooling boomNew data reveals the number of North Carolina children being educated outside traditional public schools has nearly doubled over the last decade. In 2013, just 252,000 students… Read More
Culture
‘Sunlight is the best disinfectant.’ The Heartlander 2023 year in reviewEver since the 2020 pandemic, K-12 education has become almost unrecognizable to many readers of education news. Race-, gender- and sex-obsessed education bureaucrats – and sometimes teachers themselves – have… Read More
Public Education
‘Social justice warriors who push their own perversion.’ West Virginia resident calls out school board members for silence on trans bathroom usageParents and residents of a West Virginia school district voiced their discontent with the district attorney’s opinion that the school must allow students to use bathroom according to gender identity. Read More
Public Education
Cellphone restrictions are helping students improve at this Washington school districtA Washington school district is seeing positive change after implementing a policy to limit social media access and restrict cellphone use in class. The Peninsula School District near Tacoma approved… Read More
Public Education
8 in 10 voters support school choice in Mississippi, but incoming superintendent calls public school ‘only choice’A new survey of Mississippi registered voters shows that nearly 80% of respondents support allowing parents to pick the best schools for their children. But the incoming superintendent wants to… Read More
Public Education
Having low-performing elementary students repeat a grade boosts long-term success, new study showsGrade retention helps students reach higher levels of achievement, new research reveals, defying education establishment claims that repeating grades does more harm than good. Traditionally, public schools have discouraged grade… Read More
Culture
Parents mixed about AI for K-12 schools in new survey, as experts warn parental involvement is crucial for kids’ wellbeingA new survey by a parents’ group said that parents see opportunities for artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 education, but worry they know too little about it. The… Read More
Public Education
Free online ‘affirmative therapy’ for ‘sexual and gender minority groups’ offered to Baltimore high schoolersA Maryland school district with over 32,000 students is giving those over 13 digital access to “therapy,” including so-called gender affirming care, and apparently without parental consent. Baltimore County Public… Read More
Public Education
Teachers and students skip class during Oregon school district’s strike makeup weekChristmas break started late for one Oregon school district last week, the consequence of an almost month-long teachers strike. But many students and teachers skipped class anyway. Portland Public Schools… Read More
Culture
Christian affiliation and education linked to greater generosityCharitable giving is a hallmark of the holiday season, personified by projects like Giving Tuesday, Operation Christmas Child and all the Salvation Army Santas ringing bells across the nation. But… Read More
Opinion
Harvard’s holdout on Claudine Gay termination gives DEI’s liberals a stuttering, sputtering, noisy endOne year ago, Harvard University was celebrating the hiring of an African-American woman for its 30th president, a crowning achievement in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)… Read More
Public Education
Sons of American Revolution student and educator awards submission deadlines fast approachingThe Sons of the American Revolution is encouraging students and educators to submit applications for its various awards, some with cash prizes worth thousands of dollars. SAR is a congressionally… Read More
Homeschools
‘Encouragement Day’ to support homeschool moms: ‘They’re not on this path alone’Many modern-day moms may think homeschooling is challenging, but they may not know it was once considered illegal. The featured speaker for the upcoming Midwest Parent Educators (MPE)… Read More
Opinion
‘Behold the Infant Christ’: The Incarnation reminds us why we learnThe Christmas season is a time to celebrate the Incarnation, God taking on flesh in Jesus. It is our annual reminder of the Christ-child coming down in the most vulnerable… Read More
Public Education
Cursive comeback: Why states are bringing handwriting back to public educationWhen Common Core standards were released in 2010, most states cut back handwriting and cursive instruction to just kindergarten and 1st grade, focusing instead on typing. Read More
Courts
Appeals court allows female athletes’ suit over competition with males to go forward in ConnecticutA Connecticut lawsuit challenging the fairness of allowing males to compete as girls in high school sports has been reinstated by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Previously, a… Read More
Culture
University threatened with lawsuit after allegedly attempting to shut down conservative groupThe University of Utah has been threatened with a lawsuit by a conservative organization after the school allegedly changed policies it thought the local chapter would violate. The Mountain State Legal… Read More
Homeschools
Former public-school teachers plant new homeschool chapter of national ag program FFA in NebraskaA new chapter of a national agricultural program has unlocked more opportunities for Nebraskan homeschool students previously unable to join. From its launch in September 2022, the Nebraska Agriculture Academy… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s integrity questioned as Boston Globe demands clarity on President Gay’s alleged plagiarismThe Boston Globe is pressing Harvard to clarify its position on President Claudine Gay’s alleged serial plagiarism, which the university appeared to dismiss as unserious. “Last week the university’s governing… Read More