Public Education
Classes canceled at last minute in Chicago after teachers union votes to return to remote learning(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday to urge Chicago Public Schools to switch to remote learning because of a spike in COVID-19… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies have led to a mental health ‘emergency’ among America’s youth. As the spring semester begins, how are we going to fix it?An outbreak is sweeping the nation. And for young people, it’s far deadlier than the COVID pandemic. What’s worse: many of the policies implemented in the name… Read More
Public Education
91% of Chicago Teachers Union members plan on pushing for remote learning after winter breakThe Chicago Teachers Union is expected to vote on Tuesday about whether to defy orders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to return to in-person instruction. The union urged its… Read More
Public Education
Arizona joins 24-state coalition against Biden Head Start mandates( Elizabeth Troutman | The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has joined 24 other states in filing a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19… Read More
Public Education
Local educator mocks Evangelical parents as ‘kooks’ and ‘bigots’ in TX school board meetingParents from the Leander Independent and Round Rock Independent School Districts in Austin, TX, have had enough after a local educator and parent mocked them with a Dr. Suess-like… Read More
Public Education
New poll highlights bi-partisan concerns about the quality of educationNew poll results released by Free to Learn, an education advocacy group, revealed that over 80% of Americans are concerned about the quality of education in the United… Read More
Public Education
National education foundation offers free online courses on running for school boardThe Noah Webster Educational Foundation has helped put together free online courses to teach ordinary citizens how to run for a local school board seat. The courses are… Read More
Public Education
CDC’s convenient science has eroded trust from parentsAs covid safety guidelines continue to shift, especially in school contexts, parents are losing patience and trust. Questions about the CDC’s approach and cherry-picking of data to enact these… Read More
Public Education
Subjects of IEA video call it ‘propaganda,’ say teachers unions upset parents are standing up(Greg Bishop | The Center Square) – A political video published by the Illinois Education Association is being criticized as propaganda by the targets of the production.The six-minute… Read More
Public Education
California Teachers Association conference outlines strategies to subvert parents’ values, manipulate studentsAudio files from a recent California Teachers Association conference have revealed a deliberate effort by CTA members to recruit young children to LGBTQ+ clubs while keeping parents in the… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Making the switch: Five steps to withdraw your child from school mid-yearMany parents can feel overwhelmed at the thought of pulling their child from public school right in the middle of a school year. But take heart – it's not… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools forcing all of its schools to adopt gender neutral bathroomsThe Chicago Public School system is now requiring its schools to adopt new signage to make their bathrooms ‘more inclusive’. The requirement allows students to use the bathroom that… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration aims to rollback Trump-era effort to catalog teacher sex crimesLast Thursday, the Department of Education proposed changes to its data collection for this school year, including a rolling back of a Trump-era policy to collect data on teacher-on-student… Read More
Public Education
High schooler suspended for sending a text to another classmate stating that there are only two gendersA New Hampshire teen was suspended from school and held out from a football game for sending a text message to another classmate stating that there are only two… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union for Christians provides support and strong alternative to NEA & AFTChristian Educators Association International (CEAI) is an alternative to the mainstream, politically-biased teachers unions in the United States. A majority of public school teachers are contracted into the American… Read More
Public Education
Recent high school graduate upsets incumbent in New Jersey school board electionLast week, as part of a string of upsets across New Jersey school board races, 19-year-old Nicholas Seppy ousted incumbent Terre Alabarda in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County. Read More
Public Education
School board & other election results across the country highlight national concern over educationVoters throughout the nation made their voices heard last week as heated school board races dominated many local elections.Deciding issues in many races included hot-button topics such as… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin’s win in Virginia puts educational freedom at the forefront of national politicsThis is a pivotal moment in our nation’s politics that will have a lasting impact for years to come. The political movements of the last two decades could pale… Read More
Public Education
Volunteer dads form ‘Dads on Duty’ to provide safe, positive presence in a Louisiana high schoolAfter a string of fights led to the arrest of 23 students, a group of concerned dads from Shreveport, La. decided to take action. Nearly 40 dads of students… Read More
Public Education
Students walk out in protest of Loudoun County Public Schools’ handling of sexual assault case linked to transgender bathroom policyAbout 75 high schoolers from Broad Run High School in Loudoun County, Virginia stormed out of class this week to express their disapproval of how the district handled a… Read More