Education Tag

Court Strikes NY State Regulations Threatening Orthodox Jewish Yeshivas Under “Substantial Equivalency” Test

Posted by Jane Coleman on March 24, 2023 28 Comments

Court finds the state education department exceeded its authority in requiring religious schools to provide the substantial equivalent of secular education: "Parents should be given a reasonable opportunity to prove that the substantial equivalency requirements for their children's education are satisfied by instruction provided through...

House Panel: ‘No Legitimate Basis’ for Biden DOJ Investigating Parents Protesting School Boards

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 24, 2023 26 Comments

“From the initial set of material produced in response to the subpoenas, it is apparent that the Biden administration misused federal law-enforcement and counterterrorism resources for political purposes”...

‘Media Literacy’ is the Hottest New Stupid Trend in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 23, 2023 5 Comments

“Our democracy remains under sustained attack through the proliferation of disinformation”...

Boston School Survey Asks Middle School Students About Their Sexual History, Oral Sex, and Transgenderism

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2023 15 Comments

One parent: "To go on field trips the district has parents sign permission slips, but for the district to ask our children private explicit sexual questions they are able to do so without consent?"...

Minnesota Anti-Capitalist Teacher Loves it When Students ‘Have No Respect for Authority’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 20, 2023 38 Comments

*sigh* Marxism/socialism is the exact opposite of anarchism. Not the anarchism embedded in people's heads. ACTUAL anarchism....

Seattle School’s Multicultural Week Event Opened to People of All Races Only After Public Scrutiny

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 19, 2023 2 Comments

"Due to race-based admittance, the woke, white principal couldn’t attend. So much for his white privilege!"...

New York State Lowers Minimum Scores for Proficiency in Math and English

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 18, 2023 19 Comments

"Last year some schools posted shocking results — in Schenectady, no eighth grader who took the math test scored as proficient."...

Christian School in Vermont That Forfeited Girls’ Basketball Game Over Trans Player on Other Team Banned From Sports

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 18, 2023 59 Comments

"The Vermont Principals’ Association, which oversees school athletics, said Monday afternoon that Mid Vermont Christian School in Quechee will no longer be eligible to participate in sports and other sponsored activities."...