Education Tag

Virginia Teachers Object to ‘Equity’ Proposal to Abolish Grades and Late Homework Penalties

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 31, 2021 4 Comments

"We believe that these changes will impact student learning and socio-emotional development and growth in a negative way."...

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Teacher Union President: ‘I Personally Support’ COVID Vaccine Mandate for Kids Five and Over

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 30, 2021 36 Comments

LOL! AFT President Randi Weingarten even praised CA Gov. Gavin Newsom!...

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AZ State U. Students Disciplined For Harassing White Student Post Bizarre Video Accusing School of Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2021 107 Comments

In September, we covered an incident at Arizona State University, where two white male students were approached in the school's multicultural center by two female students of color who berated them, telling them that their presence was offensive. The video went viral, and most people commenting on social media felt the female students were unreasonable and out of line.

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Publisher Faces Backlash Over Children’s Book That Erases Israel from the Middle East

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 29, 2021 5 Comments

"features a brightly-illustrated map of the region that erases Israel"...

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COVID School Closures Have Caused “Alarming Mental Health Declines, Evidenced By Depression and Suicide Attempts”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 27, 2021 21 Comments

“Experts” who pressed for lockdowns are arguably responsible for “COVID-policy related deaths.”...

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Teacher Mocks Parents as Bigots at School Board Meeting for Objecting to CRT and Adult Content in Books

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2021 60 Comments

Parents in Austin, Texas objected to certain books with pornographic and CRT related content and in their schools. In response, a teacher mocked them as anti-reading bigots at a school board meeting by reading a Dr. Seuss-style poem. All she succeeded in doing is making everyone even angrier.

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1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones: “I don’t really understand this idea that parents should decide what’s being taught”

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2021 11 Comments

Saying the quiet part out loud....

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Kicking the Can Down the Road Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2021 0 Comments

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‘Equity Challenge’ in Michigan Public School District Suggests Staffers Join a BLM Protest

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2021 16 Comments

The Farmington Public School District in Michigan is under fire for a month-long 'equity challenge' that includes a suggestion for staff to join a Black Lives Matter protest, warns of microaggressions, and talks about white privilege. But remember, Critical Race Theory is definitely not being taught in American schools.

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Evidence Shows Liberal Narrative About No Critical Race Theory in Schools is False

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2021 3 Comments

"schools are introducing CRT concepts, such as systemic racism, white privilege, microaggressions, implicit bias and intersectionality"...

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Joe Biden Caves to the Squad and Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2021 40 Comments

In August, Biden extended the pause on federal student loan payments through February of 2022. Last week he announced that there would be no more extensions, and those loan payments would restart in February. People on the left, most notable members of the Squad, complained loudly and now Biden has caved to their demands.

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‘Traumatized’: D.C. Third Graders Say School Forced Them to Reenact Holocaust

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 20, 2021 40 Comments

One child is "struggling emotionally after being told to pretend to choke and die in a gas chamber."...

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The Bill is Coming Due Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 18, 2021 2 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

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VIDEO: School Board Member Leaves Stage To Confront Speaker

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on December 17, 2021 24 Comments

Protest at school board was over demands to restore school team names: "We are offended by the Board of Education's removal of the TOMAHAWKS mascot name AND the process by which it was removed and replaced."...

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Introducing ‘Stop Woke Act’ to Keep Critical Race Theory Out of Classrooms

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 16, 2021 18 Comments

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been a leading voice in the fight against Critical Race Theory in education. He is now introducing his latest effort in this battle. It's called the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act.” Taking action on this issue is not only the right thing to do, it's smart politics. This was one of the key issues for Glenn Youngkin's recent victory in Virginia.

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Major California School Districts Adopt Senseless “Equity” Grading System

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 16, 2021 49 Comments

Soft bigotry of low expectations....

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Elite Winsor Girls School In Boston Moving Away From Calling Girls “Girls”

Posted by Kenny Xu on December 16, 2021 69 Comments

Winsor DEI Plan: "External publications and communications have moved away from using 'she, her, hers’' and 'your daughter,' replacing the former with 'they, them, theirs' and the latter with 'student' ...

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Biden Administration Not Extending Student Loan Relief and Progressives Are Not Happy

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 15, 2021 20 Comments

The Biden administration has announced that the extension on student loan payments is coming to an end. Loan payments are going to come due again starting on February 1st of 2022. This is a pet issue for progressive Democrats and they are not happy about the decision.

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