Education Tag

Tennessee General Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 07, 2021 22 Comments

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill to ban critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. Gov. Bill Lee already made it known he will sign the bill when it hits his desk.

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CNN Busted for Deceptive Article Suggesting France School Openings Caused COVID Outbreaks, Deaths

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 06, 2021 18 Comments

Since the start of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic here in the U.S., the mainstream media has faced accusations that they have overwhelmingly focused on negative stories about the outbreak instead of balancing them out with positive reports about recoveries, medical and scientific breakthroughs, etc.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Claims A First Amendment Right To Teach 1619 Project in Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 62 Comments

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has sent a letter to the Department of Education, objecting to the implementation of the 1619 Project in American schools. The project's author, Nikole Hannah-Jones recently appeared on CNN to object, and laughably framed this as a free speech issue. Hannah-Jones herself has admitted that the 1619 Project is really all about controlling the narrative.

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Candidates Against Critical Race Theory Elected to Dallas Area School Board

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 03, 2021 22 Comments

Two candidates who oppose racist Critical Race Theory (CRT) won spots on the Carroll Independent School District (CISD) school board in Southlake, Texas, the state's top school district. The mainstream media describes them as racist, but the two people won with 70% of the vote.

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‘It Just Isn’t Fair”: Caitlyn Jenner Opposes Transgender Girls Competing in Female Sports

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 02, 2021 47 Comments

Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her run for California governor as a Republican, set off a firestorm because she opposes transgender girls competing in female sports. Caitlyn, born Bruce Jenner, dominated the Olympics in track and field. She came out as transgender in 2015. She kept her Republican views, but her stance on transgender girls and sports led to even more backlash.

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Teachers Unions Increased Donations to Democrats When Congress Debated Reopening Schools

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 28, 2021 8 Comments

Coincidence? I doubt it. Roll Call revealed large teachers unions increased their donations to Democrats when Congress debated reopening schools earlier this year.

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Roosevelt University Profs Caught Gloating on Zoom Call: ‘It’s All Social Justice, All Day’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 28, 2021 21 Comments

Two professors from Roosevelt University in Chicago, who also serve as members of a local school board, were recently caught on a Zoom call bragging about how much they love being at the university because they get to teach social justice all day. One professor appears to teach education, while the other teaches public policy.

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North Carolina School District Urges Teachers to Ignore Parents’ Concerns and Teach Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 28, 2021 3 Comments

"told teachers to “disrupt” whiteness by not letting parents stand in the way of social justice instruction in the classroom"...

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Block Transgender Females From Competing in Female Sports

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 26, 2021 32 Comments

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny dismissed a lawsuit against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference to stop transgender females from competing on female high school sports teams because the female students already graduated. (Chatigny's Opinion PDF) But Chatigny's ruling might not hold up due to a recent SCOTUS decision.

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Virginia To Eliminate All Accelerated Maths Classes Prior To 11th Grade. Because ‘Equity’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 24, 2021 69 Comments

Last week, Katya wrote an outstanding essay about the perils of woke math. This week, Virginia's Department of Education announced that it will be eliminating accelerated maths classes in all public schools as they strive for "equity."

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Megyn Kelly Offers Warning to Heads of Schools Pushing Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 19, 2021 4 Comments

"if the head of Dalton can get fired for this insanity, so can you"...

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Virginia Teacher Says ‘Marxist’ Critical Race Training is Damaging the Community

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 17, 2021 14 Comments

Loudoun County in Virginia has been engaged in a months-long battle between parents and officials over the direction of their public schools. Last year, the school system spent almost half a million dollars on race-based education materials. Parents and even some teachers are objecting to the introduction of Critical Race Training.

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Grand Jury Indicts Texas School Board Members for Alleged Critical Race Theory Secret Meetings

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 16, 2021 30 Comments

Two days ago, we ran a story about teachers in California who were told to hide Critical Race Theory materials from parents. Now we are learning of a similar situation in Texas, involving school board members.

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Profs Say LGBTQ Sex Education Should Begin in Elementary School

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 16, 2021 10 Comments

"not only are younger children able to discuss sexuality-related issues but that the early grades may, in fact, be the best time to introduce topics related to sexual orientation"...

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School Superintendent Says Racist and Threatening Messages Sent to Students of Color Was a Hoax

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 15, 2021 7 Comments

"This afternoon, a young person took responsibility for posting hateful messages on social media."...

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California Education Dept. Considering Program to Fight Supposed Racism in Math

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 15, 2021 8 Comments

"The concept of mathematics being purely objective is unequivocally false, and teaching it is even much less so"...

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Report: California Public School Teachers Being Told to Hide Critical Race Materials From Parents

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 14, 2021 14 Comments

The push for ethnic studies in California's public schools has been going on for months. We have documented it and noted the anti-American and anti-Israel nature of the program. The left is not waiting for someone to tell them they can't implement this. They're just doing it and even allegedly hiding parts of it from parents.

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Renaming-Obsessed San Francisco School Board Should Rename Harvey Milk Elementary

Posted by Katya Sedgwick on April 11, 2021 9 Comments

Last month the San Francisco Board of Education (SFBOE) made a splash with their decree to rename 44 of its schools, including those celebrating presidents Washington and Lincoln, but now, after a round or two of ridicule and a lawsuit, it looks like the the renaming affair is going to fizzle out. At first SFBOE conceded that they should have consulted experts, and now they've promised to vote on the issue again once students return to school full time. 

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