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Education Tag

Once again, a California school board member has been caught saying something outrageous on camera without realizing the event was public. The last time something like this happened was less than a week ago. During an argument over reopening schools in La Mesa, California, the member compared it to slavery and white supremacy. Total lunacy.

Activist teachers are now coming for William Shakespeare. They argue that the English language's greatest poet-dramatist is a purveyor of racism, misogyny, and worse. You have to marvel at the self-confidence of these teachers who think they're qualified to judge Shakespeare.

The Oakley, CA, school board found themselves in a lot of trouble after a video emerged of them mocking parents who want their children back in the classroom. "It's really unfortunate that they want to pick on us because they want their babysitters back," whined Lisa Brizendine, the Oakley Union Elementary School Board president.

San Franciscans may think they are the smartest people in the world, but look who they put in charge of educating their kids. The city’s Board of Education drew nationwide attention when it decided to rename its 44 schools, including those honoring Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Paul Revere — the world historic figures and beloved personalities whose biographies shaped our understanding of the American experience.

The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) have a proposal to return to the classroom for the first time since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CTU insisted the two sides still need "a formal agreement." They consider the proposal a "framework that all of our members must first review and assess."

Yes, you read the headline correctly. The city of San Francisco is suing its own school district for not having a "meaningful plan for how or when in-person" teaching will begin. Teachers and students have not been in the classroom since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Also, I think this is the fourth #headdesk story I've written related to San Francisco schools.