Education
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Johns Hopkins Now Requires Double Masking Despite 99% Vax Rate, Booster Requirement And Twice-Weekly Testing
By Laurel Duggan Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is requiring students to either wear two masks or wear an N-95 or…
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Professors try to get out of in-person teaching by citing ‘academic freedom’
Professors at the University of Arizona are seeking to get out of teaching in person by claiming an “academic freedom”…
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Michigan Prof On Leave For Calling Students ‘C*ck Suckers’, Telling Students He Randomly Assigns Grades
By Chrissy Clark A Michigan-based professor was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after sending a video to students…
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School District Openly Promotes Implementation Of CRT, High School Presentation Discusses ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’
By Kendall Tietz A high school in Oregon gave a presentation featuring a “Pyramid of White Supremacy” that discussed concepts…
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Virginia bill targets ‘hate speech or ethnically or racially insensitive expressions’
A Virginia State Senator has proposed a bill targeting “hate speech” and “racially insensitive expressions” in academic or athletic competitions…
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North Carolina spends millions on Critical Race Theory program for disabled preschoolers
Even in states with Republican legislatures, the educational establishment is strongly progressive, and sympathetic to critical race theory and “white…
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Documents Show Anti-Asian Bias By Virginia School Board, Parents Group Says
By Harold Hutchison Documents released as the result of litigation over changes to the admissions policy of an elite high…
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US Education Secretary Allegedly Solicited Letter From The National School Boards Association Comparing Parents To Domestic Terrorists
By Kendall Tietz Education Secretary Miguel Cardona allegedly solicited the National School Boards Association (NSBA) letter comparing parents to domestic…
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University Of Memphis Reportedly Cancels Program To Pay Profs $3,000 To Create Critical Race Theory Curricula
By Chrissy Clark The University of Memphis canceled a “social justice” program that would have paid select professors to infuse…
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Closing schools made kids sicker
“Closing schools to protect kids made them sick,” notes Pamela Hobart in Reason Magazine. “Children forced to Zoom into school…
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University systems shut down due to mild coronavirus variant less dangerous than the flu
The omicron variant of the coronavirus is generally milder than the flu. It is much milder than the delta variant…
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Students demand refunds after colleges move to online teaching
“Georgetown University law students have asked administrators to either reduce tuition or return to in-person learning after a recent decision…
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Teacher locks son in trunk of car, fearing coronavirus
“A Texas high school teacher has been charged with child endangerment after locking her 13-year-old son in the trunk of…
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UPenn Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Crushed By Trans Opponent At Swim Meet
By Bryan Babb University of Pennsylvania male-to-female trans swimmer Lia Thomas was defeated two times by female-to-male trans opponent Iszac…
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Schools closing because teachers complain of limited child care options
My school system in Arlington County, Virginia, is needlessly closing tomorrow. Supposedly it is for the “weather,” but the school…
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Chicago Public Schools Forced To Cancel School After Teachers Union Votes To Move To Remote Learning
By Kendall Tietz The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted Tuesday to move to remote learning Wednesday, citing concerns over safety…
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New Arizona Program Allows Kids To Switch Schools If Their Public School Closes ‘Even One Day’
By Chrissy Clark A new Arizona school choice program will fund school tuition for eligible students whose public schools close…
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Professor unconstitutionally punished for discussing racial slurs on exam
Federal courts use racial slurs like the N word in full in their opinions, to discuss things like supervisors racially…
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Diversity, equity and inclusion staff harbor high levels of antisemitism
The College Fix reports that “Diversity, equity, and inclusion staff often act as “political activists” and contribute to hostile conditions…
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University Of Memphis Offers Professors $300,000 To ‘Advance The Tenets’ Of Critical Race Theory
By Chrissy Clark The University of Memphis created a grant program that offers select professors $3,000 to infuse curricula with…
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More Than 2,100 Public Schools Closed For Beginning Of Spring Semester
By Chrissy Clark More than 2,100 public school districts nationwide closed their doors for in-person learning beginning Jan. 3, according…
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Arlington schools likely to abolish graded homework in the name of ‘equity’
Students learn less if they don’t do their homework. And many of them won’t do their homework if they aren’t…
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The Top 10 Most Egregious K-12 School Decisions Of 2021
By Chrissy Clark This past year was mired by school districts implementing curricula inspired by the tenets of critical race…
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Chicago Teachers Union Asks Members Whether They Support ‘District-Wide Pause’ Amid Omicron Surge
By Chrissy Clark The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) polled its members asking whether they would “support a district-wide pause and…
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Academics get taxpayer-funded grants to promote reparations and depict Hispanics as anti-black racists
The University of Michigan’s Anti-Racism Collaborative at its National Center for Institutional Diversity announced $110,000 in grants, reports The College…
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Education Department illegally stonewalls FOIA request about ‘Free Speech Hotline’
The U.S. Department of Education continues to violate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), especially about subjects it doesn’t care…
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Today is National Whiners Day (and the beginning of Kwanzaa)
Today is National Whiners Day. Rev. Kevin Zaborney created National Whiner’s Day in 1986. Zaborney started this day after observing…
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Middle-School Teacher Calls Parents ‘Bigots’ And ‘Kooks’ For Voicing Concern Over Pornographic Material In Books
By Gretchen Clayson A middle school teacher in Round Rock, Texas, has enraged parents by reading a Dr. Seuss-style poem…
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Christian Teachers Fight Transgender Pronoun Policies
By Harold Hutchison The suspension of Tanner Cross in May brought attention to policies concerning transgender issues. Three cases are…
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How Activists Are Hardwiring ‘Race Marxism’ Into The Medical Field
By Laurel Duggan Activists in the medical field are urging doctors to prioritize patients on the basis of race to…
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Democrats Are Pushing For Student Loan Forgiveness. Who Would It Benefit?
By Michael Ginsberg Responding to calls from left-wing lawmakers, President Joe Biden extended the U.S. Treasury’s student loan collection moratorium…
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Parents Who ‘Got Nowhere’ After Speaking Up Sue Virginia School District Over CRT Curriculum
By Harold Hutchison Parents in a Virginia school district have filed suit over materials in the curriculum that they claim…
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Teachers unions will get schools to close, despite Biden’s lip service to keeping them open
Schools are likely to close in many places, despite Joe Biden’s paying lip service to the goal of keeping them…
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Youngkin’s Education Secretary Pick Founded Organization That Raked In Nearly $26 Million From Bill Gates
By Chrissy Clark Republican Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s secretary of education pick founded an organization that advocates for the collection…
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Canadian Court Declares Math Test For New Teachers ‘Unconstitutional’ Because Of Racial Disparities In Passage Rates
By Laurel Duggan Ontario public schools will no longer require incoming teachers to pass a basic math proficiency test after…
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