The woke tapes
There’s been a lot of debate about “wokeness” in the country, but not enough real examples of what this catch-all term for things some people don’t like really does…let alone…
Mr. Biden gets a “D” on education
America’s public schools had a very rough year thanks to the coronavirus. The Biden administration has pledged to get kids back into classrooms and has put tens of billions of…
Biden Education Tour Can’t Escape Unions Standing in the Way of School Reopening
The president and other members of the Biden administration are making stops in key congressional districts to talk up his plans on infrastructure, education and more. The politics are clear:…
Biden’s Education Spending Spree Ignores Choice
The Biden administration has big, expensive plans for education, including not just oceans of new federal money, but expanded commitments to play a leading role in education from pre-K through…
PA Snares Parents in Pod Bureaucracy
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Some Pennsylvania parents looking for alternatives to educate their children have turned to so-called “learning pods” – small groups led by a tutor….
Paul Proposes Federal Education Money Follows the Child, Not the Bureaucracy
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has introduced legislation that would direct federal money currently sent to states for use in public education and instead,…
As States-Feds Bicker Over School Openings, More Parents Opting to Homeschool Their Kids
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. As the major political parties fight over when and how to reopen the nation’s more than 13,000 public school districts in the fall,…
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges DeVos Effort to Strengthen Rights of the Accused
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The American Civil Liberties Unions has joined a number of other organizations suing to block U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ planned changes…
Seattle Schools Will Teach That Math is Oppressive
Article from Reason by Robby Soave. Math is a deeply frustrating subject for many elementary and high school students. But Seattle public schools are gearing up to accuse math of…
Department of Education Prioritizes Due Process
Article from Reason by Robby Soave. The Education Department has officially released new rules on how to enforce Title IX, the federal statute that forbids sex and gender-based discrimination in public schools….