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Tagged: education

Lawmaker calls for AG opinion, comprehensive investigation after Walters seeks state purchase of Bibles resembling Trump-promoted Bible

Lawmaker calls for AG opinion, comprehensive investigation after Walters seeks state purchase of Bibles resembling Trump-promoted Bible


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  5 months ago

Oklahoma Is Trying to Put Trump Bibles in the Classroom - Mother Jones

Oklahoma Is Trying to Put Trump Bibles in the Classroom - Mother Jones


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  47 Comments  •  5 months ago

How digital texts impact kids' comprehension skills

How digital texts impact kids' comprehension skills

Via:   •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  last year

Who knew that reading comprehension and retention was a tactile activity?  At least that's the speculation of some researchers.  Unfortunately the article does not address the competition between...
Ex-Yonkers basketball coach says district made him scapegoat after antisemitic incident

Ex-Yonkers basketball coach says district made him scapegoat after antisemitic incident

Via:   •  Americana  •  9 Comments  •  last year

Oklahoma State Superintendent announces rules banning DEI and drag queens, supporting religion | KOKH

Oklahoma State Superintendent announces rules banning DEI and drag queens, supporting religion | KOKH


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  2 years ago

The least grateful generation

The least grateful generation

Via:   •  Today's America  •  38 Comments  •  2 years ago

Teachers union honcho Randi Weingarten likens parental rights, school choice supporters to segregationists

Teachers union honcho Randi Weingarten likens parental rights, school choice supporters to segregationists


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  2 years ago

What Florida's AP Psychology debacle tells us about the state's education mayhem - Vox

What Florida's AP Psychology debacle tells us about the state's education mayhem - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  18 Comments  •  2 years ago

Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought 'Personal Benefit' to Black People

Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought 'Personal Benefit' to Black People

Via:   •  NEWSMucks  •  193 Comments  •  2 years ago

KFOR has been waiting 100 days for an OSDE Open Records Request - how can a state agency do that?

KFOR has been waiting 100 days for an OSDE Open Records Request - how can a state agency do that?


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  16 Comments  •  2 years ago

Supreme Court clears way for lawsuits against Ohio State University over alleged abuse dating to the 1970s | CNN Politics

Supreme Court clears way for lawsuits against Ohio State University over alleged abuse dating to the 1970s | CNN Politics

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  5 Comments  •  2 years ago

The Graduation Speech That Changed the World

The Graduation Speech That Changed the World

Via:   •  Americana  •  3 Comments  •  2 years ago

PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans | AP News

PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans | AP News

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  28 Comments  •  2 years ago

Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans - Vox

Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  148 Comments  •  2 years ago

"Libraries bolster democracy. Republicans want to get rid of them." Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up...
House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights

House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  74 Comments  •  2 years ago

What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained

What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  21 Comments  •  2 years ago

The Giant Pond Rat That Built America - YouTube

The Giant Pond Rat That Built America - YouTube

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  5 Comments  •  2 years ago

I'm sorry, Buzz... but there's a LOT of good stuff on YouTube. I'm subscribed to thirty or so channels of all kinds, from cars to politics to nature to... whatever. 
Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility

Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  3 years ago

Now They Want a Pandemic 'Amnesty'

Now They Want a Pandemic 'Amnesty'


Via: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  29 Comments  •  3 years ago

Racism never left US schools — now it's taking worrying new forms

Racism never left US schools — now it's taking worrying new forms

Via:   •  NEWSMucks  •  8 Comments  •  3 years ago

Mainstreaming Hate: The Anti-Immigrant Movement in the U.S.

Mainstreaming Hate: The Anti-Immigrant Movement in the U.S.


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  3 years ago

6 in 10 parents stay in touch with their childhood teachers

6 in 10 parents stay in touch with their childhood teachers

Via:   •  Americana  •  20 Comments  •  3 years ago

Schools Are Back and Confronting Devastating Learning Losses

Schools Are Back and Confronting Devastating Learning Losses

Via:   •  Americana  •  4 Comments  •  3 years ago

Randi Weingarten Flunks the Pandemic

Randi Weingarten Flunks the Pandemic


Via: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  7 Comments  •  3 years ago

Reading and Math Scores Plummeted During Pandemic, New Data Show

Reading and Math Scores Plummeted During Pandemic, New Data Show

Via:   •  Americana  •  7 Comments  •  3 years ago

Finding the Best Teachers for Post-Pandemic Schools

Finding the Best Teachers for Post-Pandemic Schools

Via:   •  Americana  •  6 Comments  •  3 years ago

Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calls for abolishing department

Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calls for abolishing department


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  44 Comments  •  3 years ago

A Case of Charter School Sabotage

A Case of Charter School Sabotage


Via: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  62 Comments  •  3 years ago

After Exposing a Proselytizing Teacher, an Atheist and His Child Are on the Run | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

After Exposing a Proselytizing Teacher, an Atheist and His Child Are on the Run | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  75 Comments  •  3 years ago

See video at the link.
'The Child Is the Teacher' Review: Montessori's Unpinned Butterflies

'The Child Is the Teacher' Review: Montessori's Unpinned Butterflies

Via:   •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  3 years ago

Mississippi Educator Fired for Reading Kids a Silly Book

Mississippi Educator Fired for Reading Kids a Silly Book


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  25 Comments  •  3 years ago

Scott Yenor, Boise State University Professor, Calls for Women to Be Kept Out of Engineering and Law

Scott Yenor, Boise State University Professor, Calls for Women to Be Kept Out of Engineering and Law

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  28 Comments  •  4 years ago

Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity

Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity

Via:   •  Critical Thinkers  •  66 Comments  •  4 years ago

Does this ring as true to you as it does to me?
Scottsdale Unified School District board president is ousted

Scottsdale Unified School District board president is ousted


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  4 years ago

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — In hopes of moving forward, Scottsdale Unified School District has elected a new interim president amid allegations that board president Jann-Michael Greenburg distributed...
Public Schools: Petri Dishes of ‘Progressive’ Propaganda and Perversion

Public Schools: Petri Dishes of ‘Progressive’ Propaganda and Perversion


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Op/Ed  •  73 Comments  •  4 years ago

The combined agendas of the progressive left elites and the secularist movement for our children through our schools is outrageous.  It’s a scandal and a complete moral perversion and deviance from...
The Case Against Masks for Children

The Case Against Masks for Children

Via:   •  We the People  •  219 Comments  •  4 years ago

White Lives Matter | Anti-Defamation League

White Lives Matter | Anti-Defamation League


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  81 Comments  •  4 years ago

Sen. Josh Hawley Calls Critical Race Theory 'State Sanctioned Racism'

Sen. Josh Hawley Calls Critical Race Theory 'State Sanctioned Racism'


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  4 years ago

Oregon School District Declares Itself 'White Supremacist' | The Daily Wire

Oregon School District Declares Itself 'White Supremacist' | The Daily Wire


Via: drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  17 Comments  •  4 years ago

Every time I see something like this I have a hard time believing it is actually happening. It strikes me in the same manner that someone claiming storing food in a sewer is a good thing to do. It...
Louisiana's Ray Garofalo Argues for Teaching 'Good' Parts of Slavery in U.S. Schools - Second Nexus

Louisiana's Ray Garofalo Argues for Teaching 'Good' Parts of Slavery in U.S. Schools - Second Nexus


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  4 years ago

One Parent Stands Up.

One Parent Stands Up.

By:   •  We the People  •  136 Comments  •  4 years ago

The Brearley School is an elite K-12 grade schools for girls located at 610 East 83rd street in New York City, AKA "the upper east side." Like many elite schools it has drifted left and it's...
Milton Middle School teacher scrutinized for in-class comments | Education | wvgazettemail.com

Milton Middle School teacher scrutinized for in-class comments | Education | wvgazettemail.com

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  23 Comments  •  4 years ago

Stimulus check: $1,400 for you, $1,400 a week for federal employees

Stimulus check: $1,400 for you, $1,400 a week for federal employees

Via:   •  We the People  •  15 Comments  •  4 years ago

President Joe Biden’s coronavirus stimulus package outlines a one-time $1,400 check to families financially affected by the virus. Yet the fine print in the House stimulus bill sneaks in this...
Even Homer Gets Mobbed

Even Homer Gets Mobbed

Via:   •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

A Lone Star Speech Victory

A Lone Star Speech Victory

Via:   •  We the People  •  5 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Most Deadly Job in America -- And What Happens Next

The Most Deadly Job in America -- And What Happens Next

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Well... actually... you get the bonus first, 'cause that's the way the page is formatted...
Va. District Spent $24,000 On Ibram Kendi Books For U.S. History Classes

Va. District Spent $24,000 On Ibram Kendi Books For U.S. History Classes

Via:   •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Children's Books: Bedtime Lessons for the Zoomed-Out Kid

Children's Books: Bedtime Lessons for the Zoomed-Out Kid

Via:   •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

If ever there were a time for parents to sneak a bit of education into storytime, this is it. Teachers may be knocking themselves out on Zoom, and bravo for that, but a face on the screen has...
Children's Books: Remembering What It Was to Go Back to School

Children's Books: Remembering What It Was to Go Back to School

Via:   •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

How Charter Schools Train Teachers

How Charter Schools Train Teachers

Via:   •  We the People  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Stubborn Survival of the Electoral College

The Stubborn Survival of the Electoral College

Via:   •  We the People  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

Tom Cotton & Campus Free-Speech Bill

Tom Cotton & Campus Free-Speech Bill

Via:   •  We the People  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Teachers' Unions Fight to Keep Kids out of Classrooms & Limit Remote Instruction | National Review

Teachers' Unions Fight to Keep Kids out of Classrooms & Limit Remote Instruction | National Review

Via:   •  We the People  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Taxation and Unemployment

Taxation and Unemployment


By: yourlordandsavior  •  Op/Ed  •  37 Comments  •  5 years ago

 Often, when people toss the people won't work thing around, it's because they also think when you pay "taxes," it's a gift, except when they want something specific, in which case it's "my tax...
The ACLU's Absurd Title IX Lawsuit

The ACLU's Absurd Title IX Lawsuit

Via:   •  We the People  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

‘Sesame Street’ To Feature Cross-Dressing Gay Entertainer For Impressionable Preschoolers

‘Sesame Street’ To Feature Cross-Dressing Gay Entertainer For Impressionable Preschoolers


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  54 Comments  •  5 years ago

The popular TV program “Sesame Street” will soon feature Billy Porter, a crossdressing homosexual entertainer. According to the   Huffington Post . “Billy Porter dusted off his now-iconic velvet...
8 Back-to-School Books To Protect Students Against Leftist Brainwashing

8 Back-to-School Books To Protect Students Against Leftist Brainwashing

Via:   •  We the People  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Leftist bias in our education system has grown to alarming proportions. According to a large   2017 study   of college professors, registered Democrats now outnumber registered Republicans by a...
Betsy DeVos gets bad reviews from employees as morale at Education Department plummets, survey finds

Betsy DeVos gets bad reviews from employees as morale at Education Department plummets, survey finds


Via: gordy327  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

Job satisfaction at the U.S. Education Department has plummeted over the past year, according to an annual survey of federal employees. The Education Department had a morale drop of 12.4 percentage...
9 Years Into Common Core, Test Scores Are Down, Indoctrination Up

9 Years Into Common Core, Test Scores Are Down, Indoctrination Up


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  7 years ago

It’s been about nine years since the Obama administration lured states into adopting Common Core sight unseen, with promises it would improve student achievement. Like President Obama’s other...
The Real Message of Creationism

The Real Message of Creationism

Via:   •  We the People  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

The following article written by the late Charles Krauthammer appeared in the November 22, 1999 edition of Time Magazine. When the Kansas Board of Education voted recently to eliminate evolution...
More Harvard, Yale freshmen identify as LGBTQ than as conservative, surveys find

More Harvard, Yale freshmen identify as LGBTQ than as conservative, surveys find


Via: skrekk  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

More freshmen at both Harvard and Yale identify as LGBTQ than as politically conservative, according to surveys published by the universities’ student newspapers. According to Yale Daily News’ “...
Florida private schools' curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together

Florida private schools' curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together


Via: ender  •  News & Politics  •  29 Comments  •  7 years ago

ORLANDO, Fla. - Some private schools in Florida that rely on public funding teach students that dinosaurs and humans lived together, that God's intervention prevented Catholics from dominating...
Creationism bill in Alabama

Creationism bill in Alabama


Via: dignitatem-societatis  •  News & Politics  •  485 Comments  •  7 years ago

From the NCSE article : Alabama's House Bill 258 , introduced on January 18, 2018, would, if enacted, allow teachers to present "the theory of creation as presented in the Bible" in any...