Indoctrination 101: 'Gender Bender Day' leads to 'Social Justice Week' (Part 2)

Social Justice Week came about after a botched “Gender Bender Day,” held during Spirit Week in the fall. On that day, boys could dress like girls and vice versa, with the goal being to make the school more inclusive for students who struggle with their gender identity. It backfired, resulting in the identity-questioning students feeling ridiculed. School leaders decided a full-blown Social Justice Week was warranted. 25 Apr 2012

Exclusive - Indoctrination 101: Teaching Chicago Students to Protest

Jones College Prep, a Chicago Public Schools “selective enrollment” school, held “Social Justice Week” in March, a collection of events geared towards turning students into activists. School administrators, through Social Justice Week, gave a platform to community organizers who in turn provided students biased information and encouraged them to take specific steps to protest. 24 Apr 2012

Top Teachers Union Organizer Self-declared Socialist, bin Laden Apologist

Richman’s previous organizing experience? The Socialist Party-USA. In 2001 he was quoted discussing the party’s plans to run candidates for office and in 2005, he was running the party’s national convention. In 2006, he was producing the party’s magazine. He’s a socialist true believer. 11 Apr 2012

Union Activist on Charter Schools: 'Why Didn't White Folks Keep Them for Themselves?'

In Chicago in particular, the teachers union is flailing to stop any meaningful reform it possibly can. In response to the move for a slightly longer school day, the union has demanded an astonishing 30% raise. For weeks, union leaders have been beating the war drums for a teachers’ strike, which could cripple the city. 6 Apr 2012

Teachers Union Activist: If Charter Schools Are So Great, Why Give Them To Black People?

The Chicago Teachers Union, and school employee unions in general, are pulling out all the stops to slow down a school choice and education reform movement that is bowling them over in numerous states and cities. 6 Apr 2012

Illinois Democrats Propose to Shift State Pension Burden to Local Schools

Public employee pensions have been a state expense. Therefore, a big chunk of legacy costs don’t need to be shown on school district books. But new legislation proposed by Senate Democrats seeks to change that. They want local school districts to bear that burden. 29 Mar 2012

The Vetting: Bell's Critical Race Theory Promoted in Public Schools

A radical organization known as the Pacific Educational Group (PEG) is actively promoting Derrick Bell’s Critical Race Theory in public elementary and high schools nationwide, with the approval of the Obama administration, and with an intense focus on what PEG calls “Systemic Racism.” 19 Mar 2012

Connecticut Considers Bill Requiring Students Learn 'Labor History'

The Connecticut Senate is considering a bill which would require all government school students to learn “labor history” as a part of the curriculum. The bill would add language to existing law which stipulates the types of subjects schools shall teach. 17 Mar 2012

Clueless Chicago School Protesters: You Can’t Fix What’s Not Broken

The protesters wandering around in various locations throughout Chicago are little more than warm-bodied rentals who are able to clutch a sign bearing the name of someone – in this case, Chicago Public Schools CEO J.C. Brizard – they’ve never heard of. It’s a classic example of astroturf trying to appear to be a legitimate force. 24 Feb 2012

Can the Teachers Union Give Us Just One Example of Putting Students First?

I have been appearing the last several weeks in a segment called “The Trouble with Schools” on “Fox & Friends,” the Fox New Channel’s morning show. Each week, we’ve been talking about teacher tenure cases, the education establishment looking down its nose at parents and examples of unions stifling education reform. 21 Feb 2012