Las Vegas Strip Club Posts Ads Seeking High School Graduates: ‘Pay Your Way Through College’
A Las Vegas strip club has posted ads for young high school women graduates from the “class of 2015” to audition to become strippers to pay college tuition.
Education
Pope Francis to Parents: Remove Computers From Kids’s Bedrooms to Protect Them from Pornography
En route from Sarajevo to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis told reporters on his plane that parents should not allow their children to have computers in their bedrooms in order to protect them from both the “filth” of pornography and dependence on their electronic gadgets.
Maryland High School Ends Graduation Tradition as Bow to ‘Transgenderism’
James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, is ending a decades-long graduation tradition in an effort, school authorities say, to recognize transgenderism.
New York Times Encourages Students to Default on College Loans
Over the weekend, the NY Times published an opinion piece by writer Lee Siegel titled “Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans.” The piece goes beyond the descriptive promised in the headline to the prescriptive when Siegel suggests people “groaning under the weight of student loans” should follow his example.
Hewitt and Eastman: Jindal’s Federal Common Core Lawsuit As Significant As Texas Decision To Halt Obama Amnesty
The authors observe that regardless of the decision in Jindal’s case, state and local school boards are facing significant challenges in “the collapsing morale and educational achievement of their students,” and need to consider their own legal path to rid themselves of the Common Core boondoggle.
He’s Dead, Jim: Why Common Core Is a Goner and Just Doesn’t Know It Yet
Unfortunately, the Common Core zombie is still around, and it will take another few years and another several million lost children before its death is acknowledged by all. Yet no matter how much more money is poured into it, and how much denial it faces, Common Core is effectively dead.
Texas Governor Honors State’s Homeschoolers Proclaiming June 9 ‘Leeper Day’
On June 9, Texas homeschool families will celebrate “Leeper Day,” set aside to honor the 1994 Texas Supreme Court decision on the landmark court case (Leeper v. Arlington ISD) that legalized homeschooling in the Lone Star state. Twenty one years later, it is the current governor, Greg Abbott, who has recognized this historical date.
Vox Rebuts Its Own Piece on Terrifying Progressive College Students
Vox’s Amanda Taub says a piece the site published earlier this week about progressive identity politics on campus is “truthy” and doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. Strangely, Taub’s rebuttal overlooks nearly all of the evidence which might suggest otherwise.
‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz Just Released a Sex Tape: Here’s My Review
Porn star Mercedes Carrera described it earlier today as “a bad amateur sex tape from an attention-seeking histrionic.” She was being too generous… but let’s plough on.
Federal Government Shifts: Now Says Monogamy, Abstinence ‘Most Reliable’ Protections Against STDs
The federal government has made a significant move to name monogamy and abstinence as “the most reliable way” to protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
13 States Have Already Adopted ‘Green’ Common Core Science Standards That Indoctrinate on Climate Change
Released in April of 2013, the Next Generation of Science Standards (NGSS) have already been officially adopted by 13 states and Washington, D.C. Their promoters claim they are another “state-led” endeavor, “managed by Achieve,” the same progressive nonprofit that was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and promote the Common Core standards.
Dem Congressman Sends Threatening Letter to Colorado Charter School
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) is injecting himself into the controversy over a Colorado charter school that refused to allow its 2015 valedictorian to give what the school calls a “disrespectful” and “inappropriate” address.
Seinfeld: Comedians Tell Me ‘Don’t Go Near Colleges — They’re So PC’
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld appeared on ESPNU and ESPN Radio’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Thursday and spoke on how other comedians have told him to not do comedy at college campuses because they are so politically correct now. According
Progressive Professor: My Progressive Students Terrify Me
A progressive professor says his students have become enamored of a simplistic social justice politics that makes every discussion personal and therefore a potential “threat” to their identity.
High School Apologizes for Excluding Cross-dressing Girl from Yearbook
A Stockton high school has stated that it is willing to republish the school’s entire yearbook because a female student challenged the school’s dress policy for her senior portrait, prompting her exclusion from the yearbook. Crystal Cumplido, a senior at
Vandals Leave Swastika on High School Field after Graduation
Over the weekend, a giant swastika made of removable, snap-together tiles was placed on the football field at El Camino High School in South San Francisco. The school had just celebrated graduation ceremonies on Friday. Residents saw the swastika over the weekend, but custodians only discovered the swastika on Monday, whereupon they told school officials and subsequently removed it.
Asian-American Files Complaint Against Ivy League Schools, Alleges Discrimination
In another telling hint that universities are discriminating against Asian-Americans, Michael Wang, who notched a perfect ACT score, a 2230 SAT, a 4.67 weighted grade point average and 13 Advanced Placement courses on his resume, was rejected by seven Ivy League universities and Stanford in 2013. The only Ivy League school to accept him was the University of Pennsylvania.
Professor Cleared of Wrongdoing in Title IX Investigation Prompted Criticism of Title IX
Laura Kipnis, the Northwestern University professor who had two Title IX complaints filed against her, has been cleared of wrongdoing by the law firm hired to investigate the claims.
Christie’s ‘U-Turn’ on Common Core Draws Doubts From Grassroots
Christie said he signed his state’s Race to the Top application for federal funds in exchange for adopting the Common Core standards because his state needed the money, an admission many other governors are likely hesitant to make in light of the huge outcry from parents across the country against the standards and their associated testing and data collection.
Atlantic: ‘American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students’
From The Atlantic: A startling number of Chinese students are getting kicked out of American colleges. According to a white paper published by WholeRen, a Pittsburgh-based consultancy, an estimated 8,000 students from China were expelled from universities and colleges across
China Executes Teacher Who Allegedly Raped 21 Children — In One Year
BBC: China’s top court said it has executed a primary school teacher found guilty of raping or sexually abusing 26 girls.
Jeb Bush Stands Firm on Common Core
On a presumed private conference call with the Alabama Republican Party, where he was showcased as the “featured guest,” former Florida Governor Jeb Bush once again expressed his support for Common Core education standards and a “pathway to earned legal status” for millions of illegal aliens.
Northwestern Professor: Faculty Now Fear Students Demanding ‘Safe Spaces’
A Northwestern University professor was accused of retaliation and investigated after students claimed an article she had written had a “chilling effect” on students’s ability to report sexual misconduct.
Democrat Says School Choice Advocates Are ‘Raping’ Children, Compares Reforms to Jim Crow Laws
The Republican-led Wisconsin State Legislature has been steadily working to include several school-choice-related measures in the 2015–17 biennial budget, and not everyone is happy about it.
Alveda King Urges State Lawmakers to Repeal ‘One Size Fits All’ Common Core
Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King, is urging the Alabama legislature to repeal the controversial Common Core standards, referring to the education initiative as “one size fits all.”
