Black Students Scream ‘White Power,’ Don KKK Hoods, Aren’t Expelled
A group of Wheaton College football players, led by two black students, donned Klan robes and hoods and marched with Confederate flags for a team-building exercise.
Education
CNBC: Common Core a Cash Cow to Corporations
Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been paid to corporations like Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Scholastic, and Apple since 2012 in contracts related to the controversial Common Core standards.
Higher-Ed Implosion Update: Sweet Briar College Closes
Come August, Sweet Briar College will close. Located in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, Sweet Briar has educated only women for more than 100 years.
California Day Care Accused of Using Push Pins to Punish Kids
An Agoura Hills daycare center has been sued by parents who claim two teachers punished their children by pressing push pins through their clothes into the skin.
UCLA Unanimously Passes Antisemitism Resolution
The undergraduate student government at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a resolution condemning all forms of antisemitism and hatred or hostility geared towards Jewish students on campus.
Sen. Vitter: State Dept Reinterpreted Law by Allowing Iranians to Study Nuclear Engineering at US Universities
Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R) says the State Department has reversed its interpretation of a law that would ban Iranian students from studying advanced courses in the United States with content related to the development of nuclear capabilities.
Jeb Bush Retrofits Facts of Common Core To Boost Conservative Credibility
Jeb Bush is trying again to explain his position on education reform to conservatives.
Is Feminism Destroying Women?
According to a New York-based psychiatrist, at least one of every four women in America is now on psychiatric medication, as opposed to one of every seven men. Dr. Julie Holland says this is nothing less than “insane.” Holland’s recent
‘Veto’ Says UCI Student Government to American Flag Ban
Executive Cabinet members of the Associated Students of University of California Irvine (UCI) voted Saturday to overturn a resolution banning the hanging of the American flag, echoing the words of an earlier statement from the university that called the ban “misguided.”
UC Irvine Student Gov. Bans American Flag from ‘Inclusive’ Space
The undergraduate governing body at the University of California, Irvine, voted this week to remove the American flag and all other flags from its lobby, after arguing in part that flags are “symbols of patriotism or weapons of nationalism.”
Liberal Intollerance on Display in Reaction to George Washington University YAF Stance on LGBT Sensitivity Training
Recently, my conservative student organization at the George Washington University spoke out against mandatory LGBT sensitivity training, requesting exemptions for our religious members. Our classmates are now demanding that our organization be defunded, classifying us as a hate group, and calling our request “an act of violence.”
George Washington University YAF Smeared as Hate Group for Resisting LGBT Sensitivity Training
Gay and liberal groups at The George Washington University have demanded that funding for GW-YAF, a chapter affiliate of Young America’s Foundation, be revoked for the club’s daring to stand up for religious freedom.
Teacher Suspended After Reading Graphic Gay Sex Poem to Class
A teacher at South Windsor High School in Connecticut has been suspended after reading a poem to his Advanced Placement (AP) English class containing a graphic description of gay sex acts.
Homeschoolers to Form Parental Rights Coalition Against Threats to Freedom from Newtown Commission
Homeschooling families in Connecticut are in the process of forming a parental rights coalition, as they reject the use of the Newtown shootings over two years ago as a vehicle to undermine the rights of parents to choose the venue for educating their children.
Desperation: Common Core Proponents Run Ads in Iowa to Prop Up Jeb Bush
With conservative grassroots activists having educated parents, teachers, and lawmakers about the nature of the Common Core standards initiative, proponents of the education reform are desperate to bolster a possible presidential run for Jeb Bush, who was recently booed at CPAC by conservatives for being a champion of the now grossly unpopular plan.
Google Trends: Common Core Tops Charts in 2014 Election Year
Analysis of big issues in the 2014 mid-term elections reveals that Common Core was at the top of the search charts, according to Google Trends data.
Education Funding for Western States is Elementary
How do you fund the education of your children with nearly 70 percent of your revenue-generating lands and resources tied behind your back?
Former CNN Anchor Campbell Brown Slams Common Core Opponents
Former CNN anchor-turned education reform expert Campbell Brown recently attacked opponents of the Common Core standards and potential GOP presidential candidates who have flip-flopped on their views of the initiative. In a Washington Post column over the weekend, the founder
City University Refunds Illegal Aliens Who Paid Out-of-State Tuition
NEW YORK (AP) – City University of New York is returning thousands of dollars to about 150 immigrant students who live illegally in the U.S. and overpaid for their tuition.
Are You Opting Your Children Out of Common Core-Aligned Tests?
With the arrival of March, students in states throughout the country are scheduled to take tests to determine if they are keeping in step with the Common Core standards. A fair number of them, however, have been “opted out” of the assessments by their parents, leading school officials to respond in a variety of ways.
GOP Rep Calls on Obama to Back College Savings Plan in Weekly Address
In the weekly GOP Address, Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) lobbied President Barack Obama to back a savings plan passed by the House earlier this week with bipartisan support. Transcript as follows: Good morning, I’m Jim Renacci, and I have the honor of representing
House Republicans Pull NCLB Reauthorization From House Floor
House Republicans have withdrawn a controversial bill that would have reauthorized the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law after both conservatives and liberals came out against it.
Chris Christie Admits ‘Regrets’ Adopting Common Core, Says NJ Needed the Money
On Thursday, Gov. Chris Christie admitted he adopted Common Core standards because his state needed the federal funds in exchange for signing onto the unpopular education reform.
Conservative Leader Debunks Pro-Common Core Myths at CPAC
In a panel discussion at CPAC Thursday, American Principles in Action (APIA) education director Emmett McGroarty debunked pro-Common Core talking points and made the claim that a Republican presidential nominee who supports Common Core would essentially be “unelectable” against Hillary Clinton in the general election.
Shock: Common Core’s Fordham Institute Is Not Really ‘Conservative’
A column in the Washington Post Wednesday observes that opponents of the Common Core standards continue to brave obstacles in their efforts to repeal the unpopular initiative.
