Toronto School Principal Sends Email to Parents with Islamic State Flag
Parents in Toronto expressed shock after receiving an email from an elementary school principal that contained the flag of the Islamic State terrorist group.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Critical Race Theory, Indoctrination in Schools
Critical race theory (CRT) is banned from being taught in schools across Arkansas after newly sworn-in Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on her first official day in office Tuesday.
Some New Jersey School Districts Ushering in Mask Mandates
Some New Jersey students are facing mask mandates yet again as they return from winter break, officials citing what has been described as a “tripledemic.”
Philly Superintendent: We Don’t Think Mask Mandate Will Hurt Learning, ‘We’ve Done This Before’
On Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Morning News Now,” Philadelphia School District Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. said that due to the fact that they’ve had a mask mandate before “we don’t think that learning will stop or that students will be
Philly Superintendent on Mask Mandate: We ‘Expect’ a Case Increase and We Need ‘Good Attendance over the Long Term’
On Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Morning News Now,” Philadelphia School District Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. stated that the school district is bringing back mask mandates because they “expect” a rise in cases and we need to “have good attendance over
Brooks: Teachers’ Unions Deserve Coal for School Closures that Damaged ‘Lifelong Prospects of a Generation’
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that the teachers’ unions deserve coal for Christmas for the increases in inequality, harm to social mobility, and harm to “the lifelong prospects of a generation of young people”
Shanghai Shuts Down Schools After China Promised End of Lockdowns
The local government of Shanghai, China’s largest and wealthiest city, forced schools to begin “online only” classes on Monday in response to an alleged surge in Chinese coronavirus cases.
UK Govt Warns Schools Should Not Teach White Privilege as Fact… Again
Britain’s all talk, no action Conservative Party government is once again warning schools should not teach “white privilege” as fact. In a radio interview with Nick Ferrari on LBC, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan was pushed on whether “white privilege” should be
Washington School District Bans, Then Unbans Christmas Music on Buses
Washington’s Evergreen Public Schools (EPS) banned and then quickly unbanned the playing of Christmas music on school buses.
LA School Diversity: Celebrate Transgenderism, Criticize Thanksgiving
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) wants kids to celebrate“Transgender Day of Visibility” but not Thanksgiving.
Boston Researchers: Universal Masking in Schools Can Counter ‘Structural Racism’
Universal masking may be “an important tool for mitigating the effects of structural racism in schools,” according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) claiming the coronavirus pandemic deepened “educational inequities,” disproportionately affecting groups who are “vulnerable by historical and contemporary systems of oppression, including structural racism and settler colonialism.”
Maher: Many Things DeSantis Does That Left Hates Are Normal, Education Bill Was to ‘Do Things in Schools the Way We Did Five Years Ago’
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he thinks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has been politically effective because he can do things that conservatives like, but are fairly normal legislation, like the Parental Rights in
Unions Sound Alarm over Growing Violence at Swedish Primary Schools
Three unions in Sweden are sounding the alarm over levels of violence and threats in Swedish primary schools in the city of Kungälv, claiming teachers and other staff have even been threatened with murder.
Summers: Must Combat ‘Trillions’ in Cost of Learning Loss with Ending Move Away from Testing over Equity Concerns, Harder Grading
During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers stated that the education system needs
Brown Economist Oster: We’ll See Impacts of Learning Loss ‘More or Less Forever’ Due to ‘Tremendous Failure by Adults’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CNN Contributor and Brown University Economics Professor Emily Oster stated that due to the “tremendous failure by adults” in handling schools during the coronavirus pandemic, we will see the impacts of learning loss
Youngkin: Biden Admin. Needs to Stop Distracting States from Teaching Kids with Title IX Push
During an interview released on Tuesday’s edition of the “Fox News Rundown” podcast, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) stated that a Republican Congress needs to get “the executive branch in Washington that is trying to change the way we deal
Assessment Board Member: States That Opened Schools Earlier Had Less Learning Loss, But Too Much Focus on That Is ‘a Distraction’
On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith,” National Assessment Governing Board member Dr. Marty West reacted to the drop in test scores shown on the National Assessment of Educational Progress by stating that while “states where schools that
2020 VIDEO: Hypocrite John Fetterman Wanted Indefinite Coronavirus Lockdowns
Pennsylvania Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman hypocritically wanted indefinite pandemic lockdowns.
Ron DeSantis: ‘As Long as I’m Around,’ Children Will Not Be Required to Get Coronavirus Jab
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday emphasized that school districts in Florida will not mandate children to get vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending the shot be added to a child’s routine vaccine schedule.
Great Reset: Dutch Children Fed Mealworms at School as Meat Alternative
Dutch schoolchildren have been fed mealworms as part of a behavioural change programme backed by the government.
New Zealand Arts Council Dumps ‘Imperialism’ Shakespeare Program That Failed to ‘Show Relevance’
New Zealand’s arts council ended funding for a popular school Shakespeare program, saying it was “located within a canon of imperialism.”
Randi Weingarten Jet-Sets to Ukraine as American Schools Struggle
Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten is taking a trip to Ukraine despite American schools showing their worst academic results in 30 years.
Exclusive — Republican Michigan Gov. Candidate Tudor Dixon: Parents Are Fighting Back Against Radical Gender Ideology in Schools
Parents are fighting back against leftist gender ideology being pushed in schools as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) remains silent, Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon said on Breitbart News Saturday.
WaPo: Conservatives Using ‘Coded Language’ Like ‘Woke,’ ‘CRT’ to Hide Racism
Terms such as “woke” and “CRT” are mere “euphemisms” used by conservatives to express their “racism” in a socially acceptable manner, according to WaPo.
Actress Sam Sorbo Warns Schools Today Are Committing ‘Child Abuse,’ Calls to ‘Save Your Family’
Today’s schools are guilty of “child abuse,” according to actress and education advocate Sam Sorbo, who claimed that schools are raising “grown children” instead of adults.
Ron DeSantis: ‘We Will Not Allow Schools to Twist History’
Florida will not allow schools to “twist history” to back the false narrative of the left, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vowed on Tuesday after being asked about legal efforts to end the “Stop W.O.K.E Act” in the state.
Dem Rep. Malinowski: ‘More Democrats’ Should Have Pushed to Open Schools, Closures Were ‘Probably the Biggest Mistake We Made’
During an interview released on Monday’s “Fox News Rundown” podcast, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) stated that failing to open schools quicker is “probably the biggest mistake we made as a country.” And “more Democrats” should have pushed to open schools
The Kids Are All Right: Swedish Youth Swing Right as Populists Make Gains at Ballot Box
Students in schools across Sweden are increasingly supporting right-wing parties according to the results of this year’s school elections.
Maher: Biden Should Have Also Called out Left Fringe on Crime, Indoctrination in Education, and Then He Wouldn’t Have to Run Again
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he liked that President Joe Biden gave the primetime speech he gave, but because people don’t get nuance, he’d be better off if he critiqued the fringe on
Youngkin: Lefty Indoctrination Contributed to 20-Year Learning Loss
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) argued that school closures, in addition to students “being taught what to think as opposed to how to think” caused massive learning loss. Youngkin said
NYT’s Leonhardt: Learning Loss from School Closures ‘Is Undercovered’
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York Times Senior Writer David Leonhardt said that the crisis of the large and unequal learning loss from school closures during the coronavirus pandemic has been undercovered. MSNBC Contributor Mike Barnicle asked, “I would submit
NYT’s Leonhardt: I’m ‘Skeptical’ about How Money to Address Learning Loss Is Being Used, This Will Be a ‘Lifelong’ Issue
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York Times Senior Writer David Leonhardt stated that the issue of learning loss from school closures during the coronavirus pandemic “will be a lifelong problem” for the current generation of children that amounts to “a
Swedish Student Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Two Teachers with an Axe
An 18-year-old man who attacked and killed two teachers with an axe at a Swedish high school was sentenced to life in prison.
DOE’s Carr: We Didn’t Really Have ‘a Lot of Choice’ with Closing Schools, Health Experts Told Us ‘to Close the Schools’
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education Peggy Carr stated that she doesn’t know “if there was a lot of choice” when it
DOE’s Carr on Handling Schools in Next Pandemic: ‘We Have More Devices in the Hands of Students’
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education Peggy Carr responded to a question on whether there’s a better way to handle education in
WH’s Deese: We’re ‘Going Into’ ‘First Stable School Year’ Since COVID, People Have ‘More Stability Now, Given That Schools Are Open’
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said that one reason for the increase in labor force participation is that “we’re going into a school year that is the first stable
GOP Sen. Kennedy: ‘Revisionist History’ for WH to Claim School Closures Were Fault of GOP — It Was Left-Wing Areas That Closed Longest
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) reacted to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s claim that school closures were the fault of Republicans and reopening schools was done by the work
Walensky on Whether CDC Failed on Schools: I Wasn’t There ‘When Schools Were Closed’
On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky responded to a question on whether the handling of schools during the coronavirus pandemic was a failure by the CDC by stating that she was “not in the
Kamenetz: ‘Attitude That We Should Have Zero COVID’ Before Reopening Schools in Blue States Had ‘Terribly Detrimental Impacts’
During an interview aired on Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” author of “The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now” and former NPR Education Correspondent Anya Kamenetz stated that in the U.S., “Red states opened up everything
NPR’s Inskeep: Health Officials Said Protesting Was ‘More Important’ than COVID, But Didn’t Do that with Schools and Learning
During an interview with author and former NPR Education Correspondent Anya Kamenetz aired on Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” host Steve Inskeep stated that public health officials were willing to balance controlling the coronavirus pandemic with other priorities when
