Massachusetts High School Cancels ‘USA Day’ Celebration to ‘Avoid Politics’
The holidays during the school year are slam-packed with events, parties, and, for many, ‘Spirit Weeks.’ Spirit week is when kids are asked to tap into their creativity and come to school donning their best interpretations of whatever theme each day requires. Unfortunately, something as innocuous as Spirit Week has created controversy and frustration in […]
Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten Appears Mystified By Rise of Homeschooling
President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, shared an article that attempts to tackle why there is an increase in parents opting for homeschooling their children versus traditional public school. The irony is that the woman at the helm of shutting down schools during the pandemic, which lifted the veil for parents to […]
Kirk Cameron Calls Out Book Fair Powerhouse Scholastic for Pornographic Content
Actor and children’s author Kirk Cameron announced his partnership with a new project aimed at unseating what is currently the biggest name in school book fairs. The Christian homeschool advocate and outspoken critic of LGBT books geared for children is going after the Scholastic Book Fairs to try to provide parents assurance that their children […]
Virginia High Schoolers Say Enough, Walk Out In Protest of ‘Gender-Neutral’ Bathroom Policies
Embattled northern Virginia school district Loudoun County returned to the news this week over a walkout conducted at one of the high schools. Students upset with a policy allowing transgender individuals to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice walked out of class this week in an exercise of their First Amendment rights. […]
Disconnect Between ACT Scores & GPAs Indicate We Are Failing Our Children One “A” At a Time
The pandemic opened this nation’s eyes to the dilapidated state of the education system; it is one of the few silver linings of that awful time. The last National Report Card proved that our worst fears were true. Not only did our children suffer emotionally and socially from the pandemic, but they had taken a […]
Viral Videos Capture Teachers’ Fears of Dangerous, Unruly Students
Becoming an educator is one of those professions long held in high esteem for its importance to societal development and achievement. It was once a profession that enjoyed nearly universal respect. Not so much in recent times. Year after year, we hear reports of teachers leaving the education profession, with most complaints focused on inadequate […]
Chicago Teachers Union Boss Says School Choice Is for ‘Racists’ But Sends Son to Private School
Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) President Stacy Davis-Gates has been embroiled in a media firestorm the last month after the news broke that she sends one of her children to a private school. As if that weren’t bad enough, it has become a public affairs nightmare for Ms. Davis-Gates due to previous inflammatory comments she’s made […]
High Schoolers Stage Huge Walk Out to Protest Against Woke Pro-Transgender Bathroom Policy
The left-wing talking heads on television and social media love to bloviate on the strength and courage of kids asserting their First Amendment rights to protest for climate change or gun control, to name a few. But when kids protest something the left is pushing, that’s a different story. Hundreds of teenagers staged a walkout […]
Senator Reads Aloud from Contested LGBTQ Books in Live Hearing – Democrat Calls It “Disturbing”
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the push by parents to remove sexually explicit books from public school libraries and the counterargument that these requests target minority groups, specifically the LGBTQ community, and are akin to book banning. Making the point for parents across this country, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana read […]
Chicago Public Schools Issues Talking Points On How to Argue With Parents Concerned About Extreme Gender Ideology
It’s the start of the school year when most parents should be eager to send their kids off to learn new things and make new friends. Instead, we live in a world where parents need to worry not only if their children will learn the things they should learn – but also if they will […]