Opinion
Religious groups, cultural conservatives stand on same side of culture warPolitics may make for strange bedfellows, but culture wars marry them. In the clash between traditional values and radical gender ideology, Christians, Muslims and other culturally conservative groups share many… Read More
Opinion
Kansas ed officials deceive school districts on efficiency and achievement(The Sentinel) – Imagine 100 students take a test where Johnnie gets a C and only four students had higher grades. That puts Johnnie in the 95th percentile relative to… Read More
Opinion
Wisconsin med school fully embrace DEI(Do No Harm) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (UWMSMPH) scores in the green on the Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity (DICE) Inventory, as it… Read More
Opinion
Med school and association all in on DEI with ‘socially accountable admissions’(Do No Harm) – The University of California, Davis medical school gets top marks from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for its commitment to… Read More
Opinion
I’m a mother. What is so hateful about parents fighting for children in schools?The liberal Southern Poverty Law Center recently added several parental rights organizations to its “hate group” list, including Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education. But… Read More
Opinion
‘Eat or be eaten’: Academe’s cancel culture law of the jungle(The Daily Signal) – In the savagery of the jungle, the rule is “Eat or be eaten.” It seems that law of the jungle has made its way to… Read More
Opinion
Public Schools: Busily answering questions no one is askingThe survey responses of roughly 2,000 parents and staff of Omaha Public Schools distressingly reveals a problem plaguing the nation: people really don’t understand the purpose of public schools. The… Read More
Opinion
Why special education needs school choicePublic education is often touted for providing a universal education. But recent reports reveal public schools often neglect to adequately provide for their special education students. A report from Advocates… Read More
Opinion
There’s no ‘XY’ in female sports(The Daily Signal) – I was part of the last generation of female-only athletes in women’s sports. Discomfort changing in the locker room, missing out… Read More
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5 things I saw at DC Library’s Children’s Pride Parade(The Daily Signal) – The Children’s Pride Parade held on a sunny Saturday by the D.C. Public Library drew fewer than 100 parents, children, and other… Read More
Opinion
Associated Press: media should ignore biological science when covering transgender issuesThe Associated Press released its latest style guidance for journalists, effectively denying the existence of biological sex and forbidding journalists to write otherwise. In fact, it recommends not using the… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Conservatives, it’s time to even the electoral technology playing fieldThe old aphorism, “good for the goose, good for the gander,” is yet another casualty of America’s new woke sensibilities. Along with the concepts of objective truth and fairness, equal… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: The wokes’ uncivil war against America“This idea of being woke and if you’re socially compromised you cancel people out and all of that stuff, you need to get over that quickly. Being woke isn’t cool… Read More
Opinion
Biden’s ed department tells nation’s schools to go back to race-based discipline(The Daily Signal) – The school year is over, but a new race-based missive from Washington will loom over teachers and students all summer. Just before Memorial Day, federal education… Read More
Opinion
Raising the bar: The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an American bastion of academic excellenceWhile political and divisive ideologies have pushed public education to lower academic standards, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has championed excellence since it began almost a century ago. The Bee… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Power and money is behind the leftist crusade for ‘gender affirming care’According to leftists, transgenderism is not something to merely be tolerated and accepted. It must be celebrated as worthy of emulation or else. But why? Transgenderism is a tool for… Read More
Education, Opinion
What are they teaching these kids? Kansas City-area students call for teacher’s head for speaking out about racist, divisive curriculumWhile a Kansas City-area school district is allegedly teaching divisive and racist notions in the name of “equity,” it also appears to be falling decidedly short on teaching… Read More
Opinion
Local reporting on teacher’s whistleblowing reveals bias(The Sentinel) – The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed for… Read More
Education, Opinion
‘I will not be deterred’: Kansas public school teacher stands by criticism amid attacks and national attentionThe outpouring of love and support I have received has been nothing short of amazing. Thank you! On the other hand, since my op-ed in The Heartlander and after… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas public school teacher stands by criticism amid attacks and national attention: ‘I will not be deterred’The outpouring of love and support I have received has been nothing short of amazing. Thank you! On the other hand, since my op-ed in The Heartlander and after… Read More