Public Education
Texas elementary teacher ousted for posting ‘alarming, racist statements’ on social media, despite claiming to be fire-proofA Texas elementary teacher was fired Tuesday after a series of “alarming, racist statements” was found on her social media account. Danielle Allen, whose online alias was Claire Kyle, was… Read More
Culture
School Board that recently flipped conservative revokes ‘anti-racism’ policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school board that recently flipped to a conservative majority rescinded an anti-racism resolution Thursday that was enacted in 2020 following the death of George… Read More
Culture
NYU hosts 6-month anti-racism reeducation for whites only in what critics say is imitation of segregation policiesNew York University (NYU) hosted a workshop series open to white public school parents, while barring parents of other races from participation in violation of civil rights laws, say critics. Read More
Culture
Report on Washington’s Office of Equity director: Racial bias, Avengers, and instructions from God(The Center Square) – Dr. Karen Johnson was let go earlier this month as Washington state’s first director of the Office of Equity following an internal investigation finding she engaged… Read More
Culture, Kansas City
Library in suburban Kansas City offers free books to youths, perhaps unnoticed by parents, that portray whites as racists, colonizersFree unpublished books with dark and divisive themes that portray whites as hopelessly racist are being given out to youths at a public library in suburban Kansas City, a parent… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘We can’t have activists in our schools’: Local parent condemns Wisconsin teacher over ‘Rainbowland’ controversyA self-described “teacher activist” from Wisconsin set the internet ablaze when she tweeted that her school deemed a Miley Cyrus song too controversial for 1st graders. Melissa Tempel was helping… Read More
Culture
University removes anti-racism code of conduct after allegations of free speech violation(Daily Caller) – The University of Utah Department of Communication appears to have removed its Anti-Racism Code of Conduct from its website, according to its no-longer functioning webpage. The Anti-Racist… Read More
Culture
‘We got rid of a race-based system, and you’re trying to bring it back’: Black mother unloads on Minnesota bill proposing ethnic studies for kindergartenThe Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would require all public school students to take ethnic studies – even kindergarteners. “Minnesota’s K-12 student population is rapidly becoming more diverse,… Read More
Culture
Tennessee university student group outraged faculty won’t call divisive concepts laws ‘White Supremacist’A student advocacy group condemned their faculty senate for postponing a resolution declaring two education laws to be “white supremacist." The University of Tennessee Martin group, People for Black History… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Education professor’s ‘black bereavement leave’ for ‘racial trauma’ is nonsensicalA visiting assistant professor at Southern Illinois University gained media traction for writing an essay about “black bereavement leave,” arguing educators should get extra time off to deal with racial… Read More
Opinion
Award-winning navel-gazing championed by teachers collegesThe American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education gave its top journal article award to researchers arguing that “racism is embedded in the fabric of many teacher education programs.” The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Non-binary middle school teacher with history of extreme statements under investigation by school districtA middle school teacher in Maryland is under investigation after a history of extreme statements was exposed. Lane Cogdill, a “gender fluid” middle school teacher at Silver Spring International Middle… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona lawmakers call for superintendent’s resignation after ‘racist’ comments exposedAn Arizona superintendent’s "racist" comments, including the statement that white people are “problematic,” have led state lawmakers to call for his resignation. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-District 23, Rep. Joseph Chaplik,… Read More
Culture
FBI to retract Catholic infiltration memo, conduct internal review(Daily Caller) – The FBI is retracting a leaked document that advised the Bureau to infiltrate groups of traditionalist Roman Catholics who the assessment claimed were at risk of committing… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents can’t opt their kids out of ‘inclusive’ and ‘anti-racist’ lessons, school district claims(Daily Caller) – A California school district advised teachers that parents cannot choose to opt their children out of anti-bias lessons on race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, according to… Read More
Culture
Library offers controversial activist $35,350 in taxpayer money for hour-long speech(Daily Caller) – New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the 1619 project, has reportedly been offered $35,350 for a lecture at a local library. Public library officials… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Wokeness is coming for classical Christian education(The Federalist) – It’s been a good year for classical Christian education. New school starts are up threefold, a book on classical education became No. 1 on The New York… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Seattle Public Schools’ diversity employees are among highest paid in the district(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is focused on addressing the "legacies of racism in our education system" and has made its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees among the… Read More
Public Education
Teachers unions have collectively bargained woke policies into the classroom, report shows(Daily Caller) – Teachers unions used collective bargaining negotiations to push discrimination and anti-racism efforts, according to a report by the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI). Across the county, teachers … Read More
Culture, Opinion
Woke ‘implicit bias’ training for educators is a priority for national teachers’ unionThe nation’s largest teachers’ union wants educators to know they are inevitably biased, even racially biased, despite their best intentions. “Understandably, most people aren’t too eager to be that candid… Read More