Category: education

Sex Ed Is Getting Too Extreme

March 22, 2023
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Commentary The facts of life haven’t changed, but sex education is entirely different now from what you likely learned in school. Sex ed in middle school now includes graphic lessons on anal sex, oral sex, and masturbation, with stick figures to illustrate body positions. Supplemental reading in middle school libraries includes “Sex, Puberty, and All…

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In Michigan, a Modicum of Justice for a COVID-Exploiting Teachers’ Union

March 21, 2023
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Commentary America’s teachers’ unions exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to maximum effect, leveraging school lockdowns for which they lobbied to pursue political demands stretching far beyond their salaries and benefits—and helping drive a $190 billion windfall in taxpayer dollars to K-12 schools. The public bore that cost, in children’s learning loss and mental health struggles; in the burdens the closures…

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Education Minister, Opposition Clash Over Funding, Public Wage Cap

March 17, 2023
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The first debate between the two women competing for the education minister position in (New South Wales) NSW has been marked by the differences in how they plan to fund the sector, increase teachers’ pay, and address supply issues. Opposition Education Minister Prue Car made it clear that if elected, Labor is going to scrap…

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Capitol Report: Oversight Committee Granted Access to Biden Family Bank Records; Biden’s New Gun Control Measures

March 14, 2023
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More transparency could soon be coming regarding the Biden family’s dealings with a Chinese energy company. The Treasury is allowing the GOP to review suspicious activity reports. Various government agencies are now investigating what caused the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, America’s second-largest bank crash. A former FBI agent joins us to explore the politicization of…

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Public School: What Every Parent Needs to Know

March 14, 2023
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Forty years ago, President Ronald Reagan announced the findings of a study on the state of education in America. Citing the infamous report “A Nation at Risk,” the president declared, “Our education system, once the finest in the world, is in a sorry state of disrepair.” Four decades later, how are America’s government schools doing?…

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Student Debt Forgiveness Won’t Cure Higher Ed’s Disease

March 14, 2023
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Commentary On Feb. 28, the Supreme Court heard arguments on President Biden’s plan to extinguish an estimated $400 billion in student debt. Biden deserves credit for highlighting a debilitating federal program in desperate need of reform. His proposal, however, would make the problem far worse, not better. Any serious reform would force academic institutions to…

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Parent Outrage as Oregon Teacher Asks Students to Share Sexual Fantasies for School Health Assignment

March 14, 2023
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A Eugene, Oregon, health teacher asked his freshmen students to describe their sexual fantasies in one writing assignment and to list fellow students with whom they would like to have sex in another. Parents were furious and Churchill High School is now reconsidering its under-fire curriculum. The teacher and sports coach wrote that students must,…

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Gov. Greg Abbott Promotes School Choice Legislation, Opponents Pushback

March 13, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education, and that’s the message he delivers to parents, educators, and community members at events across the state. “In Texas, we believe in freedom,” Abbott said on Thursday at the Parent Empowerment Night at Grace Community School in Tyler, Texas. “When you…

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How to Separate Fact From Fiction

March 13, 2023
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Commentary The State of New Jersey recently enacted a law that requires K–12 students to learn “information literacy.” Stated plainly, this is the skills to determine what’s true and what’s not. The law is allegedly the first of its kind in the nation. The sentiment behind the legislation is admirable, but the law itself is vague and gives the…

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Give Parents Back Their Rights

March 10, 2023
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Commentary On March 1, House Republicans introduced the Parents Bill of Rights Act to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in public schools. The federal legislation, authored by Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.), comes as some states undertake similar efforts to protect parental rights and require curriculum transparency by public schools. Amending the…

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