Tag: Education & Family News

How the Left Became Illiberal—Liel Leibovitz on a New Coalition of the Politically Homeless

“It turns out that we’re still fighting the Cold War. And it turns out that the communists are winning.” In this episode, we sit down with Liel Leibovitz, a senior writer for Tablet Magazine and host of the Unorthodox podcast. He’s the author of the popular Tablet essay, “The Turn: When I saw the left…


Arizona to Provide Relief for Parents If Their Children’s School Closes ‘Even One Day’

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday announced a new benefits program to help fund eligible families that may not otherwise be able to afford to move their children to schools that stay open for in-person instructions. According to the governor’s office, the new Open for Learning Recovery Benefit program will provide up to $7,000 for…


Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Parents to Remove Sexually Themed Books From School Libraries

A new bill proposed in Oklahoma state Senate would give parents the power to request certain books be pulled from the library of their children’s school, and to collect at least $10,000 for every day the school refuses to do so. Senate Bill 1142, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Rob Standridge, would allow parents of…


Chicago Teachers Union to Vote on Defying City’s Order of In-Person Teaching

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) on Monday opened its classrooms for students returning from winter break, but members of the city’s teachers union will soon vote to decide whether to collectively refuse to work in person. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is set to vote on Tuesday on whether its more than 25,000 members would continue…


Florida Bill Would Allow Video Cameras in Classrooms

A proposed bill in Florida would allow the state’s public school districts to place video cameras in classrooms and require teachers in the classrooms to wear microphones. House Bill 1055 (pdf), filed by Republican state Rep. Bob Rommel for the upcoming 2022 legislative session, creates a set of rules about how classroom cameras should be…


Statistics Show America’s Education System is Failing: CRT and Lower Expectation Equals Fewer Literate Graduates, Expert Says

According to government statistics, America’s education system is failing. According to one expert, lower expectations and the shift in focus from academic excellence in mathematics, science, reading, and history toward the implementation of social constructs like critical race theory equals fewer literate graduates. “Public records and other evidence show that state-level and some local education…


Why More Young People Favor Socialism and What We Should Do: Mary Eberstadt

A growing number of young people now favor socialism over capitalism. According to author Mary Eberstadt, that’s because these young people have been deliberately miseducated, and they should learn more about the history and truth. “Partly because they have been deliberately miseducated about their country’s past,” Eberstadt said in an interview with NTD’s “Capitol Report”…


Redefining ‘Merit’

Commentary Social engineering movements appear to have increased in number and intensity during 2021. It is useful, for intellectual and strategic purposes, to ascertain whether there is a common theme that links these movements and explains the growing anxiety about their impact on a person’s expectation to be rewarded on the ground of his or…


Children Should Be Back in Classrooms ‘Full-Time, Every Day’: Education Secretary

As public school officials across the country weigh options amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Thursday said students should be in classrooms learning in-person every day when possible. Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Cardona was asked what schools should do in response to the increasing…


Washington Students, Staff Need Negative COVID-19 Tests to Return to School, Mayor Says

All public school students, teachers, and staff in Washington D.C. will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before they head back to classrooms from winter break, according to the city’s new plan released Wednesday. While the 2021-2022 school year at D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) still begins on Jan. 3 as originally…