Commentary The season most university and college professors dread is now upon us: grading season. As I begin to wade through my stacks of essays, I can expect to find some good essays, the occasional stand-out piece, and no shortage of middling to downright bad ones. This year might be particularly challenging. More than in…
Cross-dressing Book for Pre-K Students Crossed the Line
Commentary A school district that gave preschoolers a book on cross-dressing has changed its procedures for giving out books after news of the incident surfaced last week. As first reported by The Lion and The Heartlander news sites, a 4-year-old preschooler in the Turner School District in Kansas City, Kansas, took home the book “Jacob’s New Dress.” It’s a picture…
Progressive Values, ‘White’ Guilt Stop Teachers From ‘Doing the Right Thing’: Britain’s Strictest Headmistress
A famous British headmistress known for her use of rigorous application of school rules said that progressive teaching is failing students as it misinterprets compassion as letting a child off easy while enforcing “white” guilt on teachers. Katharine Birbalsingh, who has been called “Britain’s meanest headmistress,” said in a speech at the Centre for Independent Studies…
Canadians Most Educated in G7, but Job Requirements and Training Gaps Persist
Canada has the most educated workforce among the G7 countries, but concerns remain regarding the mismatch between training and job needs. A Statistics Canada report, based on the 2021 census, found that 57.5 percent of Canadians aged 25 to 64 had a college or university credential. Japan was second among the G7 countries, at 55.6…
A Republic If You Can Teach It
December 6, 2022
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Commentary President Biden has a civics lesson that he is fond of and regularly repeats. It is about how the United States is unique in the world because of the founding ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. “Unlike every other nation on Earth, we were founded based on an idea,” he notes before adding…
Several US States Offer up to $1,500 Bonus Checks to Teachers Ahead of Holidays
School districts in several states are offering some holiday cheer to teachers in the form of bonus checks of up to $1,500. Veteran teachers in the Fort Smith School District of Arkansas will receive a $1,500 stimulus check by Dec. 15, according to a memo obtained by media sources. The school board approved the idea…
Watchdog Complaint Alleges Unethical Coordination Between Top Education Official, Teachers’ Union
December 2, 2022
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Federal watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a complaint on Dec. 1 alleging that a top Department of Education (DOE) official gave “privileged access and undue influence” in the department’s policymaking process to the National Education Association (NEA), the teacher’s union where she was previously employed. “As insidious as the teachers’ unions influence…
The Bad News Is the Good News for Parents
I’m a Brussels sprouts before the cheesecake kind of guy, so let’s get the bad news out of the way first: You’re responsible for your children’s education. It doesn’t matter what school your son or daughter attends—a mediocre public school, the best private academy in the city, or homeschool—you’re the one who bears the weight…
With States Hands-Off, Homeschooling Takes Off
South Dakota epitomizes the rapid growth of homeschooling in America. Guided by the principle that parents, not the government, have the right to determine what and how their kids are taught, homeschooling families have overturned existing rules and batted down attempts over the last decade to impose new ones in many states, including South Dakota….
Teachers Have Mixed Reactions to Biden Administration Spending Billions on ‘Green’ School Initiatives
While public schooling in America struggles financially to keep its head above water, President Joe Biden is pumping billions into making U.S. learning institutions energy-efficient and “greener.” Concurrently, the landscape of education faces significant challenges. Critical teacher shortages persist, while 2022 marked historically low student performance in subjects like reading and math. Fanning these flames is…
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