Category: education

Cheating the Children

Commentary While President Biden is trying to win a court victory for his student debt forgiveness proposal, he should be focusing instead on the latest dreadful report by the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP). In what is called the nation’s report card, NAEP has released its latest findings on the performance of fourth- and…


The Campus Diversity Scam

Commentary Democratic politicians and their media toadies are warning that the Supreme Court is poised to rule against the use of racial preferences in college admissions, putting diversity on college campuses at risk. Don’t buy their alarmist rhetoric. Campus diversity is a scam. On Oct. 31, the Court will hear oral argument in Students for…


‘Nation’s Report Card’ Shows Pandemic Learning Loss, Signs of Recovery in Los Angeles Unified

A new report by the U.S. Education Department shows that students in California performed better than other states over the past three years, with the Los Angeles Unified School District making some improvements. But overall, students across the nation are still heavily affected by pandemic learning loss. Eighth and fourth graders in nearly every state…


US Chamber of Commerce Warns of Long-Term Economic Losses From Plunging Child Test Scores

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce signaled the alarm after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently revealed the grim performance of fourth- and eighth-grade American students in math and reading as test scores declined in the single largest drop since record keeping began in 1992. “This is a wakeup call for our country—for policymakers,…


The COVID School Report May Be Fauci’s Worst Legacy and Ours

Commentary Though the results were blasted on the front page of The New York Times, the disastrous, worst-in-years test scores in reading and math from the COVID-19 period reported by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) should surprise no one. That they were even worse for the black population also should be no surprise,…


New NAEP Test Scores Are a Disaster

Commentary In a predictable, yet nonetheless shocking outcome, the latest scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) record the biggest decline in math in three decades. In mathematics, eighth grade students’ NAEP scores dropped eight points from 2019 to 2022, according to results released Monday. Just 26 percent of eighth graders now perform math proficiently, down from 33…


A Wellesley Student Speaks Out

Commentary I was appalled, but not surprised, when on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Dean of Students at Wellesley College, where I am a student, buried at the end of an email to the student body that all students at Wellesley would be required to receive a shot of the new bivalent COVID-19 booster. Then on Oct….


Capitol Report (Oct. 24): FBI Double Agent Blows Up CCP Plot; Trump Responds to J6 Subpoena

China allegedly tried to recruit spies on American soil. However, its plan took a twist when the people China tried to bribe turned out to be double agents working for the United States. The nation’s report card is assessing the state of the U.S. education system, and the grade is not a passing one. The…


Why California Parents Are Frustrated With Schools | Nicole Canion

My guest is Nicole Canion, a parent and former California resident. What is causing some parents to leave the state for better public schools? Are current California policies affecting our children’s educational potential? * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow Epoch TV on social media: Facebook:…


BC Group Promoting Trustee Candidates Who Prioritize Parental Choice Has Three Candidates Elected

When Marc Vella brought together 28 trustee candidates to run in eight B.C. school districts in the Oct. 15 provincial municipal elections, the leader of Parents Voice BC (PVBC) never expected they would win three seats and come close in several other races. PVBC is a group “dedicated to electing independent candidates for school trustee…