Commentary In the wake of COVID-19, people now overwhelmingly believe that the education system’s broader purpose needs to be rethought. This begins with a shift away from standardized testing, college prep, and a one-size-fits-all model and toward personalized curricula, practical skills, and subject mastery. A new Purpose of Education Index survey released by the Massachusetts-based…
DeSantis Proposes Higher Pay and a Bill of Rights For Florida’s Teachers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a battery of education measures on Jan. 23 that he said would empower teachers, raise their pay, shorten term limits for school board members, and protect teachers from overreaching unions or school districts. Speaking at a charter school in Jacksonville, DeSantis ticked off points in the proposed legislation. Key among…
Watchdog Complaint Alleges Unethical Coordination Between Top Education Official, Teachers’ Union
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…
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….
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…
Race Matching and Other Crazy Theories Destroying Our Schools
Commentary Gov. Ron DeSantis nails it when he demands that teachers “educate children, not indoctrinate.” As schools reopen, a war is raging to control the minds of students. On one side, the nation’s largest teachers unions are pushing race consciousness, demonization of American history, and graphic sex education, even in elementary school. On the other…
PREMIERING NOW: How Teachers Unions Exploited COVID to Grab Funds While Keeping Schools Closed—Corey DeAngelis
This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “You had the teachers unions lobbying the CDC to make it more difficult to reopen schools in person so that they could hold children’s education hostage to secure multiple multibillion-dollar ransom payments from the taxpayer. And it worked for them. They received about…
How Teachers Unions Exploited COVID to Grab Funds While Keeping Schools Closed—Corey DeAngelis
“You had the teachers unions lobbying the CDC to make it more difficult to reopen schools in person so that they could hold children’s education hostage to secure multiple multibillion-dollar ransom payments from the taxpayer. And it worked for them. They received about $190 billion in supposed COVID relief.” At the FreedomFest conference in Las…
PREMIERING 7:30 PM ET: How Teachers Unions Exploited COVID to Grab Funds While Keeping Schools Closed—Corey DeAngelis
This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “You had the teachers unions lobbying the CDC to make it more difficult to reopen schools in person so that they could hold children’s education hostage to secure multiple multibillion-dollar ransom payments from the taxpayer. And it worked for them. They received about…
PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: How Teachers Unions Exploited COVID to Grab Funds While Keeping Schools Closed—Corey DeAngelis
This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “You had the teachers unions lobbying the CDC to make it more difficult to reopen schools in person so that they could hold children’s education hostage to secure multiple multibillion-dollar ransom payments from the taxpayer. And it worked for them. They received about…
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