A Massachusetts high school football coach claims in a First Amendment lawsuit that he was fired for raising concerns with elements of critical race theory in his daughter’s 7th grade history class. David Flynn, who has been heading the football program at Dedham High School since 2011, sued the district and school leadership, alleging that…
Football Coach Fired After Objecting to Critical Race Theory in Daughter’s Class, Sues School
What Would Thomas Paine Have Said Today?
Commentary “Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and…
Parents’ Education Proves No Barrier to Homeschooling Success: Expert
Parents’ education levels are no barrier to achieving homeschooling success an expert said as record numbers of American families turn to the alternative education pathway seeking a safer more stable learning environment for their children amidst the pandemic. Jeremy Newman, the Texas homeschool coalition’s public policy director, told The Epoch Times that it does not matter…
Biden’s Education Relief Plan Sees Small Fraction Going to Schools In 2021: CBO
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan allocates $128.6 billion over the next ten years toward helping K-12 public schools cope with COVID-19, although just $6 billion of that will be spent in 2021. A cost estimate (pdf) based on budget reconciliation recommendations of the House Committee on Education and Labor, prepared by the nonpartisan…
Epoch Reader Survey: Children Falling Behind; Parents Want Schools Fully Open
Parents across the nation overwhelmingly want their children back in school, in person and full time, according to a new survey of more than 4,700 Epoch Times readers with school-aged children. Currently, 35 percent of respondents’ children are at school five days a week. Almost 24 percent are completely virtual, while some 34 percent are…
Opinion: Why Aren’t School Districts Giving Taxpayers Their Money Back?
Commentary In Naperville, Illinois, the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayers this year. Yes, a tax refund. In a news release, Superintendent Dan Bridges told residents that he “understands the great burden many of our families have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes that this reimbursement lessens that burden.”…
Oregon Promotes Teacher Training Program to ‘Dismantle Racism in Mathematics’
February 15, 2021
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Oregon’s Education Department is promoting a training program that will offer a toolkit to help teachers “develop an anti-racist math practice.” As noted in a newsletter sent by the department, middle school teachers are encouraged to register for a Feb. 21 course titled “A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction,” which they say is designed to…
Retirement Funding Comes Before College Savings
Dear Dave, A friend told me about your Baby Steps program. I have one question, though. I noticed that according to your plan, saving for retirement should come before saving up a college fund for your kids. Why is this? Natalie Dear Natalie, In short, college funding is not a necessity. Being able to…
The Kids Aren’t All Right
Commentary PITTSBURGH—One year ago, Lena Carson was pulling straight A’s at the city’s Creative and Performing Arts Magnet school, located across the river from her parents’ home. She also swam at the local YMCA every day in preparation for the annual state competition and enjoyed the everyday social life of a teenager. Today, she is…
Senate Republican Bill to Pull Federal Funds From Schools That Refuse to Reopen
A group of eight Republican senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would pull federal funding out of schools that are unwilling to reopen for in-person learning this spring. The proposed legislation, known as Put Students First Act of 2021, would require K-12 schools to provide an in-person learning option by April 30, or lose…
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