Former President Donald Trump stepped up his presidential campaign efforts on Jan. 26 by proposing several key changes to public education, asserting that “radical left maniacs” had overtaken the system. Laying out his plans in a video posted to his Truth Social and Rumble accounts, Trump pledged to restore the authority of American parents over…
Trump Announces Plan to Take Back Schools From ‘Radical Left Maniacs’
January 27, 2023
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Alabama Legislators Propose Bill to Ban the Teaching of ‘Divisive Concepts’
Alabama legislators have prefiled a bill that would ban the teaching of subjects considered to be divisive in public schools. House Bill 7 (pdf) would prohibit public entities such as state agencies, local boards of education, and public institutions of higher education from promoting or endorsing, or requiring affirmation of, certain “divisive concepts relating to…
Capitol Report: 77 Democrats Oppose Biden’s Border Policy; Biden Policy on Strategic Petroleum Reserve Triggers Vote
The Biden administration says its new border measures are proving effective—but a large number of Democrats on Capitol Hill are dissatisfied, accusing President Joe Biden of reviving Trump-era policies. The Biden administration has been using America’s strategic reserves to try to lower gas prices for Americans. Now the House has taken up a bill that…
6 States Ponder New ‘School Choice’ Programs; Florida Eyes ‘Universal’ Expansion
January 24, 2023
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Lawmakers in at least six states, including Texas, will ponder 2023 bills proposing to establish new “school choice” programs with Florida legislators looking to expand what is already the nation’s largest use of taxpayer dollars for private school tuitions when they convene in March. Depending how “school choice” is defined, 47 states offered various taxpayer-funded…
Oregon Issues Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark. According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…
Universities Operate Like Mafias
I’ve studied the Mafia for decades because my grandparents were Sicilian. Also, I was a college professor for 25 years, so I’ve had plenty of opportunity to observe the commonalities between mafias and universities. Let’s start with some familiar mafia clichés and then dig deeper. They Make You an Offer You Can’t Refuse This line…
On Eve of Black History Month, Florida Rejects Pilot Course for African American Studies
January 22, 2023
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With less than two weeks to go before the start of Black History Month 2023, the Florida Department of Education rejected the proposal to include an AP African American History course in the curriculum of any public high school. As explained on its website, “the Advanced Placement Program® (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue…
Californians for Equal Rights Foundation to Release Rebuttal Responding to PTA’s ‘Myth Busters’
January 21, 2023
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Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER), a nonprofit group focusing on equal rights and merit, is planning to release a rebuttal against a document titled “Myth Busters” that was published by a parent-teacher association (PTA) group. The Palomar Council PTA JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee published “Myth Busters” in December 2022. It lists…
Conservative Student Group Mobilizes Thousands of Activists to Push for School Choice
January 20, 2023
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A conservative student group is investing $1 million dollars to push for school choice legislation in 14 states that would give students funds for an education outside of the public school system, the organization told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), an organization focused on educating the youth on American electoral politics,…
Michael Zwaagstra: When It Comes to Education, Government Bureaucrats Don’t Always Know Best
Commentary Suppose you were learning how to drive for the first time and you had a choice between two instructors. One of them, a government employee, has a success rate of 26 percent while the other, a private contractor, has a 90 percent success rate. Which instructor would you hire? The choice is obvious. However,…
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