Tag: education

Top DOJ Official Defends New Memorandum on Targeting Parents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco defended a new directive by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop a rise in what school officials call “threats and harassment” by parents who have been attending public school board meetings. “I want to be very clear in the memorandum that’s publicly available, the…


Youngkin’s Parents Versus McAuliffe’s Union Bosses

Commentary The Virginia governor’s race may be developing into an argument with a clear choice that has real implications for campaigns across the country in 2022. Last Tuesday night’s debate clarified the dramatic gap between Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe. It is clear Youngkin stands with parents who care about their children’s education,…


Former Education Secretary Launches US History Curriculum to Counter ‘Anti-American’ Narrative

William Bennett, the Reagan administration’s secretary of education, has launched a new online history and literacy program in an effort to combat “anti-American ideology that radically misrepresents” the history of the United States. The new initiative, dubbed “The Story of America,” is aimed at providing middle and high school students with a curriculum that allows…


Students Sue St. John’s University Over Vaccine Mandate, Citing Use of Aborted Fetus Cells in Testing

A group of students at St. John’s University (SJU) in New York are suing the school over its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, which they say violates their religious belief regarding abortion. The 17 students filed the lawsuit against the Manhattan-based Catholic university in Suffolk County Supreme Court. They are seeking $2.75 million in damages, barring a…


Rep. Bob Good: Teaching CRT Violates Students’ Civil Rights

Teaching critical race theory (CRT) in federally funded institutions would violate a student’s civil rights and should be punishable by law, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) told NTD. On Sept. 30, Good introduced a bill named ‘‘Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021,’’ (pdf) outlawing teaching CRT in public educational institutions. “One of the most dangerous…


Minnesota School Removes ‘F’ Grade and Allows Retests to Combat ‘Systemic Racism’

A Minnesota middle school said it will no longer allow teachers to give students an “F” grade for “failure”, as part of the school’s effort to tackle “systemic racism.” In a video shared on YouTube, Sunrise Park Middle School Principal Christina Pierre explained that the new grading system will replace the “F” with an “I,”…


Study: Homeschooling Became Viable for Many During COVID-19 Pandemic

Homeschooling has become an increasingly popular choice during the COVID-19 pandemic as parents, frustrated by remote learning and strict COVID-19 rules, take matters into their own hands. U.S. Census Bureau data released earlier this year shows the percentage of households with children being homeschooled doubled from 5.4 percent in spring 2020 to 11.1 percent in…


MIT Cancels Guest Lecture by Scientist Who Questioned Diversity Hiring

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has caved to the demands of progressive activists to cancel a guest lecture because of the speaker’s opinions on diversity hiring. Dorian Abbot, a geophysicist at the University of Chicago (UC), had been invited by MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences to give its prestigious Carlson Lecture…


COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Now in Effect for New York City Teachers

A mandate requiring New York City teachers and other school staff members to get the COVID-19 vaccine went into effect, marking one of the first U.S. school district mandates requiring employees to be inoculated. On Oct. 1, Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a warning to the city’s 150,000 public school workers, saying that unvaccinated employees will…


North Carolina County to Discipline, Fire Teachers Who Say America and Founders Are Racist

A North Carolina school board has adopt a policy that would discipline or dismiss teachers if they incorporate critical race theory (CRT) into their teaching of the history of the United States. The Johnston County school board on Friday unanimously voted to approve an amended code of ethics policy after the county’s Republican-run board of…