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classroom of a daycare center without children and teacher

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 31, 2022
Education}

Move Over DEI, Here Comes the J for ‘Justice’ in Race-Based Grading Policy

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 31, 2022
Education}

A new letter — “J,” for “justice” — has apparently been added to the “DEI” — “diversity, equity, and inclusion” — mantra. And, as with most progressive ideas, it will lead to the exact opposite of what it claims to promote. Read More ›

Burning sheet of paper in the male hand.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 30, 2022
Education}

Democrats Are Gaslighting American Parents About School Vouchers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 30, 2022
Education}

Defunding public schools — even “stealing money” from them — is how the far-left and teachers’ unions term any attempt to offer parents more choice around education. For them, it’s about money and power, not children and high-quality learning. Read More ›

^{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
Education}

Biden Undermines Parents in Remarks to Teachers

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
Education}

Do kids in America’s classrooms belong to the teachers? President Joe Biden seems to think so. In remarks to teachers this week at a White House event honoring national and state teachers of the year, Biden told educators that their students “are not somebody else’s children. Read More ›

Back to school. Cute asian pupil girl with backpack holding her mother hand and going to school in vintage color tone

^{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Education}

Challenging the Educational Establishment

_{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Education}

Private schools view parents as their customers. But, as a whole, public schools operate as if parents are an unwanted intrusion into their ability to deliver education. Read More ›

Boy student having a video call with his classmates

^{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 4, 2022
Education}

The Deterioration of K-12 Education in America

_{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 4, 2022
Education}

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent announcement for overhauling the K-12 education system in New York rightly recognizes the teacher shortage, which has become a crisis. Read More ›

^{Walter Myers III
March 25, 2022
Education}

In Education, Will the Real Critical Race Theory Please Stand Up?

_{Walter Myers III
March 25, 2022
Education}

Ironically, those pushing for the “teaching” of CRT in K-12 education, which is hardly a viable educational subject, are among those whom critical race theorists argue are largely responsible for the lack of educational equity and attainment in urban public school systems today. Read More ›

Colorful crayons and a symbol of a transgender

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 23, 2022
Education}

How Replacing Biological Sex with Gender Identity Harms Children

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 23, 2022
Education}

The blatant promotion of transgenderism has infiltrated schools without parental consent. Curricula, books, videos, and activities promoting the transgender ideology are used with students as young as age five. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2022
Education}

Whose Children Are They?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2022
Education}

Coming to theaters nationwide on Monday, March 14, is a candid and timely film exposing what is taking place in our country’s K-12 public schools. Read More ›

Depressed black teenager thinking family problem, young age disappointment

^{Walter Myers III
February 10, 2022
Education}

Affirmative Action is a Symptom of Our Failing K-12 Education System

_{Walter Myers III
February 10, 2022
Education}

However well-meaning, affirmative action is not the answer. It fails to address the root causes of educational performance disparities, creates an atmosphere of unequal opportunity and protection, and can even have negative effects on the very students who are meant to reap its benefits. We should instead come together and focus our efforts on reforming and redesigning K-12 education. Read More ›

^{Walter Myers III
January 19, 2022
Education}

Critical Race Theory: Intriguing, But Wrong for K-12 Education

_{Walter Myers III
January 19, 2022
Education}

Critical Race Theory (CRT), a relatively young legal theory that has been circulating in legal academic circles since the 1980s, suddenly burst on the scene of public consciousness in the past year. It continues to be a topic of controversy due to its being advocated for inclusion in K-12 instruction. Read More ›