“A 2-year-old girl, 13-year-old boy, 15-year-old boy and two 16-year-old boys were shot in the schoolyard of the James G. Blaine School at about 5:52 p.m. Thursday, according to Philadelphia police.” (Read story here.) “A male juvenile suspect has been arrested at a high school bas[...]
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Virginia’s GOP governor isn’t a moderate
Glenn Youngkin (photo, left; bio here), an investment banker, got elected Virginia governor by campaigning as a “moderate” Republican. He’s nothing of the sort. There are many Republican liars, but very few if any Republican moderates. His education policies mirror those of Florida[...]
Fox host attacks Lego toys as “woke”
“A legendary toy line expanding its product portfolio to make children feel more inclusive has offended a popular Fox News host who considers the move to be ‘woke’ behavior,” Raw Story reported on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (see story here). It’s hard to tell whether [...]
Trump warns pink-haired teachers are coming for your kids
Republicans have a new target: Public schools. They’re turning K-12 education into a culture war battleground. While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets the most attention for his book banning, criminalizing the teaching of black history, and efforts to impose conservative ideology on his state[...]
February 14th, 2023 - 7:51 pm § in Christianity, Schools & Colleges
Don’t call yourselves a Christian college when you do this
“The King’s Singers, a Grammy Award-winning British a capella vocal ensemble, announced Monday that their planned concert at Pensacola Christian College was abruptly canceled two hours before the show due to ‘lifestyle’ concerns,” the Pensacola News Journal reported on Tues[...]
Black lives don’t matter in Florida
That’s the message Gov. Ron DeSantis, who wants to be president, sent when he banned African-American studies from Florida schools. One of his explicit objections to the course was inclusion of “Black Lives Matter” materials. According to him, “Black Lives Matter” has n[...]
January 30th, 2023 - 4:28 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
School that teaches hate removed Elie Wiesel quote
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Those are words from Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize accepta[...]
January 29th, 2023 - 1:57 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
States should crack down on homeschoolers
The pandemic showed remote learning doesn’t work well. Kids need personal interaction with teachers and peers to learn and mature. When Covid-19 made remote learning a necessity, or at least a preferred public health option, scores dropped and kids struggled both intellectually and emotionally[...]
January 11th, 2023 - 6:11 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Campaign official asks schools to provide student volunteers
A deputy campaign manager for Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot fired off a mass email to Chicago public school teachers asking them to rustle up student volunteers to work for the mayor’s re-election campaign, even suggesting the kids be given extra credit for volunteering (read story here). This [...]