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HOW MUCH MORE BEFORE YOU #JUSTWALKAWAY? School District Policy: Teaching ‘Queer’ Lessons ‘Does Not Require Parental Permission’ Or Notification
THIS IS GOOD NEWS. LET’S HOPE IT ACCELERATES. Teachers Flee Unions As Membership Plummets By Almost 60,000
FINALLY, JUSTICE IS SERVED: Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler fired after grand jury report on handling of sexual assaults
HAVEN’T WE BEEN THROUGH THIS ALREADY? U New Mexico requires use of preferred pronouns
PODCAST: Homeschool Graduate’s Journey through Harvard
Homeschool graduate Ben Porteous was a student at Harvard University when Harvard Magazine published an article calling for a ban on homeschooling—a shocking idea from a school that has historically welcomed homeschool graduates. Join Jim Mason (HSLDA President) and Ben as they discuss Ben’s experience as a homeschool graduate attending the elite university. Ben shares how homeschooling fostered his love of learning languages and history, eventually earning him the honor of delivering the Latin Salutatory at Harvard’s 2022 commencement.
PRETTY SURE SHE NEVER EVEN SAW THE MOVIE University president condemns TPUSA chapter for showing conservative film
DOESN’T THE LEFT PREACH TOLERANCE? Pro-abortion protesters harass pro-life activists
The group reports on its website that pro-abortion students formed a 200-person group with some chanting “I want to kill all babies.”
“At least two individuals spat at TFP volunteers, and others shredded TFP flyers and littered the sidewalk,” the group states. “One individual ate a TFP flyer, ripping pieces off and stuffing them into his mouth.”
DIVERSITY > MERIT Top schools believe they can’t have both and so must compromise on merit. ‘Writing On The Wall’: Here’s Why Top US Universities May Be Pulling Out Of High-Profile Ranking System
BEWARE FREE MONEY BECAUSE IT’S NEVER FREE Cracked Foundations: Philanthropy’s Bid to Control Public Schools
APPARENTLY, THE TRUTH HURTS FLORIDA CIVICS INITIATIVE TELLS THE TRUTH
I wrote recently about Florida’s new emphasis on civic education in public schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis has led the Sunshine State to put real money behind educating both teachers and students about American government and history. This includes funding earmarked for teacher training and for teachers themselves. Still, some people don’t like it.
MSNBC, Vanity Fair, and the Miami Times all ran stories focused on a handful of teachers who say Florida’s changes will interfere with their ability to teach students that the American Founders believed slavery was good and wanted a strict separation of church and state. In other words, a group of teachers who want to lie to students in order to alienate them from their country.
FASCINATING READING, IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME EdChoice Study Guide A review of the research on private school choice 2022 edition
Some highlights:
- Researchers who study students over longer periods of time find that, after four years in the voucher program, this effect is reversed. Their test scores actually surpass their public school peers.
- Overall, parents who use private school choice programs are more satisfied with their children’s experiences in schools of choice.
- Most studies have found voucher and tax-credit scholarship students are more likely to graduate, enroll in college and persist in college than their public school peers.
READ THIS AND WONDER WHY YOU HAVEN’T YET #JUSTWALKEDAWAY THE NATION’S REPORT CARD
BECAUSE THEY’RE PART OF A GOOD, LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION Princeton University offers classes on ‘BDSM,’ ‘Fetishism and Decolonization’
TRUE AND IT NEEDS TO GO Public education is drifting from its founding ideals and public purpose