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EDUCATION

Studies Show Americans Are Getting Dumber—and COVID Isn’t the Only Thing to Blame

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Studies have shown historic learning loss since schools shut down during the COVID pandemic, but some education officials have asserted that this may not be the only cause. According to the Daily Caller, high school graduates from 2022 had an average score of 19.8 out of...

Activists, Teachers Unions to Sue Georgia over Anti-CRT Law

(Headline USA) Far-left activist groups and teachers unions said Friday that they will sue to overturn Georgia's anti-indoctrination law banning the teaching of certain Marxism-based racial concepts, claiming the ban on the widely debunked theories being spread in public schools violated First Amendment rights to free expression and 14th...

Teacher Asks Court to Restore Suit on Trans Student Pronouns

(Headline USA) Lawyers for a high school French teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student's pronouns argued before the Supreme Court of Virginia Friday that the school violated his constitutional right to speak freely and exercise his religion. An attorney for the school said...

Lockdown Queen Whitmer Slammed for Event w/ Teachers Union Boss

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hosted a campaign event with America Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, making it seem as if the governor is running on her record of Orwellian lockdowns and extended school closures. Weingarten attempted to defend the governor, arguing that despite the...

SCOTUS to Hear Case on Affirmative Action

(Headline USA) The affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University will come under scrutinyon Monday  SCOTUS is set to begin reviewing the constitutionality of this policy of using race as a criteria of admission. The case, following the Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade in...

Texas Board Approves More than $874.6 Million for Public Safety Initiatives

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas' legislative budget board has approved the allocation of $874.6 million for public safety initiatives, including school safety measures and additional funding for border security. The legislative board sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday stating it had approved the transfer of funds under the...

Cell Phone Bans in Public Schools Are Trending Nationwide

(Brett Rowland and Tom Gantert, The Center Square) Seven years ago, the former New York City Schools Chancellor said the city's decision to lift a ban on cell phones in schools was "common sense." Last week, the Philadelphia Board of Education approved a contract of up to $5 million with a company...

Massive Learning Setbacks Show COVID’s Sweeping Toll on Kids

(Headline USA) The COVID-19 pandemic---and the accompanying lockdowns in mostly blue states---devastated poor children’s well-being, not just by closing their schools, but also by taking away their parents’ jobs, and adding chaos and fear to their daily lives. The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in...

School Superintendent: Unqualified White People Feel ‘Empowered’ to Apply for Jobs

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A school superintendent from Maine wrote in an email that white people feel “empowered” to apply for jobs they’re not qualified to do. In the Apr. 27 email, Heather Perry, superintendent of Maine’s Gorham School District, wrote that white applicants who are “not fully certified”...

Kamala Pushes $5B Electric School Bus Scheme as Midterm Distraction

(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) A Biden regime desperate to keep the country’s focus off rampant inflation, a deadly open borders crisis and skyrocketing crime as the midterm elections loom tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with unveiling the administration's newest green gimmick. Set up to fail once again by the white man...

At Least 11 States Break w/ CDC over Kids’ COVID Vax Mandate

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Nearly a dozen different states across the nation have rejected or are expected to reject an official recommendation for COVID vaccination requirements in schools. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to add COVID shots to the children's immunization...

REPORT: COVID School Shutdowns Caused Historic Learning Losses for Kids

(The Center Square) Pandemic-era shutdowns caused historic learning loss for grade school students, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education. The Education Department released its “National Report Card,” which showed the “largest score declines” since the federal government began tracking these metrics in 1990. Math took...
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