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New evidence shows harmful Critical Race Theory is taught in Washington public schools

Colt Black, a school board candidate in Frederick County, says: “Books which contain extreme violence or are sexually explicit, which glorify these things with no academic value, should be removed."

A federal judge has shielded Escambia County School Board members from having to testify in a legal battle about the removal of children’s books from school libraries.

Teaching is the easiest job in the world to do badly and the hardest to do well. But it’s harder than ever for even the most fiercely committed teacher to stay true to his or her core mission—raising student achievement—given the spiraling demands on teachers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America First Legal (AFL) secured an important victory for the parents of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, when the U.S. Department […]

Opo-Ed: There can be little doubt the forces of disruption--COVID, culture war, and chronic absenteeism, among others--have come for American education. 

Public schools across the nation are facing widespread enrollment issues, forcing many districts to consolidate or even close schools.  School leaders often cite budget issues and thinly spread resources, as they actually face what may be a permanent decline in their student population. 

A Texas school district is defending an educator who allegedly physically and verbally abused a young student. At Tuesday’s Edgewood Independent School District school board meeting, Carolann Reyes accused a middle school gym teacher of mocking her 11-year-old daughter over her appearance.   “There were a couple of times where she [the teacher] said, ‘Oh, your […]

Financial shortcomings, dwindling test scores, and transportation challenges in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools are affecting future generations the most, educational advocates say. “Adults can leave. The children can’t,” Chester Asher from Coalition STL Kids told First Alert 4 after the district’s transportation and security directors announced they would not return next year. “The children […]

The “Gender Agenda” refers to a Marxist-Inspired effort to re-educate the nation’s youth to believe that one’s sex is fluid and non-binary.

When Tillamook High School’s 10th grade honors English class reconvenes this fall, there will be one notable change to the reading list.

Parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children. School districts violate that right by leaving parents out of key decisions about their own children.

In rulings related to transgender issues, sex, and faith, parents and others have won a string of court cases for parents' rights and the First Amendment.

When California lawmakers made “ethnic studies” a graduation requirement for K-12 students three years ago, they hoped their state would become a national model. It is—of what not to do.

A Xenia school board member wants another look at the curriculum to make sure a controversial topic isn’t being taught anywhere in the district.

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