Here’s a sickening story: A staff member at a Washington DC school has been suspended after making third-grade children reenact scenes from the Holocaust, including getting them to pretend to dig mass graves and shoot victims, and telling them the … Continue reading →
As I’ve written several times in previous comments, I’ve seen nothing about parental or school awareness of any prior mental problems for Ethan Crumbley, who IMHO may have been a sociopath who covered up his pathology very well, and only … Continue reading →
The recent Michigan school shooting was a terrible crime that resulted in the death of four high school students. It was terrible in a host of ways, first and foremost of course that result. But it was also terrible in … Continue reading →
University alumni have been increasingly using their power of the purse to put pressure on universities to defend academic freedom of thought and expression. Note the links there to organizations supporting and helping to organize the effort. Here’a another worthy … Continue reading →
Where does Kyle Rittenhouse go to get his reputation back [see *NOTE below]? There’s a group of Arizona State students who have discovered that Kyle Rittenhouse was enrolled in some online ASU courses, and are incensed by this terribly distressing … Continue reading →
Otherwise known as parents who might have opposed him in some way: The president, or possibly his father, appears to have kept a dossier on 47 parents who dared to speak out against his policies at school board meetings — … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell is 91 years old, with a long record of accomplishment that includes the publication of many books that demonstrate an unusually brilliant clarity of thought and graceful yet economical expression of that thought. A few years ago he … Continue reading →
Commenter “MBunge” writes: I saw a poll in Virginia that found something like 70% of Democrats believe schools boards should have more say about children’s education than parents… Does anyone really think 70% of Virginia Democrats believe that? Do Virginia … Continue reading →
…well, think again: Let’s hear from “scholar of education history and policy” Jack Schneider and education podcaster Jennifer Berkshire, who you may remember from her passionate argument against “parents’ rights”. This is good stuff, people: “Yet what’s actually radical here … Continue reading →
Condi Rice spoke about CRT during an appearance on the TV show “The View”: “My parents never thought I was going to grow up in a world without prejudice, but they also told me, ‘That’s somebody else’s problem, not yours. … Continue reading →
The plot thickens. Loudoun County is an affluent suburb of Washington DC: Loudoun County is part of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2018, Loudoun County had a median household income of $136,268. Since 2008, the county has … Continue reading →
New York City will be phasing out its gifted and talented program in the public schools. I’m surprised it lasted this long. I am a product of this program (or an earlier but similar program) in the NYC public schools. … Continue reading →