Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who narrowly defeated Republican nominee Kari Lake last fall, made it clear in her first State of the State address that public education will be her primary focus during her…
Monthly Archives For February 2023
Following DeSantis? Virginia to review AP black history course
After the back-and-forth statements between Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and The College Board, four other states announced plans to review the Advanced Placement (AP) African American History course. Fox News reported that Virginia Gov….
Temple University graduate workers vote down contract proposal
Despite being on strike for almost a month, unionized striking graduate workers at Temple University chose to vote down a contract proposal offered by the university administration over concerns that it did not meet all…
Politico shields Buttigieg from criticism over train derailment
The train derailment in the small eastern Ohio town of East Palestine is making life untenable for both President Joe Biden and his Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who are trying to blame Republicans and the Trump…
LGBTQ activists show up in force on debate on gender identity in schools
The Indiana state legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. WDRB reported that House Bill 1608 passed out of the state’s House Education Committee by a…
DeSantis, College Board spar over AP black history course
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has squared off against The College Board, which is an organization that designs Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high schools across the country, over an AP course on black American history….
Higher education reform is possible, scholars say
Higher education is in dire need of reform, at least in the eyes of conservatives. Two conservative scholars penned a joint opinion editorial that outlined potential proposals for state lawmakers. Manhattan Institute scholars Ilya Shapiro…
President’s Day rolls on despite revisionist criticism
The annual federal holiday known as President’s Day is a time to honor the birthday of George Washington, the U.S.’s first president and a key Founding Father. But these days, honoring past presidents and key…
UNC faculty shocked over trustee vote creating an ideology-less civics school
A battle has emerged, pitting the faculty against the Board of Trustees (BOT) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) after the trustees voted unanimously to accelerate the creation of a new school – the…
New York teachers’ union conducts ‘teach-in’ protest over wages
Editor’s Note: We have updated the article to reflect that teachers held the protest at school locations, but only during lunch hour and after-school hours. The original article said that teachers held the protest during…