Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, announced that the Grand Canyon state will offer at least $7,000 in school tuition vouchers if public schools close and go to remote classes. Ducey appeared on Fox News…
Perspectives
Chicago teachers closed schools over remote classes
Chicago Public Schools, parents, and students were stunned when the city’s teachers’ union chose to strike. The Chicago Teachers Union said that it would not teach in-person classes unless more coronavirus testing is implemented in…
California’s math ‘reforms’ worry STEM professionals
Scientists and mathematicians, numbering over 1,400, signed an open letter critical of California’s so-called reforms to its state mathematics curriculum. As the Daily Caller News Foundation reported, scientists and mathematicians oppose the changes. They cited…
Atlanta Public Schools adopt resolution to push ‘safe’ firearm storage
The Atlanta Board of Education, which governs the Atlanta Public School district, adopted a resolution to “promote safe and responsible storage of firearms.” It is an unusual resolution adoption because it is not education-related, but…
Vatican affiliate says school closures during pandemic are a “last resort”
The Vatican, through its affiliate the Pontifical Academy for Life, published a paper that pushed for in-person classes and education for children during the coronavirus pandemic, among other recommendations. The paper claimed that the coronavirus…
Chicago Public Schools institute new ‘gender equity’ bathroom policy
Chicago Public Schools, during Thanksgiving weekend, announced its new policy to create gender-neutral restrooms for its students. The district used Twitter, a social media platform, to make the decision. It is unclear whether parents were…
California education official resigns over out-of-state residency controversy
Pamela Kadakia, an equity project manager in the California Department of Education, resigned from her position this past week because she is not a resident of the Golden State. Kadakia has been a Texas resident…
George Floyd-as-Jesus-Christ painting found at Catholic University of America
A Catholic group blasted the Catholic University of America (CUA) for featuring a portrait of George Floyd as Jesus Christ, the latter of whom is considered God within Christianity. The Cardinal Newman Society, a non-profit…
Pennsylvania teacher says unvaccinated people deserve to die
Teachers’ unions have been exposed as partisan, special interest-driven ideologues, and some of their members are willing to disparage the parents and students they purportedly serve. An alleged board member of the National Education Association…
Maryland school depicts pilgrims as oppressors
A Maryland public high school permitted a video that disparaged Pilgrims as oppressors, which was produced by a left-wing website called NowThis. The Daily Signal reported that Walt Whitman High School, located in the wealthy…
Book Review
Book Review: America, Guns, and Freedom
As gun rights and gun control advocates, political surrogates, spokespeople, and groups contend over the future of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, Dr. Miguel Faria, Jr., M.D. published a book that gives extensive background,…
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