The College Board, which is an organization that designs Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high schools across the country, is embroiled in a controversy with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over its course content and curriculum….
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Teachers union brags its president set ‘pandemic record straight’
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the most powerful teachers’ unions in the country, issued a press release that bragged about its president, Randi Weingarten, and how she “sets the record straight” against…
Virginia reaches agreement on K-12 history standards
The Virginia Board of Education unanimously approved a new, final version of the commonwealth’s K-12 history standards, which standards were criticized by the media and the Left. Board President Dan Gecker said, “There’s no reason…
Biden’s education secretary won’t answer ‘what is a woman’ question
Somehow, in recent years, the simple question “What is a woman?” is confusing liberals and leftists alike. One of the most memorable non-answers was Ketanji Brown Jackson, who said during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing,…
Professor explains how tenure reform hurts conservative academics
Tenure reform is en vogue in red states like Florida, but at least one right-leaning professor in Texas warns of the potential fallout for conservative professors if tenure protections are changed. Adam Kolasinski, the James…
University of Arizona president apologizes for dismissing workplace violence report findings
The president of University of Arizona, Robert Robbins, apologized for the university’s dismissal of a recent report about a workplace violence incident that took place in October 2022. A report from university faculty concluded that…
TikTok ban expands from Texas to other states
One of the first states to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok from being used on campus wireless networks was Texas, but other states are following suit either through executive orders, agency directives, or…
LGBTQ symposium blames DeSantis for hostility against teachers
Did you know that for the past ten years, there has been an annual “Stonewall National Education Project (SNEP) Educators’ Symposium” to celebrate LGBTQ+ history. The symposium is named after the Stonewall Riots (also known…
Harvard University panel doubtful about affirmative action’s future
Call it irony, but Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education mentioned the impending Supreme Court decision about affirmative action. Harvard University and University of North Carolina are being sued by Asian-Americans for discriminating against them…
Rutgers University workers go on strike
After several months of negotiating and discussions, graduate student workers and other staff members officially began their strike this past Monday. The workers, represented by the Association of American University Professors (AAUP)-American Federation of Teachers…