The Portland, Maine School District may move to take the usurpation of parental authority to a new level.
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Donald Trump Talks about Homeschooling and School Choice in Recent Summit Remarks
At the Values Voters Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action arm, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke about school choice and homeschooling and how they work together. His remarks are at the seventeen-minute…
Michigan Education Bureaucrats Enter the Gender Bathroom Debate, but Without the Debate
According to the College Fix, the new rules about school bathrooms and LGBTQ students are going to go into effect.

Rebranding Common Core
The unpopularity of the Common Core educational standards is not causing it’s proponents to rethink it but to rebrand it. “In 2010, every state but Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia adopted Common Core State Standards,…
First Graders Taken to a Black Lives Matter Rally by Teacher
Adding to this is the principal’s insistence that this is the right thing to do, overriding parent’s objections. Photo by kveets94 Photo by kveets94
Delaware School District Apologizes for Sarcastic ‘Hurt Feelings Report’ Sent to Parents
It was mistakenly sent to parents as an e-mail attachment, which led to parents complaining about the school district. But the bigger question is, why did said school staffer have so much time to create…
Big Data to Try to Exclude Parents in Common Core Review
Reason gazillion of why federally-mandated Common Core standards are just a way for corporations to get data on your children and grandchildren. Photo by Chung Chu
African-American Parents Love School Choice
Black parents overwhelmingly favor school choice and having more education options, a survey finds.
Currie Spices Up the Classroom Debate
Once upon a time, there was a teacher who undermined parents’ rights. Sound familiar? It should. This has become a common story in classrooms across America, as more liberal teachers latch on to kids’ books…

More Pre-K Education and Neuroscience
Pre-K education has been a large part of the Obama administration’s educational efforts, but does it have a lasting effect? Jack Shonkoff, a Harvard University professor in public health, made the case that early education…