It is a good question to ask as some people are worried that this new trend may not lead to good educational outcomes. Photo by The Open University (OU)
Topic: public schools
Maryland Schools Sued for Islam Indoctrination Assignment
From the Thomas More Law Center: “[We] filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of former Marine, John Kevin Wood, and his wife, Melissa, who refuse to allow their teenage daughter to be subjected to Islamic…
Michigan Education Bureaucrats Secretly Release Bathroom Guidelines for Children
From the College Fix: Peter Hasson at The Daily Caller broke the bombshell, contained in “guidance” issued by the board Feb. 23 but never announced via press release. The public now has just three weeks to give…
Politically Scientific Math
A professor found an easier way to study math. Unfortunately, he’s a political scientist. “I propose an alternative to mathematics, what I call numerical literacy, or for lack of a better phrase, adult arithmetic,” Andrew…
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…
Hijab Day Backfires at New York School
Predictably, not consulting parents and holding a ‘Hijab Day’ at a school led to outrage and calls from parents. But who was behind it? The principal and, in part, the Department of Education’s ‘Islamophobia’ fear-mongering rhetoric….
Chicago High School Replaces MLK Jr. Day with Day of Seminars on Race, Islamophobia
Via College Fix: New Trier High School, one of the nation’s top public schools located in Chicago’s posh North Shore, will not have the day off on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day unlike other schools…
Students at a Chicago High School Protest their Free Cafeteria Food
They are demanding better food, which they get for free to begin with. Uh, okay?
California Public Employees Unions are Banding Together against Charter Schools
So these public sector employee unions are against improving children’s education with innovation of charter schools? Great *sarcasm*.
Los Angeles Public Schools Closed due to Credible Threat
All public schools in Los Angeles were closed to an undisclosed, but credible, security threat.