As schools have been sites of recent tragedies when it comes to gun violence, policymakers are wondering what could mitigate potential violent threats against school-aged children and school staff. One answer, in Indiana, is to…
Topic: teachers
Indiana House passes bill barring gender identity in K-3 classes
The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill that is aligned with Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, which law sparked inaccurate media coverage and an oft-repeated false nickname of “the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.”…
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…
The Left criticizes punishment for teachers who violate Florida’s parental rights law
The Florida Department of Education placed the state’s teachers on notice: If teachers choose to violate the “Parental Rights in Education” law, they could lose their professional teaching license. Local news outlet WPTV reported about…
Tennessee charter school severs ties with Hillsdale after controversy
Teachers’ unions and entrenched education bureaucratic interests do not take criticism well, especially when conservative, free-market and school-choice supporters correctly point out public education’s flaws. The public pressure against school choice and charter school supporters…
Tennessee teachers upset over conservative’s remarks about teachers
It is no secret that left-wing teachers’ unions and activists harbor ill will toward conservative, free-market and pro-charter school figures. The Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE) blasted Republican Gov. Bill Lee for…
Trump Provides Teachable Moments for Liberals
There’s a reason why nobody really noticed when major media outlets dropped their education beats: They weren’t doing much to begin with, other than recycling public school press releases. You can get a flavor of…
‘A Day Without a Woman’ Backfired, Didn’t It?
An interesting column by Amanda Carpenter at Politico on the mixed messages from the ‘A Day Without a Woman’ strike protest by the Women’s March on Washington protest organizers: The “Day Without A Women” organizers made…
Teacher Study Debunked: Researchers Omitted 2,000 Anti-White Hate Incidents after Trump’s Election
We reported on this Rethinking Schools survey, which claimed there was a lot of negative feelings after the election of Donald Trump among students and teachers. It apparently has been debunked. This piece of news…
School Survey: 9 of 10 Educators Claim They’ve Seen a Negative Impact on Students’ Mood since Trump Won
Rethinking Schools conducted an online survey, in conjunction with the Southern Poverty Law Center, on the post-Trump school climate. Here are their findings: The results of the over 25,000 responses were frightening: Nine out of…