“White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo may have plagiarized multiple scholars, including minority writers, in her 2004 Ph.D. thesis, according to a report Monday. A complaint filed with the University of Washington and shared with the Washington Free Beacon found dozens of examples of DiAngelo lifting material from other papers without proper attribution, in-text citations or...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). New details have emerged about the Rice University student who was gunned down in an apparent murder-suicide that rocked the elite Houston school on the first day of...
A school district meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, unleashed fierce debate among parents and community members while deliberating the local implementation of new Title IX rules. “I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that you guys are even considering letting bathrooms and locker rooms [be] coed. I don’t care how they identify or whatever kind of delusion people...
EXCLUSIVE: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is calling for an investigation into whether Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona violated the Hatch Act in an email blaming Republicans for the failure of the administration’s student loan repayment plan. The committee penned a letter to special counsel Hampton Dellinger Tuesday in reference to a...
A new bill has been proposed in Ohio that would — under the Transparency in Pledge of Allegiance Act (T.I.P.A.) — require school districts to publicly disclose their Pledge of Allegiance policies. The bill was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives on Aug. 19, 2024. Rep. Gail Pavliga, R-Atwater, and Rep. Tracy Richardson, R-Marysville,...
A Tennessee mom says she doesn’t want to volunteer in her kids’ classrooms or for their extracurricular activities — and said she’s “found her community” after posting a video on TikTok explaining that she’s a proud “Venmo mom.” “I don’t know about anyone else out there, but ‘Meet the Teacher’ is super stressful because I...
Facebook shut down Hillsdale College’s online courses page the same day the school launched a course critical of Communism and Marxism last week. “The @hillsdaleonline Facebook page has been down since Monday night, just as we launched a new course on Marxism, socialism, and communism,” the school stated on X. “Facebook is denying people access...
Some U.S. states and school districts are heeding calls for stricter protocols or even outright bans on cellphone usage by students. Arizona is the latest state attempting to restrict usage, according to reports, with the legislature arguing that while districts can individually tackle the issue, a wider law is necessary. In April, Gov. Katie Hobbs...
In the past two weeks, a quintessentially local story became news around the world.TheCharles Middle Schoolin El Paso, Texas, banned all-black clothing for the coming school year because such attire “has become more associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and healthy kids ready to learn.” The response was fast...
Parents of over 100 students in a suburban Boston school district are left to find ways to get their children to class after lack of funding and shortages led to a lack of bus service outside of grades K-6. Local mom Ashley Francois is one of those parents. After her license was indefinitely suspended for...
