Schools in the United Kingdom will begin to teach students how to spot fake news and extremist content in the aftermath of riots that spread across the country last week. Schools across the U.K. will look to revamp their curriculum to help children identify and dismiss extremist content by “embedding” critical thinking lessons in subjects...
It feels almost sacrilegious to say, butsummerbreakistoolong.It’s a quarter of the year (more than 2,000 hours). Doesn’t that already make the case? It’ssummer, so I can daydream: Schools should offer more instructional days. Some U.S. schools have started to, and other countries do. I hesitate to suggest taking some of the best things in life...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, visited Amanda E. Stout Elementary in the city of Reading on Friday to highlight the $1.1 billion in additional public education funding included in the commonwealth’s new budget. This comes just days after Shapiro was shunned as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate for November’s presidential election as she...
Teachers’ unions rejoiced this week when Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, describing the left-wing ticket as a major win for public educators. But critics are warning that Harris’ selection of Walz, a former teachers’ union member who is opposed to what he has...
An upcoming Yale University event will be “Unmasking Racism in Anti-Racism Education,” according to the school’s events calendar. The event is sponsored by the Yale Youth Ministry Institute and will feature “African American queer pastor, educator, and activist” Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown as the main speaker. According to the event description, there will be...
Three deans at Columbia University have resigned from their positions after they engaged in a texting exchange that “disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.” Susan Chang-Kim, vice dean and chief administrative officer, Matthew Patashnick, associate dean for student and family support, and Cristen Kromm, dean of undergraduate student life, all have stepped down. The resignations...
One of the most formative experiences of my career was teaching fifth grade. I loved teaching biographies because they brought history to life, taught timeless lessons and inspired my students. I remember teaching aboutKathrine Switzer, the 1967 marathon runner who shattered a glass ceiling for women in sports. Kathtine was an excellent athlete, but women...
FIRST ON FOX – As the school year approaches, and education costs figure to be a major issue in the presidential election, Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, is pushing a bill with an alternative approach to cutting education costs – targeting bloated university endowments. Joyce’s bill, which he is introducing this week with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis,...
What the world is witnessing in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics should be a chilling reality check on the trans insanity happening in female sports in the United States under the Biden-Harris administration, including its new Title IX rewrite that took effect Aug. 1. The controversy in Olympic competition involving two boxers competing for...
The Florida teen who beat his high school teacher’s aide over a Nintendo Switch was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. Brendan Depa, now 18, pleaded no contest last year to felony aggravated battery for the attack on paraprofessional Joan Naydich. The teacher was left with five broken ribs, hearing loss and a severe...
