Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed an executive order Tuesday preventing the use of critical race theory in Louisiana’s K-12 public education system. The governor’s office said Critical Race Theory (CRT) includes “divisive teachings that instruct students to view life through the lens of race and victimhood” and Landry believes students should be learning...
As a teacher, the last few weeks of summer involve setting up your classroom, planning lessons and gathering all the extra school supplies you know you’ll need throughout the year. You can get all the school supplies you need right on Amazon and through other supply stores. That way you don’t need to spend your...
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...
As a Kentucky teacher counts the new students who will be entering his classroom this fall, he’s also counting his blessings, which includes the thriving family of six that became his when he adopted a student and his siblings. “Our lives are complete,” Justin Padgett of Danville, Kentucky, told Fox News Digital. “We have left...
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will tout their education policies to the nation this week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Walz, a former teacher married to a former teacher, speaks often about his time in the classroom. But anyone curious about the future of education under...
Every American should pay close attention to what’s happening in Chicago, and I don’t just mean the Democratic National Convention. While Kamala Harris and Tim Walz lay out the Democratic visionforAmerica this week, the consequences of their agenda will already be on full display across my hometown. The plight ofChicagoans is directly related to the...
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...
They’re supposed to be paying attention, but some are on their smartphones instead. The instructor is a little annoyed, as she should be. But this is not aclassroomfull of students obsessed with their smartphones and their devices – it’s a faculty meeting. Yes, some of the sameteachers, myself included, who don’t allowphones in class, are...
National Education Association president Becky Pringle wants to win “all the things.” She wants the nation’s largest teachers union to win all the power, all the elections, and all the progressive demands that radical union activists desire. Unfortunately, Pringle’s union does not seek to “win” a better education system for our nation’s struggling students. Before...
