Chicago schools slammed for delayed calendar, encouraging student attendance at DNC
The Chicago school district has faced criticism for delaying the start of the new school year by a week, in what critics say is a politically motivated move. Students were scheduled to return to school on Monday as usual. Fiscal year 2025 (SY25) Calendar Publication The district had planned to have all students in school […]
Chicago schools’ sex ed curriculum teaches elementary school kids about gender identity, puberty blockers
Chicago Public Schools’ sex education curriculum begins in kindergarten, teaching students about the human anatomy, followed by first graders learning how to define “gender identity,” and by fifth graders being introduced to puberty suppressants. The Chicago Public School System’sThe scope and sequence of personal health and safety education and sexual health educationThe problem was uncovered […]
Jewish groups launch campus-security campaign as schools face threats of violence with protests set to start new semester
The two organizations announced Thursday they have launched an initiative to increase safety for Jewish students on campuses this fall. The move comes after a House committee reported that none of the students arrested for breaking into and occupying Columbia University buildings during anti-Israel protests this spring have been expelled from the Ivy League school. […]
Shapiro says ‘real freedom’ starts with public schools
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday that Democrats support “some sort of freedom” that starts in the classroom. Specifically, public school classrooms. “Democrats, do you know this? We are the party of true freedom,” Shapiro said onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “True freedom is the freedom that comes […]
Canadian province bans cellphones in schools
I can read and write, but I can’t play. A Canadian province has become the latest to ban mobile phone use in schools when schools return to class next month. Manitoba kindergarten through middle school students are banned from bringing cell phones to school, while high school students are allowed to bring and use their […]
1 in 3 Chicago Public-School Teachers Keep Their Kids out of Public Schools
A survey has found that nearly one-third of Chicago’s highest-paid public school teachers do not send their children to the Chicago Public School System (CPS). Even Stacey Davis Gates, the current leader of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), sends her son to private school, according to the Chicago-based Illinois Policy Institute. According to federal government […]
‘I didn’t come here to make money’: Colorado State quarterback reportedly turns down $600,000 to change schools
Colorado State quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, who reportedly turned down a big-money offer to transfer, said his job as a college athlete isn’t to maximize his income streams. Colorado State coach Jay Norvell said in a recent press conference that head coach Fowler Nicolosi told him Kansas State offered him $600,000 in exchange for entering the […]
Schools to teach how to spot fake news and misinformation after UK riots
Schools in the UK will begin teaching pupils how to spot fake news and extremist content following riots that spread across the country last week. Schools across the UK are revising their curricula to help children identify and filter out extremist content by “embedding” critical thinking lessons in subjects such as English and maths. The […]
The real reason why leftists don’t want the Bible taught in schools
Ever since I announced that Oklahoma public schools would include the Bible in their curriculum next school year, my plan has been met with criticism, hysteria, and outrage from the usual suspects: left-wing labor union leaders, anti-religion activists, and woke politicians. Now those powers are Class action lawsuits They try to prevent the Bible from […]
State, federal officials to inspect ‘ridiculous’ apple waste in NYC schools
State and federal officials are in New York City investigating the city’s apple crisis, while the city instructs vendors to continue accepting deliveries even as thousands of cases of fruit are being discarded. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State Department of General Services will visit city facilities on Aug. 15 and […]