Schools seize on eclipse for rare learning opportunity — if they’re open
As schools across the country prepare millions of students for Monday’s solar eclipse, it’s an exciting opportunity for educators who see this as one of the few opportunities to bring space lessons to life. While many schools in the path of the eclipse are planning to close completely, others are getting into the spirit and […]
Wisconsin governor signs bill requiring schools to teach Asian American history
Wisconsin’s governor has reportedly signed a bill requiring K-12 schools to teach Asian American history. release From the governor’s office. of invoiceThe bill, signed Thursday by Gov. Tony Evers (D), also requires schools to teach Hmong American history, according to a statement. In a release, Evers said:[t]The Hmong and Asian American communities are an important […]
Seattle Public Schools Shut Down Gifted And Talented Students Program, Citing ‘Equity’ Concerns
(Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie11:16am – Thursday, April 4, 2024 The Seattle Public Schools Board announced it was officially discontinuing a program for gifted students, citing “equity concerns” related to a lack of diversity. advertisement The school board decided to eliminate the program in 2020 after a previous study conducted in […]
‘Trapped In Failing Schools’: Dem Rep. Jason Hughes Stands Up To Party, Votes For School Choice
Rep. Jason Hughes, D-Louisiana, announced his vote on school choice in the Appropriations Committee, inflicting a loss on his party, which typically votes against the issue. At Tuesday’s meeting, Hughes discussed the state’s bill, HB745, which could create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). The ESA model has been adopted by several states to provide parents with […]
UCLA medical school’s ‘structural racism’ class featured ‘quite disturbing’ prayer to pagan god: Witness
A required “Structural Racism” class at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine led to a prayer to Mother Earth, which upset some who attended the lecture. UCLA’s Judaism Faculty Resilience Group spoke with numerous witnesses to the lecture on Friday and wrote a letter to the administration calling for an “urgent and thorough externalization of […]
Seattle public schools shuts down gifted and talented program
Seattle Public Schools is eliminating its gifted and talented program, which administrators said was oversaturated with white and Asian students, in favor of a more “inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive” program. . The district began phasing out high-ability cohort schools and classrooms for older students in the 2021-22 school year, citing racial inequities. School district […]
Seattle public schools replacing gifted students program to be more ‘inclusive,’ citing diversity concerns
Seattle Public Schools is replacing its program for gifted students with a more “inclusive” and “equitable” program, as the state continues a trend of eliminating honors classes in the name of diversity. SPS has begun phasing out high-ability cohort (HCC) schools and advanced learner classrooms in the 2021-22 school year, claiming the program does not […]
Gov. Jim Justice kills Republican effort to grant vaccine exemptions to students at private and parochial schools
Republicans in the West Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would effectively eliminate vaccination requirements for public school students and allow private and parochial schools to set their own policies. However, the requirements will still apply for students participating in sanctioned athletic events sponsored by the West Virginia Secondary School Athletic Commission. meanwhile House […]
Lawmakers propose legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed bills that would allow spiritual chaplains in public schools. Texas kicked off the movement by passing a law allowing school chaplains, leaving more than 1,200 school districts to decide whether to allow chaplains as employees or volunteers. The Florida Legislature passed a school chaplain bill, pending […]
Tristen Newton could be school’s ‘greatest’ guard: Dan Hurley
BOSTON — At the time, the addition didn’t generate much buzz. Sure, Tristen Newton averaged over 17 points and had strong rebound and assist numbers at East Carolina two years ago, but that was in a pedestrian AAC bottom-feeder program. No one at the time could have predicted what would happen to either Newton or […]