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School’s out in Gaza. Here’s how students spending summer

If you were to put Hamas and Hitler into a Venn diagram, you would see that they had far more in common than they had differences. One thing they have in common is how their kids spend their summer vacation. Mark Levin Play a disturbing clip showing the similarities between Hitler Youth summer camps and […]

Condoleezza Rice says why school choice would help low-income, minority students

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice He defended the need for school choice in the United States, saying the lack of school freedom primarily harms low-income and minority students. Rice, current director of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, spoke about educational freedom at a democracy-focused fireside chat held June 6 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation […]

Los Angeles School Board Bans Students Using Cell Phone During School Hours

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) board voted Tuesday to ban students using their cell phones during school hours. The ban by the country’s second largest district supplants a previous directive issued by the board in 2011 that banned student cell phone usage only during class instruction and allowed social media access for educational […]

Columbia professor told students to avoid mainstream media because ‘it is owned by Jews:’ report

Columbia University’s Task Force on Campus Anti-Semitism reported a series of disturbing incidents at the Ivy League school, exposing alleged “harassment of Jewish students” and anti-Semitic comments by professors, including one who reportedly told his class to avoid mainstream media because it was “Jew-owned.” Speaking to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, task force members described a […]

Newsom seeks to restrict students’ cellphone use in schools: ‘Harming the mental health of our youth’

California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, announced Tuesday he would pledge to limit students’ smartphone use during school hours, pointing to statements by the Biden administration that social media is harmful to children’s mental health. The decision comes after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require social media platforms to require warning labels […]

Law school deans sign letter championing Constitution; ask students to disagree

Law deans from more than 100 institutions of higher education across the country have signed a letter urging students to respectfully disagree while upholding the rule of law and defending the U.S. Constitution. The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Task Force on American Democracy issued the letter, signed by 119 deans including Kelly Abrams of Duke […]

Teachers Union Issues List Of Climate Demands As Students Struggle To Read At Grade Level

As Chicago students continue their intense struggle in the classroom, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is making climate-related demands in contract negotiations, according to E&E News. CTU will promote initiatives in the city such as electric school buses, green job training programs for students and reducing emissions from buildings through solar panels and other retrofits. […]