School choice: It’s a term that has been making the rounds in the cultural discourse, particularly since the school closures in 2020. On the surface, giving parents and students more opportunity sounds good, but have we truly considered all of its potential consequences? What Is School Choice? Most generally, school choice “allows public education funds
An Australian school brought in LGBT activists to teach kids about sex. Parents were neither informed about the presentation nor consented to it.
Jinger Duggar revealed whether she'll go back to school to pursue higher education in an Instagram Q&A.
Grand Canyon University was fined millions for allegedly lying to students about the price of its doctoral programs, according to the Department of Education. But the eye watering $37.7 million fine appears to be politically motivated, Republicans argue. Four GOP members sent a letter Monday to the federal agency demanding 'evidence' of the school's crimes
A bill that permits educational programs about periods to be taught in public schools, if school boards allow it, has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
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Combating "Hate": The Trojan Horse For Precrime Authored by Conor Gallagher via Naked Capitalism, Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella The Minority Report created “precrime,” the clairvoyant foreknowledge of criminal activity as forecast by mutant “precogs.” The book was a dystopian nightmare, but a 2015 Fox television series transforms the story into one in which a precog works with a cop and shows that data is actually effective at predicting future crime. Canada is trying to enact a...
Meta Platforms teased a scheme to launch an education product later this year for its mixed reality Quest devices.
JACK, Ala. (WDHN) — A sign at Zion Chapel High School in Jack posted earlier this week informed students that if they do not have money on their school lunch accounts, they would be served cheese sandwiches. The meal also would have included fruit and milk. The rules would have gone into effect at the K-12 school []
Rates of violence towards teachers and between students have doubled since the pandemic. These videos of brutality and scorn are the norm, not outliers.
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin Schools has announced the appointment of Stacey Tracy as the new Director of Special Education, effective July 1, 2024. Tracy, who has been serving as the interim director since January of this year, will formally assume her new role within the district. Since joining Joplin Schools in 2017, Tracy has held []
A total eclipse crossed the country this week in a display of natural wonder. Rather than seize the opportunity for an engaging science lesson, hundreds of school districts with several hundred thousand students decided to close for the day, many citing safety concerns that students might accidentally look at the eclipse without proper eye protection. Even worse