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Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Want to Retain Information Better? Try This Popular, 70-Year-Old Note-Taking Method
At a conference, in a conference room, or in a classroom, this method is proven and powerful.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Kentucky Mayor Gets Lap Dance from Male High School Student During ‘Man Pageant’ at School Assembly
The mayor of Hazard, KY, and principal of Hazard High School allegedly received a lap dance from a scantily clad male high school student.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Education 'Experts' Emphatically Claim in WaPo Op-Ed Parents Don't Have a Say in Their Kids' Education
"What’s actually radical here is the assertion of parental powers that have never previously existed."
News | News
Schools gave laptops to kids during pandemic — then they spied on the students for their own good: report
Schools across the United States reportedly handed out laptops to pupils for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and then spied on them with the very same electronic device, according to a Monday report from The Guardian.
What are the details
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
WATCH: School Board Squirms As Mom Reads Them The Gay Porn In Books Available To Students
A Virginia mom found that books graphically depicting pedophilia were in her child’s school as part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion — so she read from them, verbatim, to the school board.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Mayor Tells School Board Resign Or Be Charged With ‘Child Porn’ Over Assignment, Parents Erupt In Applause
An Ohio mayor on Monday confronted a school board over sexual and inappropriate writing prompts students were given in class, informing board members they can either resign or face potential charges of child pornography.
Politics | Op-Ed
What American Children Are Taught About 9/11 Can Be Dangerous
The American education system will school the children of the tens of thousands of largely unvetted Afghan nationals who filled flights out of Kabul.
News | News
Pro-Antifa HS Teacher Boasts of Turning Students Into ‘Revolutionaries’
Project Veritas released a shocking video of a California AP Government teacher, Gabriel Gipe, boasting about politically indoctrinating...
Politics | Leftist Lies
'There's No Such Thing as Learning Loss,' Says L.A. Teachers Union Chief
Cecily Myart-Cruz, head of United Teachers Los Angeles told Los Angeles magazine in a recent interview, "There's no such thing as learning loss."
News | News
Illinois' Pritzker Signs Bill Requiring Kindergartners to Define Gender Identity
Illinois’ governor, J.B. Pritzker (D), signed a bill into law claiming the new sex ed standards that require kindergartners to learn to...
News | News
PODCAST: CRT, IMF & WEF: The Hostile Takeover of the United States
A small group of organized and steadfast ideologues are on a quest to fundamentally transform the United States of America from a Constitutional Republic to an oligarchy, run by the global elites based in the Communist Chinese economic model of control. W
Health & Fitness | Covid
The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain
A large, groundbreaking study suggesting no clear benefit from school mask mandates has many experts questioning the policy.
News | News
Parents, Teachers at Odds Over Push for Cameras in Classrooms
A growing number of concerned parents across the country have started to push for cameras in the classroom as the debate heats up over...
Politics | Politics
Mandatory masking of school children is a bad idea
Ethically, the onus is on proponents to show that the benefits of masking kids outweigh the costs.
News | News
Biden DoE Directly Interferes With Florida's Sovereign Education System
The Biden administration is seeking to defy Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and his recent statewide ban of mask mandates in schools by...
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 15, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 15, 2021 This newsletter always contains true to life positive news articles from Israel. This issue is packed full of life-saving examples. They include successful coronavirus treatments, UV sterilizing, a
News | News
Oregon Suspends Math, Reading Proficiency As Graduation Requirement
Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown (D), quietly signed a bill last month that dropped the requirement that high school students prove...
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown suspends state’s proficiency standards for reading, writing, and math in the name of ‘equity’
The law is expected to benefit Latino, Latina, and Latinx students.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Masks And CRT Are Just The Start: It's Time To Break Public Schools
Defund the schools for real. Take the amount of money that every public school is spending, per pupil, and put it under the direct control of parents.
Psychology | Education
Opinion | The Cost of the School Shutdowns
A new McKinsey study documents the severe student learning loss.
News | News
Teacher of the Year Placed 'On Leave' After Questioning Equity Training
A Virginia teacher with an exemplary record who in 2016 had been named “Teacher of the Year” in her school was placed on administrative...
News | News
Schools Give 'Equity Survey' to 4th Graders, Tell Them Not to Tell Parents
A fourth-grader in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District in Minnesota said her teacher administered an "equity survey" in class and...
Books | Books I Recommend
Managing For Accountability: A Business Leader's Toolbox
Veteran management consultant and HR expert Dr. Lynne Curry provides business owners, leaders, and managers a complete roadmap for creating accountability in the workplace.Managing for Accountability: A Business Leader’s T
Politics | Politics
California endeavors to do away with ‘white supremacy culture’ in the mathematics classroom
California is looking at the framework, "Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction."
Psychology | Psychology
Biden Admin Expands Tuition Breaks For Future Teachers, Removes GPA Requirement To Provide Access To ‘Students Of Color’
The Biden administration announced a plan to expand tuition breaks for future teachers and remove GPA requirements for grant recipients in hopes of providing access to “students of color.”
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Says It Will Teach Critical Race Theory In All 50 States, 14,000 School Districts
The nation’s largest teacher union pledged to teach critical race theory — the ideology that claims America is irredeemably rooted in racism — in all 50 states and across the more than 14,000 school districts the union works with.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 28, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 28, 2021 Despite today being the fast of Tammuz, I’m still publishing this week’s positive Israel newsletter. As you will see, Israeli innovations and activities are bringing us closer to a futu
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
Eliminating ‘Racist’ Entrance Exam Led to More White Students, Fewer Asians at Top High School
The number of white students admitted to the freshman class of the nation's top high school skyrocketed—and the number of Asian students plummeted—after district officials nixed the school's entrance exam in an attempt to boost black and Hispanic enrollme
News | News
Woke NJ School Board Rebuked into Submission Over Calendar Holidays
In a stern rebuke to “woke-ism,” a group of parents in Randolph Township, New Jersey, were successful in pushing back against a woke...
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Propel Yourself Into a New Job, Promotion or Raise...with a bit of work...even if you're stuck @ home - Workplace Coach Blog
MOOC courses can propel yourself into a new job, promotion or raise even if you're stuck @ home
Politics | Indoctrination On Campus
Baseless Israel Bashing Permeates Science, Medicine, and Education Unions
Hundreds of people participated in a rally and march in support of the Palestinians on 42nd street in Manhattan in …
News | News
Author of 1619 Project Accepts Payment from Fund Dedicated to Underserved Children
Oregon’s Department of Education diverted money from a program for disadvantaged children to pay speaker fees for the New York Times’...
Miscellaneous | Education
Judge Orders Virginia School to Reinstate Teacher Who Refused to Use Transgender Pronouns
A Virginia state court judge on Tuesday directed Loudoun County School System officials to withdraw their suspension and ...
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 31, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 31, 2021 Israel goes way beyond what should be expected of any nation of comparable size and population. This week’s medical highlights include therapy for “incurable” wounds and diseases,
News | News
Florida Makes Example of Racist Teacher Who Refused to Follow CRT Ban
A teacher in Duval County Florida was terminated for refusing to abide by an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), that...
News | News
Massachusetts School Segregating Students Based on Race
In yet another attempt by the education system to cultivate racism among students, a Massachusetts school district has come under fire...
News | News
Biden Seats Yet Another Hyper-Ideologue at the Dept. of Education
President Biden’s handlers have once again picked a hyper-ideologue for a position that will ultimately affect every child’s education..
News | News
France Bans Woke Language in Schools: ‘A Danger to Our Country’
As the United States steamrolls toward Marxism, the French government is taking a stand against the influence of woke-ism banning schools...
News | News
Activist Oklahoma City School Board Misses the Point in Its Mission
In a move that should have every resident of Oklahoma City contemplating the removal of every member of that district’s school board, the eight-member Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education unanimously denounced a new law that implicitly bans t
News | News
Anti-Woke Academics Move to Form Online Education Platform
As mainstream education in the United States takes a knee to woke-ism, scores of scholars, including some distinguished figures from...
News | News
More States Join the Push Back Against Critical Race Theory
South Dakota’s governor has signed a pledge to re-institute accurate US history education in that state’s public schools. South Dakota...
News | News
The Stupidity the Woke Movement Inflicts Upon Society
In a move that screams ‟lowest common denominator,” the California Department of Education’s mathematics curriculum framework for 2021...
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Virginia’s Department Of Education Wants To Institute ‘Social Emotional Learning’ State Wide
The Virginia Education Department is attempting to institute “social-emotional learning” over academic content into the state-wide curriculum.
News | News
Oklahoma to Ban Teaching of Critical Race Theory in Public Schools
In a victory in the battle to expunge both racism and Marxism from our schools, the Oklahoma Legislature has voted to prohibit public...
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
The End of Basic Education: Biden Issues Universal Public School Critical Race Theory Order
The Biden Department of Education has quietly proposed a new rule prioritizing the use of federal tax dollars for K-12 schools that replace traditional education with “culturally responsive teaching a...
Psychology | Education
Critical Race Theory: What It Is and How to Fight It
No longer simply an academic matter, critical race theory has become a tool of political power. To borrow a phrase from the Marxist theoretician Antonio Gramsci, it is fast achieving “cultural hegemony” in America’s public institutions. More and mor
News | News
Woke-ism’s Critical Race Theory Invasion of Education Being Challenged
A growing number of parents and educators are pushing back against the destructive and divisive Critical Race Theory being inflicted on...
Politics | Politics
California Weighs ‘Equitable Math’: Goal of Obtaining Correct Answer Is Racist
California is considering a math framework that asserts the goal of getting a correct answer in math is an example of racism.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel April 12, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel April 12, 2021 Due to the Passover festival and additional circumstances, the newsletter is shorter than usual. Apologies if I have omitted any articles sent to me recently. I wiill try to include them in a subs
News | Antisemitism Watch
Are Educated People More Anti-Semitic?
A new survey shows that a remedy American Jews have put their faith in for the past century may now be spreading the disease
Politics | Politics
Parental Enemies List in Hand, School Committee Vows to ‘Silence Opposition’ on Critical Race Theory
A non-sanctioned group of public school officials in Loudoun County, Virginia, public schools has secretly pledged to “silence the...
Politics | Corruption
Prager: Most American Schools Are Damaging Your Child
I have been telling parents for decades that sending a child to almost any college is playing Russian roulette with his or her values.But it is a different version of
News | News
Over 1,000 Baltimore School Officials Make $100K a Year as Students Continue to Fail
An examination of city records reveals that a shocking number of school officials in Baltimore, Maryland are making more than $100,000...
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel March 14, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel March 14, 2021This week’s positive Israel newsletter is full of Israeli innovations and activities that benefit the planet. They include positive coronavirus vaccination information, Covid-19 treatments an
Family & Parenting | Kids
Opinion: Most American Schools Are Damaging Your Child
Commentary I have been telling parents for decades that sending a child to almost any college is playing ...
Politics | Politics
Psaki laughs off question on teaching migrants, not U.S. kids
White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki has come under fire yet again. This time, Psaki laughed off a question about why underage undocumented migrants have not been subjected to a coronavirus lockdown.
Politics | Politics
Researchers: CDC Misrepresented Research To Keep Schools Closed
The team of researchers highlighted that the CDC had used their work to issue recommendations for schools re-openings they claim is based in fear.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Check out how California’s proposed ‘ethnic studies’ curriculum manages to slip in ‘countergenocide’ and ‘queering’ as goals
"The ultimate goal is to 'decolonize' American society" and replace it with … this?
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
WATCH: NYC Mom Livid When Teacher Plays Rap Videos in Zoom Class
A Queens mom was outraged when she realized her son's Zoom class featured rap videos of drug deals, prostitutes, and off-color language.
News | News
K-12 ‘Woke Civics’ an Effort in Indoctrination
The Washington swamp establishment that brought the education system the Common Core standards and encouraged more federal intervention...
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Student in Baltimore high school ranks near the top half of his class with a 0.13 grade point average
He's actually outperforming almost half of his class.
Health & Fitness | Health
Wikipedia's Co-Founder Starts Free-Speech Alternative to Now Leftist Platform
One of the co-founders of the online, community-generated encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has announced he is launching a competing website...
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
School district’s diversity czar promotes Woke Kindergarten’s texts featuring black children lost to racist police violence
Ask yourself why Black Lives Matter is so focused on disrupting the nuclear family and embracing collectivism.
Politics | Narrative
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Says Math, Showing Your Work, Correct Answers Are Racist
As Bill and Melinda Gates aggressively push for the vaccination of the entire world population against COVID, their non-profit organization
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
Oregon Educators: Making Math Students Show Their Work Is ‘White Supremacy’
The Oregon Department of Education is seeking to root out "white supremacy" in mathematics, which focuses on “getting the right answer.”
Politics | Narrative
Black Lives Matter Curriculum Is Bludgeoning Black History Month
Parents are noticing that Black Lives Matter curriculum is making its way into the classroom under the guise of Black History Month.
News | News
Teachers Union President Declares In-Person Instruction, Teen Suicides Caused By Lockdowns Are ‘White Privilege’
Scott Wilson, the president of the Washington state-based Pasco Association of Educators (PAE), stated in a Zoom meeting that re-opening
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Everything Is Politics: Why Johnny Doesn't Know Squat About Civics
American education is in crisis. Almost everyone agrees on that but no one agrees on why. "It's those damn liberals," say some. "It's white privilege!" say others.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021 Scientists used to think that there were only 4 elements – earth, air, fire and water. Israeli scientists fighting cancer and Covid show in this week’s newsletter that it’s much
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
How to keep your kids educated at home during lockdown | WIRED UK
We've collected together the best products and resources to keep your children educated and exercised without having to leave the house
News | News
UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive
UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive Why has Judaism survived for thousands of years? Along with rituals and communities, a major factor in the endurance of Judaism is the central role of education. In fact, teaching and learning has pr
News | NEWS
Universities Compromise Values for Arab Money
MIT Building 10 and the Great Dome, Cambridge Massachusetts. Photo: John Phelan via Wikicommons. Universities have largely escaped government scrutiny …
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 3, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 3, 2021 The new calendar year opens with Israelis constantly renewing. The vaccination of over a million Israelis in just two weeks brings renewed hope of an eventual return to normal life. Israeli medical
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
The Morning Briefing: Biden's Education Plan: Dumb, Woke and Indoctrinated Kids
Biden’s Public Education Nightmare Is Taking Form
Happy Thursday and (Christmas Eve!), my dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Candy canes are the Peeps of Christmas....
News | News
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall. Almost immediately, it...
Politics | Politics
Betsy DeVos Warns That Biden Will Pick Education Secretary with Background in Education
“For the past four years, I have worked tirelessly to keep our schools free from education,” she said.
Politics | Politics
Jill Biden’s Doctorate Is Garbage Because Her Dissertation Is Garbage
You can tell someone is smarting from an inferiority complex when he insists on being addressed as “Dr.” on the basis of holding an academic doctorate rather than being a physician. Ph.D. holders who have genuine accomplishments don’t make you call them “
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020 This week’s Israeli news was ablaze with the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines, peace with Morocco, and new Israeli medical treatments for MS, stroke and dementia. The future is bright thanks to I
Politics | Politics
San Diego schools compelling teachers to attend ‘white privilege’ training, beginning with ‘land acknowledgment’ – twitc
Teachers begin by acknowledging that they're meeting on land stolen from indigenous peoples.
Family & Parenting | Kids
School Supplies from the '80s & '90s That You'll Totally Remember
From card catalogs to Trapper Keepers, here are some of the memorable school supplies that will make your kids go, "huh?”
Family & Parenting | Parenting
5 ways parents can help kids thrive amid remote learning
Here are five strategies and recommendations from experts that can help parents ensure their children are thriving in school this fall, even if they are not in the classroom every day.
Politics | Politics
Remote learning increases failing grades by 83 percent in Fairfax County, study finds
Many students across the country and the DMV have participated in remote learning for all or most of their coursework, some since the pandemic began in March. Now, a new study focused on Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is suggesting online schoo
News | News
With DeVos out, Biden plans series of reversals on education
The first task will be addressing schools’ needs in the pandemic.
Politics | Politics
Teachers’ Unions Gleeful: 'Bye Betsy,' End to School Choice
The national teachers’ unions are gleeful that some media outlets have called the presidential election for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Business & Finance | Business
10 Of The Best Online Business Courses To Elevate Your Business Skills
Nine online business courses that will help you boost your business knowledge. Explore branding, marketing, negotiating, public speaking, and more.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust
Holocaust knowledge particularly low in New York, despite state having the largest population of Jews in the US
News | NEWS
Nearly 20 percent of millennials, Gen Z in NY believe Jews caused the Holocaust: survey
Nearly 20 percent of Millennials and Gen Z in New York believe the Jews caused the Holocaust, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.
Politics | The China Threat
Report: College Board Became 'Key Partner' With Chinese Regime
College Board, the academic giant that administers the SAT, served as a "key partner" for the Chinese government for more than two decades, helping them establish controversial Confucius Institute programs across the U.S. K-12 system, according to a new r
News | News
Scammed student sues Navient, asking for cancellation of debt he took on to attend for-profit college
The plaintiff and his mother, who co-signed on his private student loans, are still facing collection activity on what has grown to $69,000 in private...
Politics | Trump Politics
Trump Bans 'Divisive, Un-American Propaganda Training' for Federal Workforce
Critical theory is an unremitting attack on all the norms, traditions, and institutions of American society. Thankfully, President Trump is taking action.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
REPORT: Public Schools ‘Revamping’ History Curriculum After Study Finds Vast Majority Of Teachers Support BLM
Some public schools are considering revamping their history curriculum after a study from the EdWeek Research Center found that more than 80% of teachers support the Black Lives Matter movement. The Daily Mail reports that educators are looking to institu
Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"
Iowa Professor’s Syllabus: You’ll Be Dismissed If You Oppose Pro-Choice Or Black Lives Matter Positions
A professor of English at Iowa State University issued a syllabus for her class asserting that any student who opposes the pro-choice perspective or the Black Lives Matter movement will have created “grounds for dismissal from the classroom.” Chloe Clark
News | News
Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,...
Politics | Malfeasance
Inside California Democrats' Hard Work To Deny The Poor An Education
'If people want to talk about systemic racism and the marginalization of minorities,' a single mother in California told The Federalist, 'this is it.'
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Educator worries how conservative ‘helicopter’ parents affect virtual race discussions
Teachers should NEVER have a ‘what happens here stays here’ mindset…
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
California School Board Faces Ire of Parents After Teacher Reveals Shocking Union-Backed BLM Curriculum
A revolt is brewing in CA public schools...and not the communist kind
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Virginia Mandates Slavery Lessons for Kindergarteners
Virginia kindergarten students will learn about institutional racism alongside the alphabet, according to a new curriculum created for the upcoming school year. Loudoun County is adding "social justice" to the mission of teaching elementary school student
Politics | Malfeasance
LA Teachers Union Demands Defunding Of Police, Medicare-For-All And Ban On New Charter Schools As Conditions For Reopening
A major Los Angeles teachers union said in a research paper issued Thursday that the reopening of schools should be conditioned upon the passage of Medicare for All.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Study from the New England Journal of Medicine Shows the Only Reason for Keeping Children Home from School is Politics
The results from a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine show that the only reason children are being kept from school due to the China coronavirus is politics. The New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study on the Chi
Family & Parenting | Kids
L.A. Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, Police Defunded - California Globe
In what appears to be a labor union power play, the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced Friday that Los Angeles Unified District schools
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel July 12,2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 12, 2020 Israel continues to develop tests and treatments to combat the Covid-19 virus that attacks the respiratory system and also restricts many of us from enjoying the fresh air outside. Other Israeli me
Family & Parenting | Kids
How to decide whether to send kids back to school during the pandemic - Insider
Emily Oster collected data from childcare centers that stayed open during the pandemic and found low rates of the coronavirus among staff and kids.
Family & Parenting | Kids
U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall
The dangers of social isolation outweigh the risks of in-person classes for most children, says the American Academy of Pediatrics.
News | News
My Kids' Public School Held A Workshop Teaching The Police Are Racists
The left has moved beyond indoctrination through biased textbooks and false narratives. Now, our kids are being taught to channel their anger in protest.
News | The News
UC System Discarded SAT Test As Hard On Minorities. They Ignored Study Saying It Actually Helped Minority Admissions.
In May, the Board of Regents of the University of California voted unanimously to jettison the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and ACT over the next five years for use in judging admissions, with some members saying that the test itself was racist and ther
Politics | Op-Ed
How Our Anti-American Education System Made Riots Inevitable
Rioting social justice warriors are remaking the world as they see fit, consistent with what they’ve been taught from K-12 to higher ed.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
The Los Angeles County Office of Education Loses Its Damn Mind
he school-to-prison pipeline in Los Angeles County just got a whole lot shorter. In fact, for the coming school year, it will disappear entirely! Now they will waste no time. The schools themselves will become prisons. That, at least, is the gist of a rec
Politics | Academia
American Colleges Are Headed for a Meltdown
America's colleges have never seen anything like the financial meltdown the coronavirus is about to bring to their campuses.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How universities can help save the startup model | VentureBeat
Entrepreneurship doesn't have to go on hold during the current pandemic. Universities can offer funding, safety, and flexibility to young innovators.
Science & Technology | Science
The American Museum of Natural History Is Hosting a Virtual Field Trip to Mars
If you're looking for a change of scenery, join the American Museum of Natural History on May 8 to explore the surface of Mars without leaving home.
Science & Technology | Technology
When Schools Reopen, Don't Ditch Online Learning | WIRED
Blending classroom teaching and virtual education keeps students flexible and engaged.
Politics | Politics
School’s Out Forever? - American Greatness
ith just about every public school in the country closed at this time, the only way for kids to get an education is at home. Many see this as nothing less than tragic. Writing in Education Week, Stephen Sawchuk claims that schools are an “absolute necessi
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
With Schools Closed, Online Learning Startup Outschool Sees Surge in Demand for Its Classes | Inc.com
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a spike in demand for education technology company Outschool.
News | In The News
Why people with student debt are refusing to repay it
People are going on strike against their student debt. Here's why.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How It Feels to Be the Mom of Kids That Are Being Bullied
"I want to tell you how it feels to stand by the door, waiting for the school bus, and praying, 'Please, God, let him have had a good day,' and knowing the answer two steps after he gets off the school bus."
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
America’s College Professors Are 95 Times More Likely To Donate To Democrats Than Republicans, Study Shows
College professors in America are vastly more likely to donate to Democrats than they are to Republicans, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Heterodox Academy Director of Research Sean Stevens and Brooklyn College Professor Mitchell Langber
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Holocaust Anniversary Highlights Role of Education, Legislation to Stem Violent Antisemitism
Holocaust Anniversary Highlights Role of Education, Legislation to Stem Violent Antisemitism Focus Point: ” Please share these talking points with people in your network as passionate and knowledgeable about Jewish and Israeli affairs as you.”
News | News
Holy Land Uncovered An Interview with Dr Peri Sinclair
Holy Land Uncovered An Interview with Dr Peri Sinclair Dialogue and Identity, in partnership with the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, brings together Jewish and Arab schoolchildren and educators from all over Israel. Jewish and Arab schools are
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
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Politics | BDS
BDS Faculty Using Classrooms to Promote 'Politically-Motivated, Anti-Israel Perspective,' Study Suggests
An illustrative photo of a university classroom. Photo: Public domain. Academic instructors who back the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions …
Family & Parenting | Kid's
Want to Raise a High-Achieving Test Taker? Talk to Them Like This | Fatherly
The way you talk to toddlers can turn them into a high-achieving test taker. But quantity isn't the answer. Not just any conversation will do.
Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Push for Cursive in the Classroom
The anchor-esque Fs, loopy Js, and the rest of the cursive alphabet are staging a comeback in New Jersey.
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Nov 24, 2019
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov 24, 2019 The highlights include: Doctors can now repair knees using Israeli-developed artificial cartilage. Israel received a humanitarian award for its aid to Puerto Rica. An Israel-developed herbicide cont
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The Ramanujan Summation: 1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + ∞ = -1/12?
This is what my mom said to me when I told her about this little mathematical anomaly. And it is just that, an anomaly. After all, it defies basic logic. How could adding positive numbers equal not…
News | News
After Years of Common Core, Betsy DeVos Announces 'Devastating' Results
'We cannot abide these poor results any longer. We can neither excuse them away nor simply throw more money at the problem.'
Politics | Politics
Woke History Is Making Big Inroads in High Schools
Woke History Is Making Big Inroads in High Schools | RealClearPolitics
News | Fun With Islam
In Whitewashing Islamism, Some K-12 Programs Advance Jihad : Middle East Forum
You may have read about the proposed ethnic studies curriculum developed for California public high schools, which caused an uproar because of its biased treatment of Jews and Israel, support for the BDS movement, and fear that it fomented anti-Semitism
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Right Age to Get a Family Pet
Experts weigh in on the signs your kid is ready for a family pet.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
Another Study Shows Teens Do Better with Later Start Times
Researchers discovered that middle and high school students slept longer and were less likely to be too drowsy to finish their homework if their schools started later in the morning.
News | News
Steve Kramer - How Ignorant Can a College Freshman Be ... Very
Steve Kramer – How Ignorant Can a College Freshman Be … Very The British “Independent” (independent.co.uk) internet newspaper recently printed an article by a very ignorant young American who had just finished her freshman year in college.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
California bans schools from suspending students solely for disruptive behavior | TheHill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed off on legislation banning schools in the state from suspending students for disruptive behavior.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How do you find water bears (tardigrades) in the wild? | The Kid Should See This
Tardigrades (also called water bears or moss piglets) refer to over 1,150 species of microscopic aquatic animals that can be found in moss, ferns,
Family & Parenting | Kids
11 Reasons Why Chores Make Kids More Successful (According to Studies)
You’ve been there before: dinner is over, you’ve got a pile of dishes to clear and the kids are—surprisingly—nowhere to be found. It’s a rare kid who clamors to scrub the kitchen, but studies show that assigning chores helps children build life skills and grow into well-adjusted young adults.
History | History
U.S. History Doesn’t Need To Be ‘Reframed’ Around Identity Politics; It Already Has Been
The myth that students and readers are getting some rose-colored version of American history is nonsense. So what is the 1619 Project really trying to do?
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Children’s Museums in Los Angeles
Looking for the best kids museums? These family-favorite museums are some of the best in the world and luckily, in Los Angeles.
Politics | Politics
Opinion: Signs of anti-Semitism in state ethnic studies plan - Los Angeles Times
Public high schools in California should teach ethnic studies. But a draft of the model curriculum the state is developing carries more than a whiff of anti-Jewish bias.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,” said the principal of a high school in Boca Raton, Fla.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
'Educated' Democrats Most Likely To Vilify, Attack Political Opponents: Study
New research has found that staunch Republicans and Democrats have inaccurate and exaggerated views of how each side views the world.
News | Education News
Kindergarten Teacher Talks Quitting Job in Controversial Post: My Mental 'Health Was in Jeopardy'
Jessica Gentry says she loves children, but had to leave the profession for the sake of her mental and physical health
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Inside the Elementary School Where Drug Addiction Sets the Curriculum
About half of the student body at one Ohio elementary school has witnessed drug use at home. Educators spend time every day teaching the children how to cope.
Advice & Self-Help | Education
The 10 Smartest Online Courses You Can Sign Up For in June 2019
Thanks to online education providers like edX, Udemy, and Coursera, you can take interesting classes at home with just a computer and an internet connection.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Award-Winning Kids Books Every Kid Should Read
These award-winning children's books are the best kids books for anyone looking for the perfect summer reading list.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
America Has Become a Place Where Spoiled Children Paying $60,000 Tuition Consider Themselves 'Victims'
"I don't feel safe," says a Harvard student in a video. What threatens her? The dean of her Harvard dormitory, law professor Ronald Sullivan, agreed to be part of accused sexual harasser Harvey Weinstein's legal defense team. Sullivan and his wife were de
News | News
These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt
Some student loan borrowers are packing their bags and fleeing to other countries, where the cost of living is lower and debt collectors wield less power.
Politics | PC Culture
Karol Markowicz dismantles the College Board’s addition of an ‘adversity score’ to the SAT – twitchy.com
Your adversity score has helped you get into an academically competitive university … now what?
Family & Parenting | Kids
This Utah Elementary School Has a Book Vending Machine to Foster a Love of Reading
Granger Elementary in West Valley City, Utah, just installed a vending machine that dispenses books instead of potato chips.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
How one couple worked charter school regulations to make millions
California’s charter law — passed in 1992 — allowed for charter schools to be authorized and overseen by hundreds of school districts. It also allowed for multiple appeals if schools were denied. Clark and Jeanette Parker were charter operators who
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Education Level Predicts Depression Rates and Access to Care
As rates of depression rise, access to care drops, at least for some
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Homeless mother Tanya McDowell who sent son, 6, to better school in wrong town jailed for five years | Daily Mail Online
Tonya McDowell sent her son to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, instead of her home city of Bridgeport. She said she wanted the best education possible for the boy.
