Teachers Unions Must Never Be Allowed To Ban Kids From An Education Again
As an adult who teaches, I got to choose an open school. Union politics have now barred millions of families from a similar privilege.
Why Schools Will Never Bring The Rotten Students Back From Online ‘Learning’
Ironically, even though it is an inferior choice in itself, virtual learning might positively affect public schooling.
Without Evidence, Washington Post Claims Teachers Are Dying Of COVID At ‘Disproportionate Numbers’
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank implied teachers are dying at higher rates than other occupations, but failed to cite any data backing up that claim.
Parents, Teachers Fight Virginia School Board’s Attempt To Ban Discussion Of ‘White Privilege’
A policy proposed by the Loudoun County School Board would keep teachers from challenging the board’s positions on racial equity and sexual orientation, even in teachers’ private lives.
Forcing Education Online Is Pushing Teachers Like My Mom Past Their Breaking Point
For the first time, I heard my mom say she no longer wants to be a teacher. This past weekend, only a week into teaching, she told me that if she could, she would quit right then.
California’s AB5 Is Such A Mess, ‘Pandemic Pods’ Might Not Even Be Safe
Even as amended, California’s gig worker stranglehold is a jobs-killing monstrosity that’s hurting not only adults but children, too.
Wilmington High School Hosts Major Biden Campaign Event, But Won’t Let Students Attend School In Person
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appeared at a campaign rally where up to several hundred people awaited them at a school closed to students for two more months.
Fairfax Public Schools Tell Parents To Stop Educating Their Kids While School Is Banned
School administrators ‘have concerns that [private tutoring pods] may widen the gap in educational access and equity for all students,’ a memo from Fairfax County schools said.
Teacher: If Teachers Won’t Work, We Shouldn’t Be Paid
If schools don’t open their doors and refuse online learning, it would be not only silly but outright unjust to send checks to shuttered doors over struggling families.
Government Teachers’ Unions Unveil New COVID-19 Demand: Pay Us For Doing Nothing
Teachers’ unions have long incentivized all the wrong things in education, but demanding teachers be paid to do virtually nothing is a new low.
Behind The Scenes, Teachers Unions Attempt To Make Online Crisis Schooling Worse
In a crisis, flexibility is king, especially for those in the classroom. But union bureaucracy makes it impossible to innovate.
The Supreme Court Shouldn’t Ban Christian Schools From Teaching The Faith
Using claims of discrimination as a wedge in the door for government bureaucrats would end religious education and the religious rights of parents to educate their children according to the dictates of their faith.
Seattle To Make Math Instruction All About Race, Downplay Right And Wrong
Because of its self-contained deductive nature, math is as antiracist as any field of study can be. If anything, math offers an escape from oppression; it never facilitates it.
SCOTUS To Decide Whether Religious Schools Have The Right To Choose Teachers
The Supreme Court will rule on the scope of the ‘ministerial exception’ and whether the government has to power to pick religious schools’ teachers.
Teacher Fired For Praising The West As Bringing ‘The Greatest Good To The Most’ People
The progress of Western civilization is a direct result of its openness to self-criticism and its confidence that our aspirational principles are right and just.
Yes, Teachers Are Raising Many People’s Kids, But They Shouldn’t Be
Teachers should not be faulted for their efforts, but there are significant reasons to ensure the line between teacher and parent remains distinct.
Don’t Bash Teachers, Show How The Right’s Ideas Will Lift Pay And Prestige
Both liberals and conservatives work from the simplistic assumption that teachers are mediocre professionals, bad at their jobs. This is the wrong approach.
West Virginia Teachers, Parents: We’re Scared To Disagree With Striking Teachers Unions
Teachers’ unions use children as bargaining chips, intimidating legislatures into giving them endless political power. So what do parents and teachers think of them when they can be honest?
Frederick Douglass Would Be Ashamed Of How His Hometown Is Treating This Excellent Charter School
Teachers’ unions and city officials are giving this charter school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a hard time despite the fact that children are thriving.
It’s Not Money Causing Teachers To Leave Their Jobs In Droves, It’s People
Money is not at the root of America’s education problem. The true root of the issue lies with the human participants.