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FBI Whistleblower

FBI Whistleblower Exposes ‘Counterterrorism Tools’ Used Against Parents

FBI Whistleblower Exposes ‘Counterterrorism Tools’ Used Against Parents Via Breitbart: Following a whistleblower’s revelation that the FBI is utilizing counterterrorism tactics to investigate parents considered to be potential “domestic terrorists” for voicing concerns about education in their local school districts, Republicans blasted the “disgrace[ful]” move as well as Attorney General Merrick Garland, with many calling for his immediate resignation. The alarming allegations, which state the FBI is adding “threat tags” […]

today11/17/2021 7

Wyoming librarians

No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books

No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books Via AP News: A prosecutor won’t charge library employees for making sex education and LGBTQ-themed books available to young people in a deeply conservative city in Wyoming coal-mining country, saying he wouldn’t have a case. The three books in the teenager section and one in the children’s section are among dozens contested at the library in Gillette in recent weeks. […]

today10/29/2021 1

College Applicants

Survey: 34% of White College Applicants Faked Minority Status

Survey: 34% of White College Applicants Faked Minority Status Via Breitbart: A new study shows that the college craze over diversity has inspired more than a fair share of white applicants to lie about their ethnic identity when applying. “Some college applicants are misrepresenting their race in an effort to use their desired school’s diversity efforts to gain admission, or obtain more financial aid,” reported Intelligent. Asking 1,250 white college applicants […]

today10/26/2021 6

Los Angeles

Los Angeles will require coronavirus vaccine for students 12 and up

Los Angeles will require coronavirus vaccine for students 12 and up Via CNBC.com: The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district. The move makes Los Angeles by far the largest of a very small number of districts with a vaccine requirement. Nearby Culver City imposed a similar policy […]

today09/10/2021 7

public schools

Pennsylvania mandates masks in public schools

Pennsylvania mandates masks in public schools Via Just The News: Gov. Tom Wolf declared that students and staff in public schools must wear masks beginning Sept. 7, drawing immediate criticism from Republican legislative leaders. The announcement this week comes after the governor’s request for the Legislature to enact the mandate instead went unfulfilled last week. “The science is clear,” Wolf said during a news conference Tuesday. “The delta variant is […]

today09/01/2021 13

school

Parents’ COVID concerns for their children’s return to school track their concerns for themselves

Parents’ COVID concerns for their children’s return to school track their concerns for themselves Via YouGov: Like parent, like child. For parents with school-age children, concern about protecting themselves from the COVID-19 virus tracks their concern about their children. Worried parents in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll say they are concerned about both themselves and their children, and mask wearers want children to wear masks for in-person schooling.  Most schoolchildren will […]

today08/31/2021 2

teacher salaries

Average teacher salaries rose almost 3% during year of school closures: NEA data

Average teacher salaries rose almost 3% during year of school closures: NEA data Via Just The News: Teacher pay in New York averaged $87,069 for the 2019-2020 school year, the highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data released last month by the National Education Association (NEA). The average teacher salary in New York in 2019-20 was 1.86% more than it was the previous […]

today07/26/2021 22

University of Oregon

University of Oregon claims new authority to punish off-campus student conduct

University of Oregon claims new authority to punish off-campus student conduct Via Just The News: A sweeping new disciplinary policy at the University of Oregon is drawing attention from legal experts for potentially subjecting students to its jurisdiction regardless of where they are, physically or online. The Board of Trustees approved the resolution last month. It gives the university authority to punish off-campus student behavior when UO has a "clear […]

today06/03/2021 7

critical race theory

Twenty states are opposing taxpayer funding for critical race theory in schools

Twenty states are opposing taxpayer funding for critical race theory in schools Via Just The News: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined a 20-state fight against a proposal that has been issued by the U.S. Department of Education that attorneys general say will force critical race theory into American schools. "We need to learn from the real evils of slavery and racism, but these proposals will only create more […]

today05/21/2021 11

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