Media April 27, 2023 Teachers union president rips parents for challenging books: 'They’re not patriots, nor freedom fighters' Lauren Fox, a parent of three students in Orchard Park Central School District, shared emails sent by the Orchard Park Teachers Association president last year.
Joe Biden April 27, 2023 President of largest teachers union endorses President Biden-Kamala Harris for 2024 re-election Becky Pringle, the president of the 3-million-member National Education Association, endorsed President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for re-election in 2024.
EDUCATION April 26, 2023 Pennsylvania school district approves controversial African-American studies course that was banned in Florida Carlisle Area School Board voted unanimously on April 20th to accept the class starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
EDUCATION April 26, 2023 Vermont school district removes 'male,' 'female' from reproductive system lessons A Vermont elementary school removed 'male' and 'female' language from its human reproductive system and puberty lessons to comply with its equity policy.
Media April 24, 2023 Controversial 'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books According to the American Library Association, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," by Maia Kobabe, topped the most challenged books in 2022 for LGBTQIA+ content and claims to be sexually explicit.
Media April 21, 2023 Nearly 1,500 books were banned in first half of school year: Report PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans list shows that there were 1,477 instances of individual books banned during the first half of the 2022-23 school year.
VIDEO April 20, 2023 Schools struggle to teach kids how to read Former Ohio teacher Jennie McGahee says students rely too much on context clues like pictures to read instead of comprehension.
Media April 18, 2023 UT Southwestern teaches med students that 'gender is independent of physical structure, chromosomes, or genes' Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital obtained documents that show University of Texas Southwestern medical students are being taught that gender is independent of physical structure.
Media April 11, 2023 Black mother files complaint against teacher for ‘ethnic’ hair remark, claims it shows discrimination A Long Island high school is caught up in controversy after a white teacher reportedly made inappropriate remarks regarding a 17-year-old Black student’s hair.
Florida April 10, 2023 School board member says parents may leave district over sex ed curriculum: 'Hasta la vista, baby' Florida-based Broward County Public Schools board member Brenda Fam told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital that parents want answers on the sex education curriculum or they may leave the district.
EDUCATION April 9, 2023 Texas school district's 'Women and Gender Studies' course taught students to use 'gender-neutral' language The Judson Independent School District offers a course that teaches students to use "gender-neutral" language when describing jobs in order to be more inclusive.