Education News
Reports on education reform, school choice, and classroom policies. The Daily Signal provides conservative commentary and opinion alongside education news.
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Student Loan Bailout Is Handout to Ruling Elite
Democrats are calling for more redistribution of wealth—this time for the benefit of their Ivy League-educated elites. The COVID-19 pandemic and continual government-imposed lockdowns upended our way of life. Many Americans found themselves unemployed or in financial trouble. Now, inflation is eating away at everyone’s wealth, making us all poorer. Large swaths of Americans are…Jarrett Stepman -
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Striving for ‘Menstrual Equity,’ Oregon Puts Tampons in Men’s Bathrooms at Public Schools, Colleges
According to a new poll, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, is officially the least popular governor in America. And considering the law she just signed, it’s not hard to see why. Thanks to the Menstrual Dignity Act that just passed, local taxpayers are now on the hook for thousands of new tampon dispensers in…Tony Perkins -
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What Biden’s Plans for Title IX Mean for Women, Girls
Feminists this year are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any educational program that’s federally funded, either directly or indirectly. But in an ironic twist, the Biden administration is eroding the landmark legislation by redefining sex to mean “gender identity.” The change, seemingly minor, will have major…Kelsey Bolar -
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Is Critical Race Theory Being Taught in Our Schools? Here Are the Facts
Parents were horrified during the COVID-19 pandemic as they discovered how left-wing activist teachers were indoctrinating their kids in the classroom. Critical race theory, a Marxism-based ideology, burst onto the scene in a big way. The left claims that what’s being taught in classrooms isn’t critical race theory. But is that true? Jonathan Butcher, an…Douglas Blair -
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‘Underhanded’: School Invites Students to Observe LGBTQ Day Without Parents’ Knowledge
Whether you know it or not, your child’s school may have observed a “Day of Silence” on behalf of the LGBTQ movement. The advocacy group GLSEN invited schools across the country to hold a demonstration Friday to show support for LGBTQ students and their allies. GLSEN encouraged participants to “take a vow of silence to…Virginia Allen -
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Why the Left Wants Twitter Over Tolstoy in Our Schools
If one leftist teachers group gets its way, reading literature in school will be replaced by reading internet memes and Twitter posts. A powerful group of educators called the National Council of Teachers of English recently released a statement calling on schools to “decenter book reading and essay writing as the pinnacles of English language…Douglas Blair -
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Parents Are Going on Offensive to Fight Indoctrination in Education
Across America, states have gone on the offensive, targeting the radical sex and “gender” curriculums in grade schools. These proposals follow increasing calls from parents to reject sexually explicit content unearthed in public school classrooms. The Parental Rights in Education law, recently signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, sparked heated conversations throughout the nation regarding…Julia Dandoy -
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Oral Arguments at Supreme Court Offer Glimmer of Hope for Praying Coach in First Amendment Case Against School District
In 2008, when coach Joseph Kennedy knelt in silent prayer at the 50-yard line of the Bremerton High School football field after a game, he likely never anticipated his subsequent firing would take him all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And it’s been a long journey, to say the least. First Liberty Institute,…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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I’m a Full-Time Working Mom. Here’s Why I Love Homeschooling My Daughter.
Any working mom can attest that work never quite turns off. We don’t necessarily get to sleep in on the weekends or kick back and sip wine when we get home from our jobs. Most likely, we’re cooking dinner, giving baths, refereeing fights, negotiating on bedtime or television, reading stories, and trying to accomplish the…Marguerite Bowling -
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Virginia School Administrator Says She Was Harassed, Forced Out for Questioning Critical Race Theory
A former administrator at a Virginia school is suing her county school board for creating an atmosphere of racial division and harassment that forced her to leave her job. Emily Mais was an assistant principal at Agnor-Hurt Elementary School in Charlottesville until she resigned in September 2021 after expressing concerns over mandatory, race-based teacher training. …Maggie Hroncich -
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Motherhood, Career, Homeschooling: Is It Possible to Do It All?
Being a wife and mother while working full time is a lot. Add homeschooling to the mix? Now you have entered superhero status in our book. Marguerite Bowling, a senior communications manager at The Heritage Foundation, is actually no superhero, but she and her husband are committed to their children’s education and upbringing. When Bowling…Virginia Allen -
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A Critical Look at Critical Race Theory in America’s Classrooms
“There is little to no evidence that critical race theory itself is being taught to K-12 public school students,” The Associated Press wrote recently. If that’s true, why would the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, invest in a campaign to keep the theory in K-12 instruction? That is, how could the union…Jonathan Butcher -
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School District Trains Teachers to Become ‘Anti-Racist,’ Subvert Curriculum ‘Rooted in Whiteness’
A school district in Ohio instructed teachers on becoming “co-conspirators” in "anti-racism" while teaching a “curriculum rooted in whiteness,” according to a concerned resident's presentation to the group Parents Defending Education. Mentor Public Schools in Mentor, Ohio, told teachers in a training program, titled “Curriculum for Social Justice: Examining What We Teach and How to…Kendall Tietz -
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More States Move to Affirm Parental Rights in Education
Florida has been the center of national attention for weeks over its new Parental Rights in Education law, but it’s not alone: Across the country, state lawmakers are introducing similar legislation. Florida’s law—inaccurately dubbed “the Don’t Say Gay law” by opponents—prohibits “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity”…Maggie Hroncich -
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Biden Administration Extends Freeze on Student Loan Payments… Again
Student loan debt holders are getting another extension on their break from payments, but that doesn’t mean no one’s paying. American taxpayers are picking up the bill, amid news that inflation soared a shocking 8.5% compared to this time last year. The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education states that the pause on student…Mary Clare Amselem -
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Why Parental Rights Activists Use Term ‘Grooming’ in Support of Laws to Protect Kids
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s Parental Rights in Education bill more than two weeks ago, but that hasn’t halted the left’s outrage about it. The bill, signed March 28, “prohibit[s] a school district from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels,” but the left almost immediately dubbed…Nicole Russell -
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How Left’s Obsession With Critical Race Theory Hurts Minority Students
The left makes a big deal about teaching race in America. From the 1619 Project to critical race theory, the left claims that America is irredeemably steeped in racism and that race should be the central focus of all aspects of American life. Delano Squires, a homeschool father and scholar at the pro-America education group…Douglas Blair -
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Political Deck Stacked Against Parents Running for School Board
“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Those were the famous words of Terry McAuliffe’s failed gubernatorial campaign in Virginia last fall. The past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how little control parents have over their children’s public school education. And their powerlessness did not end when…Benjamin Tardif -
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Fed Up, These Parents Sue Baltimore Public Schools
As in so many other places around the country, the public education system in Baltimore is failing the city’s children. Public schools have been failing American students for decades, but the issue is pronounced in Maryland’s biggest city. Stories abound of Baltimore’s momentous failures to teach its kids. One report details how a student graduated…Douglas Blair -
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Youth Mental Health Crisis Gives More Urgency to School Choice Movement
Parents have spent the last two years dealing with lawmakers’ and school officials’ indecisions about school reopenings, a nightmare for many. Public officials have constantly alternated between remote and in-person learning, masking and unmasking, social distancing and not. Now, many families are rejoicing as they see states lift their remaining COVID-19 restrictions. Getting their children caught…Chloe Shoemaker