EducationCommentary
Thanksgiving Lessons From the Pilgrims
If you eat a nice meal Thursday, thank the Pilgrims. They made Thanksgiving possible. They left the Old World to escape religious persecution. They imagined… Read More
EducationCommentary
Churchill in Disrepute as Woke Indoctrination in Schools Spreads Throughout West
Woke attitudes are becoming pervasive among young people, even outside the United States. Recently released research by Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at the… Read More
EducationNews
Bill Would Block Taxpayer Funding of Teachers Unions
U.S. taxpayers’ money would not help finance teachers unions if a bill introduced this week by Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, wins final passage in Congress…. Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Father Banned From Kids’ School After Speaking Up at School Board Meeting
Luis Sousa was ordered not to enter his children’s school after he spoke up at a school board meeting. Now, the father is taking… Read More
EducationCommentary
Parental Rebellion Pays Off: Conservatives Win School Board Seats
The midterm elections didn’t quite sweep Democrats out of power. However, some positive developments occurred, especially in noteworthy state and local elections. The parental rebellion… Read More
EducationCommentary
Collegiate Alumni Donations: What Are We Giving To?
I read a news report about a group of woke Yale students who burst into a panel discussion on civil liberties hosted by the Federalist… Read More
EducationAnalysis
DeSantis-Endorsed School Board Member Is Training Parents to Run for Office
Bridget Ziegler was among the 30 school board candidates to earn the endorsement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this year. It was a novel approach… Read More
EducationCommentary
Over 1,000 Safety Violations Mar Head Start. Children Deserve Better.
Would you send your child to a day care facility that left him unattended on a bus for so long that he developed frostbite? You… Read More
EducationNews
Texas Superintendent’s Former Mistress Speaks Out, Claims School Board Members Targeted Her
Disclaimer: Neither The Daily Signal nor The Heritage Foundation endorses or opposes any candidates in the Round Rock, Texas, Independent School District elections. This story… Read More
Education Analysis
‘There Are Some Hills That Are Worth Dying on,’ Says Teacher Fired Over ‘Preferred’ Pronouns
Peter Vlaming believes words have power, a conviction that cost him his job. Vlaming was fired from his position teaching French at West Point High… Read More
EducationNews
DC Council ‘Beginning to Recognize Irrationality’ of Kicking Kids Out of School Over Vaccine Mandate, Ted Cruz Says
The District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday to push the city’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students ages 12 and older to next year. The district… Read More
Education Commentary
The Silent Majority Opposes Transgender Activism in Schools, Supports Parents’ Rights
Americans are waking up to the threat of transgender activism in schools. While President Joe Biden tries to tie school lunch money to transgender policies… Read More
EducationNews
Liberal Groups Aligned With Arabella Advisors Spend Over $1M to Support School Choice Attacks in Pennsylvania
Liberal groups aligned with the Washington consulting firm Arabella Advisors have spent over $1 million to support attacks on school choice in Pennsylvania, joining public… Read More
EducationCommentary
‘Scientific-Technological Elite’ Is Destroying Self-Government in America
Why didn’t anyone say school closures would be bad? That’s the question some of our enlightened media experts are asking right now. Yes, really. “I… Read More
EducationCommentary
My University Forced Me to Take ‘AUx1,’ ‘AUx2’—aka Leftism 101, 102
As I accepted an offer to enroll at American University in the spring of 2020, I knew what I was getting into. With American University currently… Read More
EducationCommentary
New NAEP Test Scores Are a Disaster. Blame Teachers Unions.
In a predictable, yet nonetheless shocking outcome, the latest scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress record the biggest decline in math in three… Read More
EducationNews
Fact-Checking 4 Biden Claims on His Student Loan Bailout
President Joe Biden used his home state of Delaware on Friday to promote his “forgiveness” of student loan debt, which he did through executive action… Read More
EducationNews
‘I Had No Power Over My Kids’ Education,’ Maryland Mom Says After Asking to Opt Her Second Grader Out of LGBT Lessons
An elementary school just outside the nation’s capital touted Gay Pride Month and defined words such as “transgender” in a video sent to students. A… Read More
EducationNews
School Board Members Walk Out on Father Who Waited a Year to Have His Grievance Heard
Shortly after he got arrested for speaking out at a school board meeting last year, a Texas father filed a grievance with the school board,… Read More
EducationNews
Notre Dame Professor Offers Abortion Assistance to Students
A sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame offers to help students in procuring chemical abortions and “morning after” pills, a student newspaper reported… Read More
EducationNews
Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples
Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library. Barr is a… Read More
EducationCommentary
Free Speech vs. Banning Jews
The University of California, Berkeley is known for many things, some good and some very bad, even outrageous. In 1964, a ban on campus political and… Read More
EducationNews
Guardian of Biologically Male Trans Student: School Closed Locker Room ‘to Protect My Child’
Amid controversy over a biologically male student using the girls’ locker room at a Vermont high school, that student’s alleged guardian spoke out Monday, claiming… Read More
EducationNews
Vermont High School Under Fire as Girls, Parents Push Back Against Biologically Male Trans Student Using Female Locker Room
Two Vermont high school girls did what few of their peers have dared: When a biological boy who identifies as a transgender girl entered their… Read More
EducationCommentary
Saving Our Schools: Retired Principal’s Own Example Shows Turnaround Is Possible
Among the most important aspects of our constitutional republic is education—specifically, how we teach our nation’s youngsters. Is it possible that we can save our… Read More
EducationNews
Arizona School Choice Foes’ Likely Failed Referendum Bid Stalls Law’s Implementation
A teachers union-backed interest group in Arizona is attempting to block a state education choice measure through a referendum campaign. The education savings account program,… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Opponents Concede Defeat Just Days After Declaring Victory
On Friday, opponents of education choice in Arizona declared a “historic victory.” But by Monday, they were conceding defeat. They had sought to gather enough… Read More
EducationCommentary
Who Decides What Children Read? Authoritarians Slander Parent Groups as ‘Book Banners’
In a country that protects and praises personal liberty, few charges are more loaded than to call people censors or “book banners.” Those are fighting… Read More
EducationCommentary
Borrower Sues to Stop Biden’s Unfair, Illegal Student Loan Bailout
Probably the most common legal argument against the Biden administration’s student loan bailout plan is that the federal Department of Education simply doesn’t have the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Apparent Victory Rings Hollow for Group Opposing School Choice
The effort to block a massive expansion of education choice in Arizona appears to be running out of steam. Beth Lewis, executive director of the… Read More
