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University of Kansas Flies Defaced Flag in the Name of Art
The University of Kansas flew a defaced American flag in the name of art, according to students on Tuesday. Ian Ballinger, a student at the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Pennsylvania District Fights to Keep Parents From Watching Pro-LGBT Videos Students Were Required to Watch
At East Penn School district, officials don’t just indoctrinate kids — they refuse to show parents how! That’s the outrageous predicament Emmaus families find themselves… Read More
EducationNews
UK Schools Are Banning Skirts in Favor of Gender Neutral Options
A score of elementary schools in the U.K. are banning skirts from the dress code in an effort to make uniforms gender neutral so that… Read More
EducationCommentary
Eliminating Identity Politics From the Schools and the US Census
Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Trump administration announced it is rescinding Obama administration policies that directed universities to use racial preferences… Read More
EducationCommentary
Affirmative Action Boosts White Liberals’ Feelings at the Expense of Minorities
Amy Wax, a University of Pennsylvania law professor, has come under attack and scathing criticism because she dared criticize the school’s racial preferences program. In… Read More
EducationCommentary
Against Parents’ Wishes, School District on the Radar of LGBT Group Imposes New Sex Ed
Most Americans have probably never heard of Fairfax County, Virginia—but their children could be the next victims of its latest policy. That’s because the 10th-largest… Read More
EducationCommentary
Court’s Janus Ruling Is a Win for Teachers’ Rights and School Choice
In a win for individual liberty, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled, in a much-anticipated decision in Janus v. AFSCME, that public employees will no… Read More
EducationNews
Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation Expanding School Choice
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz introduced legislation on Thursday that would expand school choice and access to tax-free savings plans. The Student Empowerment Act further broadens 529 accounts,… Read More
EducationCommentary
These Small Changes to the PROSPER Act Could Unlock Higher Education Accreditation Reform
“Underwater Basket Weaving,” “Tree Climbing,” the “Art of Walking.” Believe it or not, those are all courses taught at accredited colleges and universities in the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Harvard’s Oppression of Minorities
In 2015, the nonprofit group Students for Fair Admission filed a lawsuit against Harvard University that alleged Harvard directly discriminates against Asian-American applicants during the… Read More
EducationNews
Virginia School Board Ignores Parents’ Concerns, Changes Sex Ed Program
A Virginia school board thrust through changes to its sex education curriculum Thursday despite around 90 percent of public respondents disapproving of the changes. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
Identity Warriors Have Infiltrated the Sciences. Here’s the Damage They’re Doing.
In conversations with most college officials, many CEOs, many politicians, and race hustlers, it’s not long before the magical words “diversity” and “inclusiveness” drop from… Read More
EducationNews
Justice Department Lays Down the Law on ‘Unconstitutional’ University of Michigan Speech Policies
The Justice Department has filed court papers against the University of Michigan in a lawsuit alleging the school’s speech policies violate students’ free speech rights…. Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: Student Journalist From Florida’s Broward County Shares His Findings on School Safety
The school shooting in Parkland, Florida, rocked the nation. It also revealed incompetence and even corruption within the local school board. Kenneth Preston, a student… Read More
EducationNews
Kentucky Board of Education to Keep God and the Bible in Schools
Kentucky will keep God and religion in schools after its education leaders approved a Bible standard that all public schools in the state must meet…. Read More
How Harvard Secretly Discriminates Against Americans of Asian Descent
In April, a group launched a lawsuit against the school, insisting that Harvard University release hidden information regarding its admissions. The organization leading the lawsuit… Read More
EducationCommentary
We Hear You: Poor School Discipline, Hard-to-Fire Bureaucrats, Obstructive Democrats, and ‘Colluding’ Green Groups
Editor’s note: Some personal chords were struck by Kelsey Harkness’ video report on one Maryland family’s bad brush with the nation’s lax school discipline policy…. Read More
EducationNews
Indiana Teacher Forced to Resign After Refusing to Kowtow to Transgender Policies
An Indiana high school teacher alleges that he was forced to resign because he wouldn’t ascribe to the school’s policy of calling transgender students by… Read More
EducationNews
California College Spikes National Anthem From Graduation Ceremony
A California college stopped playing the national anthem for its 2018 graduation ceremony, a student publication revealed Monday. Pomona College, a private California institution, played… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: How Obama Administration Policies Made Bullying Worse
The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness joins us today to discuss how Obama-era policies on school discipline affected children from one Baltimore family, with one son… Read More
EducationNews
School Board Fights to Preserve Bathroom Policy After Judge OKs Trans Student’s Lawsuit
A Virginia public school district will pursue an appeal after a federal judge ruled that a transgender student can challenge the district’s bathroom access policies… Read More
EducationNews
Their Son Is Suicidal Because of Bullying. They Blame an Obama-Era School Discipline Policy.
PARKVILLE, Md.—Nicole Landers found a note written by her 9-year-old son, Jared. “Kill me. I mean nothing. I have issues,” it read. Her son’s April… Read More
EducationNews
Gun Control Is Fading From Young Americans’ Agenda
Six percent of Americans aged 15 to 34 consider gun control the top issue facing the country, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for… Read More
EducationNews
Minnesota Students Launch Petition for University to Reinstate Abortion Fellowship
University of Minnesota students are petitioning the university to reinstate a fellowship for medical students that would have them working at and learning the ins… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why There’s an Increased Interest in Homeschooling
There’s a lot to dislike about many public schools—and right now, student safety is at the top of the list. “After a gunman opened fire… Read More
EducationNews
San Diego Parents Pulling Their Kids From School Over Inappropriate Sex-Ed Curriculum
San Diego parents pulled their kids from school and rallied outside the district’s headquarters Tuesday, expressing anger and frustration over a sex-ed curriculum they allege… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why It’s OK for This School Choice Program to Underperform on Standardized Tests
K-12 education in the nation’s capital has struggled for decades. Yet since 2003, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program—a voucher program open to low-income children in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Obama’s Education Secretary Is Wrong About Gun Control Being Best Way to Keep Kids Safe
Educrat (ED-yoo-krat): noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do… Read More
EducationNews
‘Party Like It’s 1776’ Theme Too Offensive for New Jersey School Prom
A New Jersey high school principal apologized Friday for a “Party Like It’s 1776” theme at prom. Dennis Perry, principal of Cherry Hill High School… Read More
EducationCommentary
Muted Reaction to Student Presenting Thesis in Her Underwear Shows Corruption of Our Colleges
The most remarkable thing about the title of this column [“Cornell Student Presents Thesis in Her Underwear”] is that not one reader will think it’s… Read More
