More than 700 mathematicians and scientists have signed an open letter denouncing recent “trends” in K-12 mathematics education that proponents argue will close achievement gaps and damage America’s global competitiveness. “We write to express our alarm over recent trends in K-12 mathematics education in the United States,” the “ Open Letter on K-12 Mathematics,” which has…
Hundreds of Mathematicians, Scientists, Sign Open Letter Against Social Justice-Based Curriculum
Nuts for Winter: Education That Enriches People With More Than Just Skills
December 6, 2021
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Commentary I am a Conservative. Being conservative has very little to do with the political left or the political right. So let’s extricate conservatism from the left/right polarity and see it for what it really is: an attitude of mind that respects humanity but recognizes its limitations; that cautiously believes in progress but not just…
600 Top Scientists Oppose California’s New K-12 Math Framework: ‘An Alarming Trend’
December 6, 2021
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Nearly 600 scientists and educators have voiced opposition against California’s new K-12 mathematics framework that deemphasizes advanced courses in an attempt to close achievement gaps between students from different racial or economic backgrounds, warning that it would only worsen the disparities it seeks to address. “We write to express our alarm over recent trends in…
600 Top Scientists Oppose California’s New K–12 Math Framework
December 6, 2021
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Nearly 600 scientists and educators have voiced opposition against California’s new K–12 mathematics framework that deemphasizes advanced courses in an attempt to close achievement gaps between students from different racial or economic backgrounds, warning that it would only worsen the disparities it seeks to address. “We write to express our alarm over recent trends in…
Critical Race Theory Serves to Usher in Communist Agenda in America, Says Philosophy Professor
Critical race theory has become the philosophic foundation supporting a Marxist communist agenda sweeping American society, according to philosophy professor Jason Hill. Acting as racial managers or agents for African Americans, practitioners of critical race theory (CRT) are after power and aim to “destroy all those foundational values, all those codified values, and principles that…
Massachusetts Teacher Sues District for Being Fired for Social Media Posts Opposing CRT and Gender Ideology
December 4, 2021
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A Massachusetts school teacher fired for slamming critical race theory (CRT) and gender identity in two TikTok videos and six memes has filed a lawsuit against her former employers, citing violation of her First Amendment rights. Kari MacRae, who was hired in August to teach math and business at Hanover High School (HHS), was fired…
Massachusetts Teacher Sues District After Being Fired for Social Media Posts Opposing CRT and Gender Ideology
December 4, 2021
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A Massachusetts school teacher fired for slamming critical race theory (CRT) and gender identity in two TikTok videos and six memes has filed a lawsuit against her former employers, citing the violation of her First Amendment rights. Kari MacRae, who was hired in August to teach math and business at Hanover High School (HHS), was…
Technological and Institutional Changes Needed for Bringing Students Back to Colleges: Under Secretary of Education
December 4, 2021
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In the backdrop of persistent losses in enrollment numbers across the United States for undergraduate education, the country’s top official on higher education policy recently said that new technologies have to be deployed, and fundamental changes in institutional settings need to be made to encourage students to come back to colleges. “For one, enrollment has…
Technological, Institutional Changes Needed to Draw Students Back to Colleges: Undersecretary of Education
December 4, 2021
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The top U.S. official on higher education policy said recently that new technologies have to be deployed and fundamental changes are needed in institutional settings to encourage students to come back to colleges amid persistent losses in undergraduate enrollment numbers. “For one, enrollment has fallen, instead of grown. So with enrollment down 700,000 students, we’re asking,…
62 House Republicans Back Bill Promoting High School Education on ‘Dangers of Communism’
December 3, 2021
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More than 60 House Republicans have joined forces to support a legislative effort to promote teaching high schoolers about the danger of communism and why this ideology is contrary to what America stands for. Introduced Thursday by Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the Crucial Communism Teaching (CCT) Act (pdf) has a goal to ensure high…
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