Columbia University has agreed to pay a $12.5 million settlement with students who sued the Ivy League school for not offering a tuition refund when it moved classes online in March 2020. Like many other American colleges and universities, Columbia closed its New York City campus, moved students out of dorms, and shifted to remote…
Columbia University to Pay $12.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Demanding Refund for Pandemic Closure
November 29, 2021
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Colleges Across the Country Report Fewer Undergraduate Enrollments: Clearinghouse
November 29, 2021
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Undergraduate enrollment has gone down in U.S. universities, according to recent numbers released to an educational research center, with public two-year schools and private for-profit four-year schools seeing the biggest declines. Going into the second fall semester since the pandemic, there has been a decrease of 2.6 percent in postsecondary enrollment, a 3.5 percent reduction…
Campus Left at Arizona State University Demands That Kyle Rittenhouse Be Expelled
November 29, 2021
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A coalition of progressive student activist groups at Arizona State University (ASU) is calling for the expulsion of Kyle Rittenhouse, who has recently expressed interest to continue his education there in person. After being cleared of all charges against him after shooting and killing two men and injuring another in self defense at an August…
Progressive Activists at Arizona State University Demand Expulsion of Kyle Rittenhouse
November 29, 2021
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A coalition of progressive student activist groups at Arizona State University (ASU) is calling for the expulsion of Kyle Rittenhouse, who has recently expressed interest to continue his education there in person. After being cleared of all charges against him after shooting and killing two men and injuring another in self-defense at an August 2020…
‘Moms for Liberty’ Stirs Action in Response to Controversial School Curricula
Moms for Liberty, a non-profit education advocacy group, still in its infancy, encourages parental engagement in a growing number of school board meetings across the country to demand a voice in their children’s education, and push back on curricula and policies that they oppose. Two Florida moms, Tina Descovich of Bevard County and Tiffany Justice…
Indiana Educator Who Blows Whistle on CRT Teaching Now Banned From School Buildings
Tony Kinnett, an Indianapolis-based educator who went viral on social media for exposing how critical race theory (CRT) is being implemented at his school district, says he has now been placed on leave and denied access to school email and buildings. In a Twitter thread, the award-winning science coach revealed that he has been locked…
Homeschooling Advocacy Group Reports Significant Increase in Parents Pulling Children out of School
For Sandra Kim and many other parents, March 2020 feels like a decade ago. Since that time, the structure of how children are educated has transformed after the pandemic sent everyone home. Online learning included mastering its central platform: the Zoom video conferencing software, with teachers trained specifically for a classroom setting now attempting to…
Professor Who Defended Pedophiles Announces Resignation
A college professor in Virginia has announced plans to resign after defending pedophiles. Allyn Walker, a professor at Old Dominion University (ODU), wrote a book that referred to pedophiles as “minor-attracted people” and detailed their “pursuit of dignity.” Walker, who identifies as nonbinary, told the Protasia Foundation earlier this month that there are “a lot of…
California School District Creates New Program for Unvaccinated Students in the Wake of Vaccine Mandate
November 24, 2021
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A K–8 school district in Southern California is planning to open a new program for unvaccinated students, if Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate takes effect and prevents them from receiving in-person learning. In a Nov. 23 message sent to the families of Alpine Union School District (AUSD), Superintendent Rich Newman said he and the…
Virginia Parents Raise Concerns Over ‘Extremely Invasive’ Survey That Promotes ‘Early Sexualization’
Virginia parents are raising concerns over what they feel is an “extremely invasive” survey being given to school students that promotes “early sexualization.” According to its website, the Virginia Department of Health is conducting the survey “in collaboration with the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, with support from the Department of Education.” It is funded…
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