Commentary When reading and math scores came out last month and showed an alarming drop in academic achievement, nobody should have been surprised. What else was going to happen when schools locked down, planted kids in a room at home, and attached them to a screen six hours a day? Did anybody but the most…
Michael Zwaagstra: Ideology Trumps Merit in Toronto Schools
Commentary As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Poor grammar notwithstanding, this is in fact very good advice. You shouldn’t take apart your car’s engine, for example, when things are running smoothly. It’s a surefire way to create problems where none had previously existed. Too bad the administrators and trustees…
Reading and Math Scores Plummet as Racial and Sexual Activism Replace Academics
Commentary As America’s public education system reports the worst literacy and math performance in decades, its schools dedicate increasingly immense portions of their time to lessons on the supposed virtues of racial and gender segregation. With only eight hours per day and 180 school days per year, one would think that everyone from the newest teacher’s aide…
Suddenly, School Choice: Its Rapid Post-Pandemic Expansion Sets Up a Big Pass/Fail Test for Education
News Analysis A growing number of states are adopting a comprehensive new type of school choice program that would pose a threat to public schools if many students were to leave them for a private education. Eight states—including Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and West Virginia—have approved “universal” or near-universal school choice laws since 2021. They open…
Jo-Anne Nadler: ‘Our Children’s Education Is Being Undermined by This Agenda, and It’s Completely Tragic’ | British Thought Leaders
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jo-Anne Nadler, a writer, journalist and concerned parent who recently wrote a report for Civitas think tank about critical social justice undermining schools. Jo-Anne says a ‘revolution’ is being delivered ‘largely by stealth’, supported by external and often self-declared ‘experts’. They teach children radical ideological positions on issues such…
‘Gender Transformation’ Live Panel Discussion After Manhattan Film Festival Premiere
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion of “Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities” after the theatrical premiere of the film on Friday, June 16, at 8:45 p.m. ET with award-winning director Tobias Elvhage, experts interviewed in the docudrama, and Facts Matter host Roman Balmakov. Panelists: Tobias Elvhage, film director, producer, and writer (The producer of…
[LIVE 6/16, 8:45PM ET] ‘Gender Transformation’ Live Panel Discussion After Manhattan Film Festival Premiere
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion of “Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities” after the theatrical premiere of the film on Friday, June 16, at 8:45 p.m. ET with award-winning director Tobias Elvhage, experts interviewed in the docudrama, and Facts Matter host Roman Balmakov. Panelists: Tobias Elvhage, film director, producer, and writer YiYuan Chang, executive…
Michael Zwaagstra: The School You Attend Impacts You for a Lifetime
Commentary As the school year winds down, many high school graduates are looking forward to their first year of post-secondary education in the fall. Everyone knows that some universities are better than others. That’s why students compete fiercely to get admitted to top-tier universities. A degree from a prestigious institution opens far more doors than…
Woke, Rowdy Classrooms Pushing High School Students to Drop out and Seek Alternative Paths
Highly politicised, “woke” curriculums and disruptive classrooms have led to less engaging lessons, pushing many young Australians to call it quits before graduating high school. Australian education expert Kevin Donnelly said the decade-low high school retention rates are the result of students becoming disengaged throughout COVID as they lost face-to-face interaction with their peers and…
[PREMIERING 6/16, 8:45PM ET] ‘Gender Transformation’ Live Panel Discussion After Manhattan Film Festival Premiere: Tobias Elvhage, YiYuan Chang, Dr. Katherine Welch, Pamela Garfield and Erin Friday
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion of “Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities” on Friday, June 16, at 8:45 p.m. ET. Panelists Tobias Elvhage, Film Director, Producer and Writer YiYuan Chang, Executive Producer Dr. Katherine Welch, Physician Pamela Garfield, Therapist & Licensed Clinical Social Worker Erin Friday, Lawyer Moderator Roman Balmakov, Facts Matter Host The…
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