Hong Kong authorities are aiming to strengthen “national identity” among school children through a new curriculum issued on Tuesday. Branded as “brainwashing” by critics, the 89-page revised framework on civic values, titled the “Values Education Curriculum Framework,” was issued to all schools in the city. It replaces an eight-page “Moral and Civic Education Curriculum Framework”…
Hong Kong Students to Be Taught to ‘Correctly Understand’ Chinese History in Curriculum Redo
‘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…
Pennsylvania Democrats Protest Curriculum Transparency Bill
October 6, 2021
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The idea of parents having easy access to their children’s school curriculum was vigorously debated Wednesday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania code already allows parents to have access to school curriculum, but house Bill 1332 proposes putting that information on school websites. Some school districts already do this, but other districts require parents…
Critical Race Theory Implicitly Taught in Schools: ‘Moms of Liberty’ Activist
July 22, 2021
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Williamson County in Tennessee in 2020 adopted a new curriculum, “Witt and Wisdom,” which incorporates the quasi-Marxist critical race theory (CRT), in grades K through five at the beginning of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdowns. Although legislation prohibiting teaching CRT in public schools in Tennessee went into effect in July, these ideas are now…
Homeschooling, a Generation Later
Upon writing this, I’m watching my 6-year-old granddaughter tranquilly learn to needlepoint a bookmark. It’s her Mumsee and Pops’s day of play and learning. She’s backlit by the sun, wearing lavender overalls with her long wavy gold hair in a ponytail. This lovely picture brings me back to one of my favorite memories: watching my…
Protestors Speak Out Against School District’s Social Justice Standards
May 12, 2021
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LOS ALAMITOS—About 150 protestors gathered outside the Los Alamitos Unified School District May 11 as the board unanimously voted to implement social justice standards in classrooms. Opponents said they were concerned the lessons would teach critical race theory (CRT), an ideology that divides society into oppressors and the oppressed based on characteristics such as race, sex,…
Protesters Speak Out Against School District’s ‘Social Justice Standards’
May 12, 2021
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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif.—About 150 protesters gathered outside the Los Alamitos Unified School District on May 11 as the board unanimously voted to implement new social justice standards in classrooms. Opponents said they were concerned the lessons would teach critical race theory (CRT), an ideology that divides society into oppressors and the oppressed based on characteristics such…
Alberta’s New Curriculum: Ditching the Regressive Theory of Discovery Learning
Commentary Alberta is hoping to pilot a new K-6 curriculum soon, and not surprisingly it has upset some parents, the NDP, and the teachers’ union. There are a lot of entrenched interests standing in the way, but hopefully Albertans will see this curriculum implemented. It is guided by the best evidence about student learning and…
Too Much Groupthink in Public Education
Commentary “I live in a rather special world. I know only one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I don’t know.” So said liberal film critic Pauline Kael after Richard Nixon won the 1972 American presidential election. To her surprise, it wasn’t a close result. Nixon won 49 out of 50 states and…
Every Student Deserves a Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Commentary While Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier’s support for conscription during World War II angered English Canadians, it ultimately strengthened the federation since it reassured French Canadians that the federal government took their concerns seriously. Now, use your critical thinking skills to analyze this statement. Hopefully, you didn’t spend more than two seconds on this one….
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