On a brisk mid-October evening, the public school board of Spring Lake, Michigan, convened in the intermediate school library. The meeting was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance recited, the auditor’s report presented. None of this accounted for the standing-room-only crowd of parents, educators, and citizens drawn from this town of 2,500 people, or…
How ‘Gender Queer,’ America’s Most ‘Banned’ Book, Took Center Stage in the Battle Over Public Education
Michael Zwaagstra: School Boards That Tout ‘Inclusion’ Must Practise What They Preach
January 27, 2023
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Commentary If there was a prize for the most dysfunctional school board in the country, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) would be a serious contender. Not content with the chaos and divisiveness that took place last year, WRDSB trustees appear determined to double down on their toxic approach. On Jan. 16, a concerned…
Michael Zwaagstra: Students Lose When School Boards Push Woke Navel-Gazing Activities
Commentary If being woke was a competition, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) would be in serious contention for the top prize. From promoting critical race theory in the classroom to censoring anyone who challenges woke ideology, the WRDSB has turned being woke into a performance sport worth a gold medal. Not content to…
Michael Zwaagstra: Putting Students in Charge of Schools Is a Mistake
December 20, 2022
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Commentary Things are not going well at Pinecrest Public School, a K-8 school in Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Recent media reports reveal that Pinecrest is in a state of disarray and that many staff members have been suspended for raising concerns about rampant bullying and the lack of discipline. Michael Sternberg, a former grade…
Michael Zwaagstra: A Christmas Wish List for Schools
December 14, 2022
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Commentary Christmas is fast approaching. One thing we often do during the holiday season is share our wish lists. In that spirit, here is my Christmas wish list for schools across Canada. First, I would like for all students to be in safe and orderly classrooms. Recent media stories about the violent incidents at York…
Michael Zwaagstra: Police Officer Programs Are Important for Student Safety
Commentary Police officers could soon be returning to Vancouver schools. That’s because Vancouver School Board trustees just voted to bring back a “reimagined” version of its School Liaison Officer program. This program had been abolished by the previous board of trustees. However, a significant increase in violent incidents involving students led to safety concerns in…
Michael Zwaagstra: Our Public Education System Is About to Fracture
Commentary School board trustee elections are currently taking place in four provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island. While trustee elections are typically sleepy affairs, things are shaping up quite differently in Ontario. That’s because a significant number of trustee candidates are running on a so-called “anti-woke” platform. Fed up with schools imposing…
Is the Public School System Broken?
Commentary From Fairbanks to Fort Lauderdale, an increasing number of parents are opting to homeschool their children. Their decision is rather simple: the public school system is, for lack of a better word, chaotic. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the unnecessary closing of schools across the country, leaving many parents with little option but to…
6 Crises Brought About by the US Political Class: Part 2
Commentary There are at least six cataclysmic events threatening the American republic that the U.S. political class has instigated. Increasing press reports provide evidence of in-process cataclysms unfolding in the United States. A cataclysm is defined as a “catastrophe,” “a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition,” and “an event that brings…
[PREMIERING NOW] Luke Rosiak: Schools Use Woke Ideology to Hide Dismal Teacher Performance, Harming Minorities the Most
April 16, 2022
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This episode will premiere on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “It is baked into the way that these schools operate to devalue academic achievement because they don’t want a paper trail of how they’re failing your kids,” says Luke Rosiak, an investigative reporter at the Daily Wire and author of “Race to…
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