Tag: Public School

White House Defends Prioritizing Unaccompanied Minors for In-Person Learning

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday defended sending San Diego’s public school teachers to teach unaccompanied minors in person, while American students in the California city still entirely rely on remote learning. Psaki was questioned during a White House press briefing whether she think it’s fair that children who entered the United States…


The Border Crisis May Be Coming to Your Kids’ School

Commentary The Biden administration is scrambling to shelter thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border from Central America. The media are declaring the crush at the border a “crisis.” Truth is, this crisis could be heading to your school district. If your kids are in public school or you pay school taxes, you need…


Opinion: The Border Crisis May Be Coming to Your Kids’ School

Commentary The Biden administration is scrambling to shelter thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border from Central America. The media are declaring the crush at the border a “crisis.” Truth is, this crisis could be heading to your school district. If your kids are in public school or you pay school taxes, you need…


Football Coach Fired After Objecting to Critical Race Theory in Daughter’s Class, Sues School

A Massachusetts high school football coach claims in a First Amendment lawsuit that he was fired for raising concerns with elements of critical race theory in his daughter’s 7th grade history class. David Flynn, who has been heading the football program at Dedham High School since 2011, sued the district and school leadership, alleging that…


NYC Public School Asks Parents to ‘Reflect’ on Their ‘Whiteness’

A New York City public school is facing scrutiny after it sent students’ parents a handout asking them to identify where they land on a scale of “whiteness.” The New York Post reported that parents of students at East Side Community High School received the document from Mark Federman, the school’s principal. The handout features…


NYC Public Schools Lost 43,000 Students This Year

New York City’s K-12 public schools have seen a 4 percent decline this school year, with about 43,000 students pulling out of the system, according to preliminary data released by the city’s education department. The preliminary data, released Wednesday, suggests that the sharpest decline of New York City’s enrollment occurred in non-mandatory early childhood grades….


Arkansas Bills Target 1619 Curriculum, Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

A pair of bills introduced in the Arkansas legislature last week would prohibit the use of public school funds to teach certain race-centered curricula. The House Bill 1231 would restrict state funding from going to public schools and colleges that teach a curriculum based on the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which portrays the United…