Curriculum - Page 24

March 3, 2023

Student-led protests take aim at unisex toilet policy: 'Makes me extremely vulnerable and uncomfortable'

Students at Oasis Academy Mayfield school in Southampton, United Kingdom chanted "toilet rights" taking aim at "unfair" new toilet rules.

March 2, 2023

Seattle school district forced to do layoffs amid plummeting student enrollments

Seattle Public Schools announced on Tuesday that the district is being forced to lay off employees amid financial turmoil caused by plummeting student enrollments.

March 2, 2023

Conservative guest clashes with CNN over claim DeSantis banning Black history, calls out CRT: 'It's a joke'

Conservative pundit Carrie Sheffield clashed with CNN host Alisyn Camerota over false narratives on Florida's rejection of an AP African American history course.

March 2, 2023

WA teacher rips school district's priority to recruit teachers of color, evaluate candidate's 'equity lens'

A Washington social studies teacher blasted a school district for their “religion of equity” and called out their race-based hiring practices.

March 2, 2023

Controversial school board member endorsed curriculum that removes 'Islamic terror' from 9/11 history lessons

Fairfax County, Virginia, school board member Abrar Omeish suggested teachers use a "culturally responsive" guide for teaching students on September 11.

March 1, 2023

Drag queen forces child to leave class for denying 73 genders, school teaches anal sex to 11-year-olds: report

The Isle of Man government has suspended sex education in schools after reports that a drag queen discussed sex acts with students, according to a new report.

February 28, 2023

School librarian privately defends pornographic book on 'sex parties' by invoking Holy Bible: 'Slippery slope'

A librarian in Anchorage, Alaska, defended the district's pornographic book by invoking the Bible in an email to Polaris K-12 Principal, Carol Bartholomew.

February 27, 2023

Pennsylvania district considers bringing 'feelings' into math curriculum as some community members balk

Littlestown Area School District in Pennsylvania proposed an elementary math curriculum that could integrate social-emotional learning into its curriculum.

February 27, 2023

Canadian school board adopts dress code policy amid controversy on trans teacher with giant prosthetic breasts

A Canadian school board adopted a professional policy that many parents demanded after photos of a teacher wearing breast prostheses went viral last year.

February 25, 2023

The movement to close down school honors programs

Some districts say that equity requires one-size-fits-all.