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July 23, 2021

Beienburg & Riches: CRT and more – here's how we get politics out of our classrooms and keep it out

As thousands of American classrooms quietly plunge their students into critical race theory, parents are scrambling for answers about what exactly is creeping into their kids’ curriculum.

July 22, 2021

Ben Shapiro email gets teachers fired who disagreed with school's trans bathroom policy

Two Oregon teachers who believe students should use bathrooms that correspond with their birth gender were fired after an investigation presented an email to conservative commentator Ben Shapiro as evidence they used school facilities to work on a political campaign.

July 21, 2021

Biden admin promotes radical group pushing critical race theory in schools

The Department of Education's handbook helping schools reopen linked to the Abolitionist Teaching Network, a radical group that pushes critical race theory tenets.

July 20, 2021

Judicial Watch files civil rights lawsuit for teacher fired after criticizing violent left-wing riots

Judicial Watch has filed a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of an Illinois teacher who was fired after criticizing the rioting, looting and other violence that broke out in Chicago after the death of George Floyd last May.

July 20, 2021

The best deals and discounts for teachers ahead of back-to-school

Teachers are headed back to school more than a year after the pandemic – and retailers are showing their support with discounts on supplies.

July 15, 2021

CDC sued for withholding records between top personnel and teachers' unions on school reopenings

A watchdog group is suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its failure to produce communications between top agency brass and teachers' unions over school reopenings.

July 11, 2021

NYC school staffers have ‘no confidence’ in principal after race flap

The faculty of a Washington Heights high school is rebelling against their principal, charging in a vote of no-confidence that she has "flagrantly but unsuccessfully attempted to divide our school by race."

July 9, 2021

AFT head Randi Weingarten makes over $560,000 per year, 9 times average teacher salary, records show

Weingarten’s staggering salary clocks in at $564,236 according to AFT’s IRS Form 990, meaning she’s raking in serious cash over the teachers the union she runs represents.

July 7, 2021

Teachers union president Randi Weingarten claims Republicans 'bullying' teachers on race, 'honest history'

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten claimed Wednesday night that many Republican lawmakers are “bullying” teachers on “honest history” regarding race, during a livestreamed event headlined by the controversial “How to Be an Antiracist” author Ibram X Kendi.

July 6, 2021

Critical race theory critic rips MSNBC's Joy Reid following teachers union decision to embrace ideology

Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo once again took aim at MSNBC host Joy Reid over her claim that critical race theory (CRT) was not being taught in schools following the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) to promote the teaching of the controversial ideology.