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October 13, 2022

Schools failing our children: Students' ACT test scores drop to lowest level in 30 years

'The Fifth Column' podcast host Kmele Foster on "Fox & Friends" Thursday questions whether public schools are preparing students adequately for college as ACT test scores decline.

October 13, 2022

NEA blasted for shading Betsy DeVos in tweet warning parents to 'check' kids' Halloween candy

Parents react after the National Education Association tweets about "dark money" and Halloween candy amid academic dips after COVID-related school closings.

October 11, 2022

Republicans grill Biden education secretary on use of COVID funds for woke initiatives

Republicans are demanding more information from President Biden's Department of Education about the use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funds to wokeness in schools.

October 10, 2022

New Jersey teacher interviews 4th graders on 'they/them' pronouns on TikTok: 'Indoctrinating my students'

A New Jersey charter school teacher interviewed 4th grade students on TikTok about the educator's non-binary 'they/them' pronouns.

October 10, 2022

3 inducted into Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame

This fall, Kentucky officials are inducting three teachers into the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. Inductees include Katy Cecil, Addie Henry, and the late Wilma Pace.

October 10, 2022

Randi Weingarten takes flak on social media for Ukraine trip as US schools struggle

Social media critics blasted American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for taking a trip to Ukraine when so many students in the United States are struggling.

October 7, 2022

Oregon schools fire unvaccinated teachers: 'Doesn't make any sense'

After an Oregon school board voted unanimously to fire three teachers for refusing the vaccine, the state's vaccine mandate is exacerbating the teacher shortage.

October 7, 2022

Arizona families keep winning on school choice and more states need to follow our lead

Arizona families keep winning on school choice, defeating teachers union that tried to stop law even after it was signed. Here’s how to be victorious.

October 6, 2022

NYU decision to fire acclaimed professor amid poor grades angers parents: 'Soft bigotry of low expectations'

Parents say a New York University professor's firing following a student petition over grading is indicative of a lowering of academic standards across the U.S.

September 30, 2022

Maryland teachers union offers $1,000 grant to advance Black Lives Matter in School's 'demands'

The Maryland State Education Association is offering a grant to teachers and local affiliates to promote the national demands of Black Lives Matter in Schools.