The rape and sexual assault charges were dropped against two defendants, one of whom is an illegal immigrant. The case drew national attention at the time and an uproar over the alleged rape, which White House spokesman Sean Spicer used to defend tough immigration policies. The prosecutors declined to charge the two individuals with rape, […]
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Working-class women were placed in a precarious situation for a day when at least three school districts closed school for classes on the “A Day Without A Woman” strike organized by the anti-Trump “Women’s March on Washington.” Parents in Alexandria, Virginia and in Prince George’s County, Maryland were upset because school was canceled without notice, […]
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The Women’s March on Washington was supposedly a pro-feminism movement, right? Then why did their Twitter account praise a handful of protesters who prevented the country’s newly-confirmed female Department of Education secretary, Betsy DeVos, from entering a public school in Washington, D.C.? THIS is what resistance looks like! #WhyIResist https://t.co/ekt67HEUUK — Women’s March (@womensmarch) February 10, 2017
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A group of protesters stopped the newly-appointed Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a public school in Washington, D.C. One of the protesters was arrested for assault, according to D.C. police. The video of the encounter is below: #ICYMI Exclusive VIDEO from @SweeneyABC: Protesters block education secretary @BetsyDeVos from entering #DC school: https://t.co/mJRMxL3KeC […]
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The Los Angeles Times highlighted how the NAACP created a task force to look into policy formation by the organization regarding charter schools. This move hints that the NAACP may oppose charter schools, but time will tell. Photo by USACE Buffalo
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Betsy DeVos, a pro-school choice advocate and philanthropist, has been confirmed by Senate vote to become the next Department of Education secretary to fill President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos. .@VP Pence breaks tie. U.S. Senate confirms #BetsyDeVos to be Secretary of Education, 51-50. https://t.co/xgthuQB51c #BREAKING […]
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Rethinking Schools conducted an online survey, in conjunction with the Southern Poverty Law Center, on the post-Trump school climate. Here are their findings: The results of the over 25,000 responses were frightening: Nine out of 10 said they’d seen a negative impact on students’ mood and behavior since the election. Four out of 10 have […]
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This is an interesting article by the New York Times: Pushed to the left by Mr. Sanders’s promises of free college for all, Mrs. Clinton expanded on that plan in July with a proposal that, when fully put in place, would let students with families earning less than $125,000 a year attend public universities free. […]
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After obtaining the recommendation of the National Education Association for president, former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, spoke at the NEA’s convention in Washington, D.C. today. According to NEA’s website, in order to win the organization’s recommendation, the candidates must complete a questionnaire and then sit for an in-person, videotaped interview with the NEA president. […]
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That’s a bit harsh, Chicago Teachers Union: He crossed the line – the CPS teachers’ one-day strike — out of his love for the classroom. Joseph Ocol stuck with his kids and brought home a chess championship. Tonight, he’s expelled from the union and wonders if he’ll even have a job.
Continue Reading5/8/2017 - Rape Charges Dropped in Maryland High School Case, but Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
3/9/2017 - Go Figure: Women’s Strike Actually Hurt Working-Class Women
2/13/2017 - Protesters Stop New Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from Entering DC Public School
2/12/2017 - Is the NAACP Deciding Their Policy on Charter Schools?
12/8/2016 - Teacher Survey: 9 of 10 Educators Claim They’ve Seen a Negative Impact on Students’ Mood since Trump Won
10/6/2016 - Some Educators Doubt the Reality of Hillary Clinton’s College Plan
7/5/2016 - Hillary Pleads Case with NEA
6/26/2016 - Teacher Booted from Chicago Teachers Union after Coaching Chess Team during Strike
6/20/2016 - Some Law School Graduates Wonder if Law Schools Should Close
6/8/2016 - Maryland School District May Implement Affirmative Action for Gifted Students Programs
5/24/2016 - Wake County, North Carolina Decides No More Valedictorians
5/16/2016 - You Could Pay for Sex Change Operations Under ObamaCare Regulations
5/13/2016 - Texas School District Creates Transgender Bathroom Policy without Input from Parents
4/26/2016 - Austin School Board Asks for Name Suggestions, Gets ‘Schoolie McSchoolface’
3/31/2016 - 12 Detroit Principals Caught in Bribery Scheme
1/30/2016 - Maryland School District Sued for Promoting Islam
1/25/2016 - Arizona High School Girls in Trouble over T-Shirts with the N-Word on them
1/5/2016 - Report finds Chicago Public Schoolteachers Smoked Weed, Stole Money
12/25/2015 - Oops? Hillary Clinton Threatened to Close Poorly Performing Schools
10/8/2015 - Under Union Pressure, Democrats Bail on Education Form with Campbell Brown
9/23/2015 - Ohio Dad Mocks Common Core on Facebook, It Makes National News
8/20/2015 - Kasich, Jeb Bush Distance Selves from Common Core
7/15/2015 - Federal Student Loans actually Increase Tuition
6/23/2015 - Hillary Clinton Criticizes For-Profit Schools, then Takes Money from Them
6/4/2015 - New York School District Opts out of Michelle Obama’s Lunch Plan
5/31/2015 - School Choice on the Rise in the U.S.: An Infographic
5/6/2015 - Op-Ed: America’s Education System is Failing Those in High-Poverty Areas
5/5/2015 - Jon Stewart: Calling Baltimore Schools “Underfunded” Avoids the Real Problems
5/4/2015 - VIDEO: Charles Krauthammer says War on Poverty didn’t succeed, as Baltimore Shows
5/3/2015 - Wannabe GOP Candidate John Kasich’s Common Core Lie
3/28/2015 - Judge Strikes Down Coercive Union Dues in Wisconsin
3/27/2015 - Anti-Common Core Measure Passes in the Senate
3/13/2015 - New York City Teachers’ Unions will have to face Campbell Brown Lawsuit on Tenure
3/2/2015 - Republicans are on the Way to Reform American Education
2/25/2015 - Affirmative Action hurts Asian Students
2/25/2015 - Teachers’ Union Chief now wants Bad Teachers Removed from Classrooms
2/19/2015 - Common Core gets Pushback from the States
2/10/2015 - School Worksheet says GOP unwilling to Help the Poor
2/10/2015 - Bobby Jindal reveals Common Core Repeal Plan
2/9/2015 - Principal uses School Funds to Build Personal Gym
2/9/2015 - Op-Ed by Bobby Jindal and Tim Scott: We Need a New Education System
2/2/2015 - Pakistani Teachers Arm Themselves against the Taliban
1/28/2015 - Obama’s Unpopular Tax on College Savings is Dropped
1/9/2015 - Obama promises Free Community College Education, but Who’ll Pay for It?
1/6/2015 - The Myth of Different Learning Styles for Student
1/6/2015 - Common Core Backers Make Money while Parents, Students, Teachers Suffer
11/29/2014 - Teachers Union loses 40,000 members, but their Boss gets a Raise
8/23/2013 - Another Obama Promise: I can make Colleges Affordable!
8/22/2013 - Russia closing over 700 Schools due to Dropping Population, Life Expectancy
6/22/2013 - Colleges produce “industry of mediocrity” in U.S. teachers
12/30/2011 - The Magical Mental Exercise Called Reading
