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, […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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.