Earlier today, I wrote about a school in Washington State that held a candlelight vigil for, of all people, Fidel Castro. They were celebrating him as a “martyr” of the Social Justice/decolonization movement–an interesting idea given that he was a murderous tyrant who died at the ripe old age of 90 of natural causes. You […]
A detailed look at pandemic learning loss nationwide and the various efforts to recover from it has found there has been some improvement but only about a third of what was lost. The document published this month is called the Education Recovery Scorecard and was put together by researchers at Stanford and Harvard. Here’s the […]
Third in a Series of Reports Image Credit: Skyler Ewing / Pexels By David Seal [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – During the fall semester 2023, a concerned teacher reported a heinous situation and requested help. A disruptive student spit on him during class and was sent to the school administration for discipline. The student […]
Ohio has been dealing with a chronic problem in its public schools known as chronic absenteeism or truancy. That’s defined as a situation where students are missing more than ten percent of school days over a prolonged period. They were already dealing with this issue prior to the pandemic, but since then it’s gotten considerably […]
Image Credit: & Government of Prince Edward Island / CC & Kevin P. Considine The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House K-12 Subcommittee is set to consider two pieces of legislation designed to provide additional protection of children from inappropriate materials and indoctrination in Tennessee public schools. The following bills will be heard in the […]
Image Credit: Google Maps The Tennessee Conservative Staff – According to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, parents who are plaintiffs in a previously brought lawsuit regarding school vouchers can sue the state and the governor over the state’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The Court’s three-judge panel decided that the original plaintiffs in McEwen v. […]
Image Credit: U.S. NAVY via Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill dealing with Local Education Agencies and the process by which complaints can be filed by certain persons regarding prohibited concepts being taught or promoted in public and charter schools has been placed on the calendar for the […]
Second in a series of reports Image Credit: Skyler Ewing / Pexels By David Seal [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – Religious beliefs and gender-based ideology are contributing to the exodus. When it comes to religion, parents are generally divided between two groups, the group that wants Christian values and organized prayer back in classrooms, […]
One of the more disturbing facts about public schools–and let’s face it, almost all facts about our public school system are disturbing–is that foreign governments and Left-wing nonprofits now design a good chunk of the curriculum. Planned Parenthood provides curricular support. The United Nations does. China does. And, in this case, Qatar is doing so. […]
First in a series of reports Image Credit: Skyler Ewing / Pexels By David Seal [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – A tidal wave is under way. Students and teachers are leaving public education for a variety of reasons, a symptom of widespread discontent that is fueling the demand for public education money to follow […]
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