Education

Public Schools Are Spending Money Like Crazy, Despite Sharp Enrollment Declines 2
- Economics, Education, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2022
The public education system has been failing students for years. From misappropriating funds to providing inadequate lessons and passing illiterate students; public schools are losing support. Despite this they continue receiving extensive budgets which do not properly represent enrollment rates, attendance numbers, or staffing issues. While it is true that 2020 was an extremely difficult year for
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It’s Time to Root Students in Fertile Soil 0
- Education, Culture, Family, Religion
- September 12, 2022
I’ve been doing a lot of gardening and landscaping lately, building new flower beds and filling them with salvaged soil, edging them with rocks and planting them. I’ve moved plants to give them more suitable growing conditions—more or less light, or wind, or exposure to street traffic, depending on their sensitivities—plants sort of tell you
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Pandemic ‘Learning Loss’ Actually Reveals More About Schooling Than Learning 3
- Education, Culture, Politics
- September 12, 2022
There are mounting concerns over profound learning loss due to prolonged school closures and remote learning. New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Education reveal that fourth-grade reading and math scores dropped sharply over the past two years. Fingers are waving regarding who is to blame, but the alleged “learning loss” now being exposed
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CNN Medical Analyst Says Masking Stunted Her Toddler’s Language Development 1
- Education, Family, Politics, Science
- September 7, 2022
During the 1960s, the phrase “the personal is political” became a rallying cry for second-wave feminists challenging the social framework that existed at the time. There was an unhealthy collectivist undercurrent to this idea—“There are no personal solutions at this time,” wrote Women’s Liberation Movement member Carol Hanisch in an essay on the topic, “There
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The Secret Curriculum 12
- Education, Culture, Family, Politics
- September 7, 2022
School is starting, but don’t count on getting answers about what your child is being taught. School administrators commonly lie or give parents the runaround. That explains the fireworks over Jeremy Boland, a Greenwich, Connecticut, elementary school assistant principal, bragging about how the school pushes kids to think in a “progressive” way that he hopes
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Three Reasons Why Mandating Kindergarten Is a Bad Idea 3
- Education, Family, Politics
- September 6, 2022
This back-to-school season, many parents are eager to drop-off their kindergarteners to begin the 13-year journey toward high school graduation. It can be a joyful time, full of anticipation and excitement. But just because something may be desirable for many families doesn’t mean it should be mandatory for all. California is the latest state to
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