www.npr.org1 week agoEducationAfter calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachersAllowing teachers to be armed in schools passed in Tennessee despite prior outcry for gun control legislation. [ more ]
New York Post5 days agoLeft-wing politicsA sad legacy of Brown v. Board, end Congress' spending addiction and other commentaryThe legacy of Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the misconception regarding racially mixed classrooms. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com1 month agoEducationFlorida can't ban teacher from asking students to use her preferred pronouns, judge rulesFederal judge rules in favor of transgender teacher's right to use preferred pronouns in Florida school despite state law Ruling highlights First Amendment issues in relation to laws dictating public school teachers' speech [ more ]
www.theguardian.com1 month agoEducationWhy are kids being forced to eat lunch in silence?Kindergarten students at a top North Carolina school were subjected to 15-minute silent lunches for academic enrichment. The implementation of silent lunches may come at a significant cost to students' wellbeing and social development. [ more ]
www.ocregister.com2 months agoEducationIf schools won't ban kids' cellphones, some lawmakers say, they willThree-quarters of U.S. K-12 public schools prohibit non-academic cellphone use, but enforcement is weak in many high schools. Several states are pushing for laws requiring public schools to ban cellphone use during class. [ more ]
Advocate.com2 months agoEducationUtah House votes down bill banning Pride flags in classroomsDetractors warned bill could ban classroom expression Bill H.B. 303 defeated in Utah House of Representatives [ more ]