Samantha Renck on October 20, 2021 Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the Reason Foundation, spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck about school boards across the country …
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Judge Rules University Can Continue To Admit Students Through A ‘Race-Conscious Admissions Program’
The University of North Carolina can continue using its “race-conscious admissions program,” a federal judge in the state ruled Monday. The nonprofit organization Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), founded by …
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Survey In Fairfax Public Schools Asks Students As Young As 10 About Their Sexual Encounters, Suicide Attempts
Students as young as 10 at Fairfax County Public Schools were asked how many times they had attempted suicide and detailed questions about their sexual encounters, according to a survey …
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Top Berkeley Scientist Resigns, Says School Excludes Scientists Based On Political Views
Laurel Duggan on October 19, 2021 David Romps, director of the Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center (BASC), publicly resigned Monday over his concern that the school excludes scientists based on their …
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The University of Michigan reportedly paid Critical Race Theory (CRT) proponent Ibram X. Kendi $20,000 to speak at an hour-long virtual event last fall, Campus Reform reported. Kendi’s Nov. 11, …
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Just Unconscionable: Parents Protest Outside The Justice Department Against Domestic Terrorist Label
Frustration at school boards boiled over for some parents and activists who protested outside of the Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. Sunday. A small crowd gathered for the …
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British Schools Are Taking Kids’ Lunch Money By Scanning Their Faces
Nine schools in Scotland are using facial recognition technology to charge students for their cafeteria lunches. The initiative, which debuted Monday in schools in the North Ayrshire area, was developed …
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Teacher gave weed edibles to students in elementary school reward box
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesLEXINGTON, S.C. – A Lexington County elementary school teacher is accused of having marijuana edibles in her classroom. Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, is charged with possession of a Schedule I …
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Today is the day New Jersey teachers must be vaccinated, state workers return to work
TRENTON, NJ – If you work in one of New Jersey’s public schools or you’re one of the tens of thousands of state workers finally returning to the office after …
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Groundbreaking at New Brunswick’s future Innovation and Technology Hub
NEW BRUNSWICK – Governor Phil Murphy, Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway, Princeton Provost Deborah Prentice, Hackensack Meridian Hospital CEO Bob Garrett, RWJ Barnabas CEO Barry Ostrowsky, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, along …
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Phil Murphy announces $700 million childcare investment with monthly assistance
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy and Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman today announced plans to invest more than $700 million to help parents pay for child care, provide bonus pay …
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Parents Are not Domestic Terrorists, Protest Planned in D.C. against Justice Department
Laurel Duggan on October 16, 2021 Northern Virginia parents plan to protest in front of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Sunday, according to a flyer posted online. …
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Laurel Duggan on October 15, 2021 Public schools across the country are eliminating gifted and talented programs, removing advanced courses and overhauling admissions processes to achieve equity across racial categories. …
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Parents Allege Arizona School Disregarded Opt-Out From ‘Gruesome’ Curriculum
Harold Hutchison on October 15, 2021 The parents of a seventh-grade student in an Arizona school district claimed that a teacher disregarded an “opt-out” from an assignment while speaking before …
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Police seeking to identify suspects who shot multiple people at Mobile high school football game
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesMOBILE, AL – The Mobile Police Department requests assistance from the public in identifying the suspects of interest. The individuals shown in the provided image are suspects in a shooting …
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NYC’s Likely Next Mayor Says He’ll Expand Gifted Student Program, Not End It
Laurel Duggan on October 15, 2021 Eric Adams, the likely next mayor of New York City, said Friday he would keep and expand the city’s gifted program which current Democratic …
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Democratic Activist Calls Parents’ Lawsuit Against School Over Sexual Assault Allegations A ‘Witch Hunt’
A Democratic activist told Loudoun County conservative parents that they are part of a “witch hunt” during a press conference condemning the district’s recent handling of sexual assault allegations within …
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Left-Wing Member Of Loudoun County School Board Announces Resignation
Beth Barts, a prominent left-wing member of the Loudoun County School Board announced her resignation from her position in a Facebook post Friday. “Please accept this letter as my formal …
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Harvard’s Endowment Ballooned By $11 Billion As It Fought Off Student Class-Action Lawsuit Over Tuition Costs
Harvard University announced Thursday that its endowment grew by $11.3 billion to a record $53.2 billion during the fiscal year ending in June, a year-over-year increase of 33.6%. The announcement …
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress results showed that the reading and mathematics scores of 13-year-old students fell from 2012 to 2020. …
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Parents Of Girl Allegedly Assaulted In School Bathroom To Pursue Legal Action Against LCPS
Harold Hutchison on October 14, 2021 The family of a girl who was allegedly assaulted in the bathroom of a Virginia high school plans to pursue legal action against Loudoun …
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Jackson, Newark School Districts recognized for exemplary school lunch program
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonJACKSON, NJ – National School Lunch Week is this week, Oct. 11-15, and New Jersey has more than 800 schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. Three school …
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Loudoun County Public Schools Denies Board Had Knowledge Of Alleged Sexual Assault In Girls’ Bathroom
Loudoun County Public Schools responded to allegations that it covered up two separate instances of sexual assault at two different high schools in a statement provided to the Daily Caller …
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Students at a private school in Washington, D.C., could face expulsion for “misplaced humor,” according to the school’s draft “anti-bias” policy obtained by The Washington Free Beacon. St. Albans, an …
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Loudoun County Parents Demand Superintendent Resign Over Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cover Up
Loudoun County parents used the public comment portion of Tuesday’s school board meeting to call for the resignation of the district’s superintendent over a sexual assault cover-up. Angry parents demanded …