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After a sixth grader applauded Joe Biden’s COVID response on a recent episode of Fox & Friends, host Brian Kilmeade made it clear there was no room for such opinions on his morning show—effectively attempting to school the poor kid. On the show’s kid-led panel Wednesday morning, Philadelphia student Mason Seder told the host that his […]
A Louisiana lawmaker is catching heat after saying schools should be required to teach the “good” aspects of U.S. slavery. According to Forbes, GOP Rep. Ray Garofalo made the comments Tuesday while defending House Bill No. 564—a proposed measure that would prohibit K-12 schools and colleges from teaching “divisive concepts,” such as critical race theory. Garofalo, who is the chairman of […]
A Texas school district says it’s taking disciplinary action against a group of high school students who allegedly held a mock “slave auction” on Snapchat. The Aledo Independent School District confirmed the racist stunt was carried out by students from the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus. CNN obtained screenshots from the Snapchat group, reportedly titled “N***** Auction,” where students pretended […]
A California teacher was captured on Zoom yelling at her students after receiving complaints from parents about virtual classes and their hope to return to in-person learning. According to Mediaite, the video of Alissa Piro, an English teacher at San Marcos High School, was taken several months ago, and initially shared on a private Facebook group […]
Joe Biden may be changing his tune on massive student loan forgiveness. During an interview with Politco on Thursday, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain confirmed the president is exploring his options on canceling a large chunk of debt held by federal student loan borrowers. Klain said Biden has asked Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to prepare a memo that […]
A Palmdale, California mother is filing a lawsuit against her son’s school district after hearing his teacher’s racist rant over a Zoom call. TMZ reports that the incident in question happened in January, when the sixth-grade science teacher, Kimberly Newman, made bigoted remarks about one of her students and their parent after office hours on […]
Despite her young age, Alena Wicker has big dreams. The 12-year-old Arizona girl recently received her high school diploma and is now gearing up to begin college at Arizona State University, where she plans to pursue degrees in astronomical and planetary sciences and chemistry. The prodigy spoke about her life plans in an interview with KPNX, explaining […]
Following the conclusion of Sunday’s Atlantic 10 Championship, a student videographer for the victorious team (St. Bonaventure) was put in a chokehold by a security guard manning the court. The peculiar incident was captured by a student photographer, Griffin Quinn, from the school in which the contest was being held, the University of Dayton. It was then […]
A charter school in Utah is now facing backlash after allowing students to opt-out of its Black History Month curriculum. According to the Standard-Examiner, Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa announced the decision on the school’s private Facebook page on Friday. He reportedly wrote that he “reluctantly” sent the letter to parents saying that the […]
The College Board has announced it will terminate the optional essay section and subject matter tests from the SAT for students in the U.S. In a note published on its site, the standardized testing nonprofit wrote that the COVID-19 pandemic “accelerated a process already underway” to “simplify our work and reduce demands on students.” The […]
