'Educators are afraid,’ says teacher attacked for ‘Romeo and Juliet’ unit
'I’ve caught myself worrying about what a random community member might think of my classroom library display for Black History Month or if I will be targeted for sharing a novel with an LGBTQ+ character.'
What Biden’s proposed reforms to U.S. charter school program really say
Some complaints about the proposed rules to federal Charter School Program grants don't square with what they would require.
Did we really learn anything about schools in the pandemic?
What problem did we encounter that we didn't know about before?
Congress may create massive program to collect college student data
Student privacy advocates are concerned about the amount of data being collected.
Lies we teach to kids about the Reconstruction era
Kids learn Reconstruction failed. Actually, it was destroyed by white supremacists.
Surprising college research from multiple-intelligences theory creator
The cause of the mental health concerns is not what the authors of "The Real World of College" say they expected to find.
The biggest problem on college campuses — book excerpt
An excerpt from "The Real World of College," a new book by Harvard researchers Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, disinformation on Ukraine casualties and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project.
Teachers to culture warriors: Stop treating us as enemies
A joint statement from five organizations, including those representing math, social studies, science and English educators, says, "Teachers’ very ability to do their job is under threat."
Russia’s fake ‘fact-checking’ Ukraine videos and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project.
What most worries the 2022 Superintendent of the Year
Curtis Cain navigated the pandemic in the school district in Wentzville, Mo.
Youngkin could set Virginia education back ‘many years’: Read the withering letter from school superintendents blasting governor
The letter portends a rocky relationship between the Republican governor and Virginia's school superintendents.
No, Time magazine didn’t publish a Putin-Hitler cover, and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project
Florida governor — who mocked kids for wearing masks — doubles down: ‘Curtain call for covid theater’
Despite criticism for berating students, he says it’s time to end “covid theater.”
How to avoid being duped by false Ukraine information — and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project.
This wave of book bans is different from earlier ones
Unlike in previous waves, where action was local and sporadic, advocacy groups this time are working to nationalize book challenges. The result is a coordinated and highly partisan approach.
Joe Rogan, vaccine deniers and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project
Whoopi Goldberg and the problem(s) with Holocaust education
Some states require it — but is it effective?
Remember the Atlanta schools’ cheating scandal? It isn’t over.
A teacher is headed to prison and more could be.
Preparing citizens to stick their heads in the sand
Three fundamental misconceptions are driving dozens of Republican bills and some new state laws about teaching history and other subjects.