When teachers at A.D. Henderson School, one of the top-performing schools in Florida, are asked how they succeed, one answer is universal: They have autonomy. Nationally, most teachers report feeling stressed and overwhelmed at work, according to a Pew Research Center survey of teachers last fall. Waning job satisfaction over the last two decades has accompanied a decline in teachers’ …
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Parent groups are sounding the alarm over President Biden’s sweeping revisions to Title IX, saying the changes will fundamentally usurp parental rights. On April 19, the Department of Education finalized its changes to the policy aimed to prohibit discrimination based on sex in federally funded institutions. The new guidance, which takes effect in August, expands protections for LGBTQ+ students and …
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The police union representing officers at University of California schools is criticizing UCLA administrators for the “lack of response” to violence that broke out at anti-Israel student protests on campus last week. The union also called for an independent investigation into the response. “UC administrators are solely responsible for the University’s response to campus protests, and they own all the …
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A student group from Columbia Law reportedly declared that no Jew is “safe” or “free” until Palestine is free. In an email allegedly sent by Columbia Law’s National Lawyers Guild organization on Friday, the group condemned the school’s administration and the NYPD for clearing out Hamilton Hall after it was occupied by anti-Israel protesters. Responding to Jewish critics, the group …
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Anti-Israel protesters on college campuses are reportedly getting funding from several big-name Democrat donors that have backed President Biden’s re-election efforts, according to a report. Democratic donors such as George Soros, David Rockefeller Jr., who sits on the board of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Susan and Nick Pritzker, who own the Hyatt Hotel corporation, have funded pro-Palestinian efforts to …
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Colleges are returning to the standardized testing requirements of old, but there’s something new to the tests that have made students’ stomachs tighten for decades. The digital SAT is here, forcing students to trade in their No. 2 pencils for a keyboard and a testing app called Bluebook. It appears to promise a shorter, more streamlined process, with varied questions …
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As nationwide anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses near three weeks of activity, some universities have requested the assistance of police to deal with the problem, while others have caved in and agreed to certain demands by the protesters. The decisions by administrators to either concede some demands of the protesters or allow their activity to continue, stand out amid the …
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A 110% rise in the number of antisemitic incidents in New York last year set a disturbing new record for the Empire State, and 60% of the outbreaks of Jew hatred unfolded in New York City. The exploding levels of antisemitism were revealed last month by the Anti-Defamation Leagueand have implications for recent incidents of anti-Jewish rhetoric and behavior in …
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TheChicagoTeachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood to be calling for an extra $50 billion to pay for wage hikes as well as other demands such as fully paid abortions for its members, new migrant services and facilities and a host of LGBT-related requirements and training in schools. To put the …
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“Saturday Night Live” took aim at the student anti-Israel protests on Saturday, specifically from the perspective of parents who have kids attending Columbia University during the cold open. Kenan Thompson played the father of a Columbia student and began by praising young people standing up for what they believe in during a mock interview. However, when asked about his daughter …
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