The status of high school valedictorian is an honor that many parents may be thrilled to see their child achieve — but what if all of your kids are successful in clinching the title? A central Florida family may have made history after all four daughters were named valedictorian in their respective high school classes — a feat that’s reportedly …
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California students struggle to find SAT spots: Like ‘snagging tickets to a Taylor Swift concert'
High school students in California are having difficulties finding open spots to take the SAT with only a few locations open to serve thousands of people, according to a recent report. “It was my first and only chance to take it for the school year, and I was fairly pissed off because I had other plans that I canceled in …
Read More »Portland teachers union publishes guidebook on 'organizing for Palestine' in public schools
A teachers union that represents employees in the Portland Public Schools (PPS) released a guide on how to teach anti-Israel views in schools. Oregon Educators for Palestine, in association with the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT}, released the handbook, titled “Know Your Rights! Teaching & Organizing for Palestine Within Portland Public Schools,” allegedly in response to teachers being censored and …
Read More »Biden's border crisis is 'wreaking havoc' on K-12 schools, says top GOP lawmaker
While crime and housing are often at the forefront of illegal immigration discussions, a top GOP lawmaker said this week that the toll it takes on public schools and students is wrongly being overlooked. In a lengthy interview with Fox News Digital, Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., chairman of the House Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee, said the migrant …
Read More »Antisemitism watchdog urges Stanford to be tough on anti-Israel agitators who took over president’s office
An antisemitism watchdog is calling on Stanford University to be tough on anti-Israel agitators who occupied the offices of the school’s president and provost early Wednesday. StopAntisemitism Executive Director Liora Rez told Fox News Digital that universities are complicit in the takeover of campuses by students and other agitators. “We saw USC, Columbia, NYU, these liberal arts universities who are …
Read More »Ibram X. Kendi's antiracism center saw poor financial, admin decisions, former staffers say: report
The Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, founded by Ibram X. Kendi, the academic known for his hardline left-wing racial views, has been in the midst of financial and administrative disarray since its inception, according to media reports. Former staffers at the center had become frustrated with being required to take on jobs they were neither hired to do …
Read More »NY school district apologizes for ‘exclusionary language’ to promote event for non-White students
A New York State school district apologized for using “exclusionary language” to promote an event for “students of color” after an anti-affirmative action group accused the educators of segregating students. The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) promoted a Students of Color Summit 2024 on Ithaca High School’s campus that said the event was for “Students of Color in grades 6-12.” …
Read More »UNC rager dubbed 'Flagstock 2024,' funded by GoFundMe slated for Labor Day
Fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) will get to have the “epic rager” they were promised by organizers of the GoFundMe that raised half a million dollars on their behalf last month. A group of fraternity members at UNC captured the attention of the nation in May when they held up the American flag as anti-Israel protesters …
Read More »School district DEI trainer says American flag becoming 'hate' symbol, employees resisting CRT should be fired
FIRST ON FOX – A diversity, equity and inclusion trainer spreading critical race theory in the public education system – affecting thousands of teachers and administrators – said that “resistant” employees who disagree with the concepts should be fired, according to her published work. Epoch Education CEO Dr. Nancy Dome called employees who don’t accept notions included in CRT, such …
Read More »America’s K-12 schools have been overwhelmed, abandoned in Biden’s out-of-control border crisis
On his first day in office, President Biden made it clear that he wanted amnesty for nearly 12 million undocumented migrants and that he would no longer pursue policies that prevented others from coming to America. It was a message heard around the world: under his administration, it was now OK to enter the United States illegally, ignore our laws, …
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