Education

The resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay after "facing national backlash for her administration’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and allegations of plagiarism in her scholarly work" does not solve the problem at America’s oldest college and other elite schools. She and many other university presidents are only a symptom of what’s wrong with our system of education, from bottom to…

32-year-old former teacher Tatum Hatch has been arrested on suspicion of sexting a 15-year-old student at West Monroe High School. The investigation began after an anonymous tip-off. Hatch allegedly initiated sexual contact with the boy and sent him explicit images. She also reportedly gave him $500-600 over fear of a rumor. The student confirmed the relationship had been ongoing for 1.5 years…

A suspect identified as Dylan Butler allegedly entered Perry High School in Iowa and shot multiple individuals before killing himself. The extent of the victims' injuries remains unclear. Butler, thought to be a senior at the school, reportedly posted suspicious content on TikTok hours before the shooting and is linked to the LGBTQ community. His mental state and motive remain the subject of…

NBC’s 3rd Hour of Today program featured a discussion about a new children's book about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The book, set to release on January 9, is part of a series spearheaded by author Brad Meltzer titled "Ordinary People Change the World." Guests included Ginsburg's granddaughter, Clara Spera, who hopes the book will inspire kids by showing them that…

Lake Ridge High School in Oregon postponed a 'family-friendly' drag show scheduled for January 7th due to anonymous threats. The show was organized by the school's Gay Straight Alliance club and was intended to raise funds for the Trevor Project through optional $15 donations. It was to feature drag queen Poison Waters. The cancellation came after backlash from parents and students regarding…

The “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC gave full stories Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to the long-delayed resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay following her infamous congressional testimony refusing to condemn rampant anti-Semitism on her campus and a growing list of examples of plagiarism.

On Morning Joe, Mara Gay of the New York Times editorial board describes the resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay as the result of racist slander by conservatives.

No evening of post-Claudine Gay resignation hot takery would be complete without MSNBC’s Joy Reid weighing in. And weigh in she did- by claiming, without evidence, that Gay was “taken out” in order to make room for the guys “who used to have” the presidencies of elite universities in the 50s.

Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, has reversed a decision to admit transgender women to the all-girls school amid backlash. The decision had been previously communicated by school president Katie Conboy, with a quote from Pope Francis about his love for the LGBTQ+ community. The about-face follows objections to the policy, primarily from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, as to the potential…

The UK has introduced new guidelines to address the increase in children questioning their gender identity. The rules prioritise the interests of all students, without compelling schools to use their preferred pronouns, but do require informing parents if a child wishes to use pronouns inconsistent with their biological sex. They also maintain separation of facilities such as bathrooms and…

Netflix's children's show CoCoMelon Lane, has been criticized for portraying a young boy, Nico, with two fathers, as well as showing him cross-dressing. Critics argue this is a deliberate attempt to impose progressive ideals onto children.  Netflix is trying to normalise unconventional family structures to young viewers before they can even understand or question them. 
 

I have written in the past about the similarities of the stress and tensions in our country today to the stress and tensions that were taking place in the years before the Civil War. A free country will always have debate and differences of opinion. But that debate becomes dangerous and destructive when the differences strike at the core premises that define the very existence of the nation.…

Three teachers were reportedly dismissed from their jobs due to their involvement with the platform OnlyFans. The teachers, from Missouri and Arizona, were using the site to supplement their income. One former teacher confesses to making nearly $1 million from the platform. The firings have sparked debate over moral expectations of teachers, with some blaming low teaching salaries for driving…

NBC News went in on PragerU, depicting the conservative educational nonprofit as scary disinformers threatening to upend our nation’s noble and besieged public education system. But in order to do so, NBC News engaged in active disinformation by depicting a family of entrenched public school advocates as a regular family.