Education

Monday’s PBS News Hour handed over a news segment to an ostensible ratings rival, NBC News and its reporter/podcaster Mike Hixenbaugh, who has a new book out with the portentous title They Came for the Schools -- One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. Hixenbaugh and his onscreen NBC reporting counterpart Antonia Hylton have…

PBS’s Christiane Amanpour likes to say that journalists should be “truthful, not neutral,” but a common theme of Amanpour and Company is that her commitment to the truth only goes one way. For Wednesday’s Juneteenth show, Amanpour claimed that Donald Trump’s presidency and the Supreme Court represent “hurdles” to racial equality, while her guest, Equal Justice Initiative Executive…

Fire alarm puller, whacky conspiracy theorist, anti-Semite, and far-left Congressman Jamaal Bowman is facing a tough primary challenge, and in an attempt to turn his political fortunes around, he journeyed over to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, where the eponymous host helped sanitize his history of spouting Hamas propaganda while also attacking Republicans…

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools across the state. The corporate media’s reaction to this development is best described as a collective muted hysteria.

Tuesday’s CBS Mornings marked the latest stop on Dr. Tony Fauci’s book tour for his memoir and, considering co-host/Democratic donor Gayle King and co-host/former NFL player Nate Burleson were at the table, it largely consisted of one gross softball after another sucking up to this former leftist icon about how tough it must be to be him, how some don’t understand science, and how…

Children's YouTube content creator, Ms. Rachel, recently posted a video for Pride month, subsequently receiving backlash for promoting LGBTQ+ issues to her young audience. In response, she released a new video in which she attempted to use biblical references, specifically Matthew 22:36-40, to justify her stance on love and acceptance of all. Her interpretation of these verses sparked more…

Popular YouTuber Ms. Rachel, known for her educational content for babies and toddlers, received criticism for posting a video celebrating Pride Month. Critics argue that her content, including having non-binary guests on her show, allegedly promotes an agenda beyond childhood education. This incident emphasizes the need for parents to monitor their children's digital content we consume.

President Joe Biden makes no speech without mentioning the importance of democracy in our nation. We would like to believe this comes from deep ideals about human liberty lodged within our president. But more accurate is that Biden, a politician all his adult life, is defined by just that — politics. No word, no act emanates from our president that does not emerge from some political…

On CNN's State of the Union, host Dana Bash defends Joe Biden over critical remarks on his record on race that Kamala Harris made against him. Bash brushes off the remarks as having been made by Karris when she and Biden were running against each other for the Democrat presidential nomination. But as her guest Sen. Tim Scott points out, the truth of Harris's accusations can be confirmed. 

A federal court in Maryland has ruled that parents cannot opt their children out of learning about LGBTQ and other progressive ideologies in Montgomery County public schools. Parents initially battled the decision, believing that these teachings violated their children's First Amendment rights to religious freedom. However, the court stated that exposure to ideas contradictory to their faith…

A board member in a North East San Antonio school expressed disgust over explicit content in a book available to students in middle and high school libraries. The book, "Triangles" by Ellen Hopkins, graphically details a foursome and features themes of sadomasochism, nudity, profanity, alcohol and drug abuse, and controversial religious commentary. It was assumed the books had been removed,…

Dozens of Virginia Commonwealth University graduates staged a walkout in protest during Governor Glenn Youngkin's commencement address. The protest was in support of Palestine and against Youngkin's Republican policies. The students displayed signs reading, "Teach Black history" and "Book bans /= respect for learning," protesting Youngkin's previous controversial stances on education. The VCU'…

Rebecca Joynes, a UK math teacher, allegedly had sexual relationships with two of her underage students, leading to the birth of a child. Despite her denials, numerous pieces of evidence suggest otherwise. This instance is part of a larger, troubling pattern, as other similar cases have occurred in the US.

Wisconsin teacher Maddison Bergmann was recently arrested for alleged sexual assault of a 5th grade student. Evidence against Bergmann includes screenshots of inappropriate text conversations and handwritten notes. The student's parents discovered the communication and reported it to the school, prompting an investigation. Bergmann was later released on a $25,000 bond, placed on administrative…