by Beth Holmes | Jun 19, 2023 | News, Parent Issues
Avoiding the summer slide takes parental involvement, teachers say. Here are some of their tips. According to teachers, the long summer break often leads to a breakdown of skills learned over the past year, the so-called “summer slide.” It can set students back when...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 12, 2023 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Bible may wind up banned in Utah schools for ‘vulgarity or violence,’ as parents push back against draconian laws meant to censor LGBT and anti-racist content. In 2022, Utah passed a law banning any book containing “pornographic or indecent” content...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 5, 2023 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
The Stay Safe book, sent home with very young children in Dallas, Texas, is using Winnie the Pooh and Piglet to teach kids how to stay safe in a mass shooting. Stay Safe was produced by a law enforcement consulting firm in Houston to present the FBI-advised tactics...
by Beth Holmes | May 29, 2023 | News, Other, Parent Issues
The Ten Commandments won’t be required to be displayed in public school classrooms, with the failure of a GOP-backed bill in Texas. Senate Bill 1515, written by Republican state senator Phil King, would have required that the Ten Commandments, a set of rules of...
by Beth Holmes | May 22, 2023 | News, Student Issues
New College of Florida students are hosting a rebel graduation ceremony in protest over the school’s chosen speaker, Trump adviser Scott Atlas. Early this year, Governor Ron DeSantis ousted the elected board of trustees for the New College of Florida, replacing...
