Many schools in the United States are using a new way to teach history. They focus on stories of struggle and oppression. A group called the Zinn Education Project (ZEP) helps teachers with this. They share lessons and resources for students from kindergarten to high school. ZEP is named after Howard Zinn, a professor who wrote about history from a different point o...
AI is changing schools fast. Students now use it for homework, even if it means sneaking around rules. They mix answers from different AI tools to avoid detection. Some use AI for studying, like making practice tests. But others use it to cheat, like asking it to solve math problems or fix essays. Teachers are using AI too. It helps them save time on grading and mak...
In the heart of Texas, a unique situation has arisen. A private school in Fort Worth, Mercy Culture Preparatory, has the lowest measles vaccination rate in the state. This school is connected to the Mercy Culture Church, and its pastor, Landon Schott, proudly shared this fact on social media. He praised the school for having the lowest vaccination rate for measles, m...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has spent a whopping $100 million over the past four years on programs focused on restorative justice, social-emotional learning, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This spending was revealed in a new report by Parents Defending Education (PDE), a right-leaning group. The report shows the DOJ doled out funds to over 900 school...
Imagine being a teenager and being told you can't use the bathroom that matches your identity. That's the situation a 13-year-old trans boy in South Carolina is facing. He's suing his school district and the state because a new rule says he can only use the girls' restroom or a single-occupancy toilet. The rule also threatens schools with funding cuts if they don't f...
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has jumped into the debate over preferred pronouns in schools, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a case involving the Olentangy Local School District in Ohio. The school district passed a policy requiring staff and students to use a student’s preferred pronouns, even if they conflict with the student’s sex assigned at...