#President Biden’s charter-school dis

#President Biden’s charter-school dis

“#President Biden’s charter-school dis” In a fresh sign of teacher-union sway over President Joe Biden, this is the first Charter School Week in 30 years not to be marked by a presidential proclamation. That’s right: Every president going back to Bill Clinton saw fit to recognize these alternative public schools and the work they do…

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#More parents than ever turn from public schools to homeschool

#More parents than ever turn from public schools to homeschool

“#More parents than ever turn from public schools to homeschool” During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of American families have helped teach their own kids from home. But in 2019, even before the coronavirus hit, a record-breaking 2.5 million US children were being homeschooled.  Homeschooling used to be seen as a fringe religious phenomenon, and any…

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#What critical race theory is really about

#What critical race theory is really about

“#What critical race theory is really about” Critical race theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it — and of those who have, many don’t understand it. This must change. We need to know what it is so we can know how to fight it. To explain…

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#Biden unveils .8T families plan before infrastructure bill

#Biden unveils $1.8T families plan before infrastructure bill

“#Biden unveils $1.8T families plan before infrastructure bill” President Biden on Wednesday rolled out the blueprint for another massive tax-and-spend bill, dubbed the American Families Plan, which would boost federal spending by $1.8 trillion through tax hikes on high-income Americans and investors. The package includes $511 billion for education, including universal preschool for 3- and…

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#The civil-rights rebels that created ‘Sesame Street’

#The civil-rights rebels that created ‘Sesame Street’

“#The civil-rights rebels that created ‘Sesame Street’” The revolution will be televised — on a kids’ show, no less, according to a new documentary. “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street,” in select theaters nationwide on Friday and inspired by a Michael Davis book, explores how a team of “rebels” had the wild idea…

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# New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation

# New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation

“# New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation ” Blockchain associations from Australia and five Southeast Asian nations are joining forces to promote blockchain development and education. Blockchain organizations from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to promote blockchain collaboration in the Asia Pacific, Business Times reports….

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