WINDY CITY SCHOOL WOES Among other things, Gates is a world-class hypocrite for sending her own son to private school after calling them “segregation academies” and referring to school choice supporters as fascists. In 2024, she also incoherently told a Chicago radio station that academic testing “at best is junk science rooted in white supremacy” and “you can’t test black children with an instrument that was born to prove their inferiority.”

Parents are abandoning Chicago’s public schools, which are controlled by the nation’s worst teachers’ union.

The Chicago Public School system is a mess. As the Illinois Policy Institute reports, enrollment has decreased substantially over the last 15 years, from nearly 403,000 students in 2010–11 to just over 316,000 in 2025–26. This decline has resulted in about 150 of the city’s schools being half-empty, with 47 operating at less than one-third capacity, which leads to higher costs and fewer course options.

HE LOOKS LIKE A JUNIOR LEAGUE DOPE DEALER:  California middle school assistant principal nabbed in child sex sting.

REMEMBER: THIS IS A TEACHER AND NOT A STUDENT LED MOVEMENT: Paxton Launches Investigations Into Three Texas School Districts Over Students Protesting ICE

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN? ‘Mommy, I’m scared he’s going to come eat me!’ Trans teacher demands kids take part in his wolf-like fantasies

i-READY ISN’T:  i-Ready: 13 Million Students, Zero Meaningful Evidence

VIVE LA REVOLUTION:  Chromebook remorse: Tech backlash at schools extends beyond phones

ANALYSIS: TRUE: Inflated Grades Deflate Future Earnings

WHETHER YOU DO OR DO NOT SUPPORT ICE IS NOT THE POINT. The government schools should not be supporting protests with students: Texas Public Schools Under Investigation For Supporting Anti-ICE Student Walkouts

HOMESCHOOL: Calif. Teacher Of The Year Finalist Busted For Trying To Buy Sex From 13YO Boy

FACT: AMERICA’S GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE A DISASTER: Americans Used to Be Smarter. Why today’s math teaching doesn’t work.

I HOPE THIS FATHER WILL REALIZE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE MEANT NOT TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN BUT THE IDEOLOGICAL INTERESTS OF THE EDUCATION DEEP STATE: ‘You exposed him to real danger’: Father goes nuclear on school board after teachers sent his son to ICE protest

THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE DESTROYING AMERICA. No joke: But can we abolish them?  This sounds like a joke, but it’s not: – 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen don’t know middle school math, – and the remedial math course was too advanced, – so UCSD had to create a remedial remedial math course, – and a quarter of the students placing into it had a perfect 4.0 GPA in their high school math courses.

THE ABILITY TO WRITE IN CURSIVE WILL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE AI HAS MADE ESSAY WRITING SERIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC: The Case for Cursive

YUP: Remote LSAT Ending Due to Cheating Concerns 

THE ABILITY TO WRITE IN CURSIVE WILL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE AI HAS MADE ESSAY WRITING SERIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC: The Case for Cursive

YUP: Remote LSAT Ending Due to Cheating Concerns 

GOOD ONES DON’T NEED A UNION: Teachers are Seeking Alternatives to Traditional Unions

CIVICS WAR An example of action civics—which is more action than civics—takes place at Cypress High School in Anaheim, where government teacher Teresa Shimogawa has her students examine a community problem and explore possible solutions. Students also take part in Social Justice Day, an event where they give speeches, create art projects, and build exhibits, all inspired by progressive policies.

As our nation nears its 250th anniversary, there is some good news regarding the teaching of traditional civics, but many troubling signs remain.

Civics, the study of what it means to be a citizen, focusing on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of community members, involves understanding how government functions, including citizens’ roles in voting, obeying laws, and participating in the democratic process.