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De-woke schooling: Send the DEI trainers on a one-way 'privilege walk'
Pennsylvania educators will not have to affirm their belief in microaggressions, implicit bias or the illegitimacy of "economic,...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Odysseus so white
English teachers at Oakland's College Preparatory School, one of the most expensive private schools in California, have "let go" of...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Why was Rosa Parks told to move to the back of the bus?
Florida is approving new "anti-woke" social studies textbooks, reports Sarah Mervosh in the New York Times. Some publishers think the...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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AP African American Studies: None dare call it 'systemic'
The new Advanced Placement African American studies course was revised after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it anti-racist...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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A sharp right turn for Florida's New College: 'We are recapturing higher ed'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to turn the very progressive New College of Florida, the state's liberal arts honors college, into a...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 8, 20231 min read
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Mastering newspeak at Stanford
Will Stanford continue to award master's degrees? Will my daughter's major -- American Studies -- need a new name? Stanford's IT...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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No critical race theory? No student teachers
A California ed school won’t send student teachers to a nearby school district that has banned critical race theory, reports Jill...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Woke charters stress 'anti-racism,' but parents want excellence
Urban parents' vision of a good school hasn't changed, writes Robert Pondiscio on Education Next. They want "safety, solid academics,...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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