Public Education’s Nasty New Nightmare
Public education has become a nightmare that many are refusing to wake from.
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Portrait of a Graduate: The Story Behind State-Designed Student Sameness
Parents need to know that Portrait of a Graduate is a national program created by an Ohio-based company called Battelle for Kids. Portrait of a Graduate is being used to fundamentally transform …
Reading Schemes Cost Our Kids & Pick Our Pockets
Why is the state paying millions of dollars to get books into the hands of students who already have access to them?
School Choice: The Birth of a Bad Idea
There is so much more to the “school choice” movement than meets the eye. The marriage of public and private education will birth a system of total control—controlled by everyone …
Panorama Ed Surveils Schools and Students
I received an email from my child’s school yesterday that had me gritting my teeth. It provoked me into writing about the dangers of social emotional surveys, and the tech …
The Final Word on Porn in Utah Schools?
Obviously, this is NOT the official position of the USBE Board, but I just wanted to start out by acknowledging and thanking the almost 500 parents and grandparents who wrote …
The Battle that Shouldn’t Be, in Utah of All Places
First, I want to say, Thank You! Thank you for fighting for your children, for writing in to the State Board and legislators to speak up for our children’s innocence …
A Dark Vision of Education Overcoming the Family
The University of Brussels used to have the Latin version of “Truth Conquers Darkness” (veritas vincere tenebras) as its motto. It has since changed the first word to science instead …
50 Shades of Pretending to Protect Kids from Porn
Tomorrow, June 30, the Utah State Board of Education will debate this issue: What is the best way to prevent pornographic materials in the school? Two model policies have been …
Wokeness Dumbs Down Education and Messes with Mental Health
The Utah Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council went spectacularly off the rails Wednesday, June 8. Presenters pulled out all the stops to transform education and mental health practices and …