Plus: Banned Books, Education Freedom, & More.
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National School Choice Week Special
✏️ Demand for Education Freedom: A January parent survey revealed that 72% of parents “considered new schools for their children last year–a 35% increase over 2022.” Sixty-three percent searched for a new school, and 44% chose one. A few years ago, the phrase “school choice” was not commonly used or understood outside of education reform circles. But today, this has changed. Read More ([link removed])
🎟️ School Choice Can Be Your Ticket Out Of Increasingly Violent Classrooms: Schools don’t just tolerate bad behavior — they’re fostering more of it with discipline models like ‘restorative justice.’ Read More ([link removed])
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** Trending Now: Disgruntled Democrat Bill Ackman Promises Higher Ed Reform With Watchdog Org Read ([link removed])
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** HURTING NOT HELPING ([link removed])
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** Teachers Union Now Texts You Book Ban Propaganda ([link removed])
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It’s a new year but the same old teachers union shenanigans. The National Education Association emailed union members a list of “24 Resolutions for 24” to start another year of radical indoctrination right. After advising teachers to “use people’s pronouns” and “become an EdActivist,” the NEA also recommends teachers “read a banned book” even though there are no “banned” books in America. Read More ([link removed])
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
Washington Examiner | Making Homeschooling Cool Again Read ([link removed])
Washington Examiner | Fairfax County’s Teachers Unions Fail Students Read ([link removed])
Fox News at Night | Education Issues in the Presidential Election Race Watch ([link removed])
RealClearEducation | Parental Pursuit of School Choice Is Skyrocketing Read ([link removed])
Students Over Systems | Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey: Creating and Protecting Universal Education Freedom Listen ([link removed])
Fox News at Night | Top Issues To Watch in Education Policy This Year Watch ([link removed])
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** No, Hop on Pop Is Not a “Banned Book” ([link removed])
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Among the “24 Resolutions for 2024” from the National Education Association (NEA) is encouragement to “read a banned book.” The NEA, which claims to “believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform lives and create a more just and inclusive society,” will suggest ostensibly “banned” reading material to anyone who texts “BANNED” to the number provided. But there are two realities that expose this disingenuous marketing ploy about “banned books” as an ideologically manipulative lie. Read More ([link removed])
** Spotlight: Teachers Union Strike in Massachusetts Read ([link removed])
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** Arizona National School Choice Rally ([link removed])
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Over 250 Arizonans gathered at the state capital yesterday to send Governor Katie Hobbs a message: school choice isn't going anywhere. Arizona is the model state for school choice, with over 73,000 kids using the program successfully. Governor Hobbs is actively seeking to displace these 73,000 students, because she believes educators know what is best for kids, not their parents. The IWN Phoenix Chapter joined the rally, sponsored by AZ Senator Jake Hoffman, to stand with families. Read More ([link removed])
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Can you identify which of the following is NOT true about school choice?
A. School choice benefits the students and families who remain in public schools.
B. School choice programs drain money from public education.
C. School choice benefits teachers.
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** Just In: Arizona Gov. Hobbs Seeks To Bury Education Freedom in Bureaucracy Read ([link removed])
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** When Families Have a Choice, They Have a Voice ([link removed])
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In recent weeks, parents from two different local private schools in my area have reached out to express their concerns about what they’re seeing. One group is struggling with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, lack of rigor, and antisemitism they are witnessing. The other group is upset about a particular assignment focusing on gender and sexuality. The first school is secular. The second is a Catholic high school. Tuition for these schools ranges from $15,000 to $28,000, depending on the grade level.
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** The National Education Association’s Book “Ban” Bot ([link removed])
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The union’s chatbot promises to provide “titles that some folks want to censor” and to send texts featuring “books that celebrate diversity and are often banned.” Examples of the union chatbot’s “banned” books include “Hop on Pop” by Dr. Seuss and “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Anderson. Apparently, a Canadian father grumbled to the Toronto Public Library about Hop on Pop in 2014, so it is now considered “banned” by our country’s largest teachers union.
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