The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation’s largest federal employee union, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 1 against the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging that the Trump Administration unlawfully compelled federal employees to distribute partisan political messages during the ongoing government shutdown. The complaint, filed in federal court […]
Cheryl Adams
Cheryl is a veteran educator turned journalist turned editor. I love long walks and debating on social media about the human side of arguments.
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Most Banned Books of the 2024-2025 School Year
According to PEN America, there have been nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, the largest number ever recorded in America. There were 6,870 instances of book banning, nearly 4,000 unique titles, during the 2024-2025 school year. This censorship is being mobilized by groups with conservative viewpoints, such as Moms for Liberty, […]
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Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools detained by ICE
On Friday, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Dr. Ian Roberts, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to the district. According to ICE, Roberts was in the country illegally from Guyana and was working as a superintendent despite having “a final order of removal and no work authorization.”In addition, when […]
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Ryan Walters steps down after turbulent tenure as Oklahoma state superintendent
Ryan Walters, the state school superintendent who implemented Bibles in all public classrooms in the state, will resign from his position effective the end of this month. Elected in 2022, Walters spent his tenure as head of schools routinely injecting religion into the States’ public schools, and he will join the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a […]
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Department of Education to partner with conservative groups for civics curriculum
On Wednesday, the Education Department announced a partnership with conservative groups to provide educational programming on patriotism, liberty, and what it calls American values, in recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary next year. Announced on Constitution Day, the Department of Education, alongside the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College, and more […]
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New Mexico the first state to offer universal child care
New Mexico will be the first state in the nation to offer universal child care. One Monday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department made the historic announcement that will start on November 1. This groundbreaking new initiative will make childcare available to all New Mexicans, […]
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Nation’s Report Card shows steep declines for high school students post COVID-19
Student performance in key subjects has dropped sharply in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Nation’s Report Card that was released just after midnight. The new results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show average score declines between 2019 and 2024 for eighth graders in science and for twelfth […]
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First Lady Melania Trump hosts White House Task Force on artificial intelligence education
First Lady Melania Trump convened the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Education last week, bringing together Task Force members and private sector leaders to discuss the future of AI in American schools and industries. “I predict AI will represent the single largest growth category in our nation during the Trump Administration—and I […]