In a letter from the feds, the U.S. Department of Education has released a new letter urging states to identify more schools on the Unsafe Schools list and offer more choices for them to move to charter public schools. This move would strengthen the implementation of the Unsafe School Choice Option under Section 8532 of […]
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Trump Administration threatens Harvard University with loss of federal grants
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and Harvard University, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a blistering letter to Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber on May 5, 2025, declaring the university would no longer be eligible for federal grants. She cited what she called a “systemic pattern of violating federal […]
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Moms For Liberty: The rise of the anti-education movement
The gathering strength of the anti-public education movement only becomes more and more impossible to deny. As education groans beneath a lack of funding, the onslaught of charter schools, and the dismantling of the Department of Education, educators across the nation wearily ask themselves one question: “What’s next?” As more and more of us have […]
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Teacher Appreciation Week 2025: Deals and Freebies
This upcoming week of May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week, with Teacher Appreciation Day being May 6th. According to the nonprofit TCEA, the origins of Teacher Appreciation Week started in the early 1940s, when Mattye Whyte Woodridge, a teacher from Arkansas, lobbied political and educational leaders to advocate for a day that honored teachers. Scroll down […]
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Trump adminstration cancels $1 billion in mental health grants for schools
The Trump administration has decided not to renew $1 billion in federal grants created under former President Joe Biden to expand school mental health services. According to the AP, affected grant recipients received notice this week that the funding will not continue after this year. A notice reviewed by AP said that the Education Department […]
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Dueling Dictatorships: The DEI & Anti-DEI Movements
Higher education is engulfed in fear, hyperbole, and competing virtue-signaling performances across the political spectrum. Conservatives are viewing the Anti-DEI Trumpian movement as a harbinger of positive regression towards the past collegiate atmosphere, while at the same time, liberals are suggesting the removal of DEI is a return to Jim Crow and segregation. As per […]
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Morning Choice: A soft start with a strong purpose
The bell rings. The hallways are bustling with children as they begin the new school day. Let’s stop for a minute. Re-wind. Zoom in on the child with their head down as they saunter towards their homeroom, thinking about the argument they just had 30 minutes ago with a parent about their outfit. Next, let’s […]
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Vivian Ifeagwu: Teaching as a calling, advocacy as a mission
“A golden fish has no hiding place.” —Vivian Ifeagwu Vivian Ifeagwu’s journey into education was not accidental—it was destiny. Inspired by her mother, a beloved mathematics teacher who made learning joyful and deeply engaging, Vivian grew up already embodying the essence of an educator. “I knew immediately that teaching is a career I have been […]