Dan Spinelli reports: Amid the ongoing Republican freakout over Critical Race Theory and the teaching of other supposedly objectionable material in public schools, an Iowa Republican has introduced a bill that would take the policing of the state’s teachers to a whole new level. Earlier this week, Republican state Rep. Norlin Mommsen introduced a bill…
Category: Youth & Schools
LGBTQ advocates speak up for student privacy concerns
Kristen Rary reports: A local elementary school student is at the center of a federal lawsuit. It’s over a parent’s right to know about their child’s on-going discussions with a school counselor about gender identity and bullying. The Clay County parents say they were only alerted after their child tried to commit suicide. Read more…
Illinois lawmakers considering mandatory vaccine registry; Elsewhere, campus vaccine and mask surveillance upsets students
Steve Korris reports: Registration of immunizations in Illinois would change from voluntary to mandatory under a bill Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Highwood) introduced last week. Critics of HB 4244 include more than 10,000 citizens who have filed opposition slips describing the measure as “asinine,” and “unconstitutional.” Many say they are “disgusted” that lawmakers are even considering…
Help Us Investigate the Ed Tech Industry
Help Us Investigate the Ed Tech Industry There’s a booming business in classroom software—and in some cases, the data on students that it produces By: Todd Feathers The educational technology industry is booming. Software is becoming a ubiquitous part of the classroom experience, and as it does, the companies selling these programs to schools are…