Education

‘Operation Outbreak’: CDC Grooming Teens, Kids to Fear Pandemics, Critics Say

By Roli / February 6, 2025 /

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) educational resources for K-12 students on disease outbreaks, the transmission of pathogens and how to trace their spread, on the surface, appear well-intended.

However, critics said the materials — which include lesson plans and classroom activities titled “Operation Outbreak” and a graphic novel targeting teens — also could be interpreted as propaganda designed to encourage compliance with public health policies and initiatives.

The materials present hypothetical scenarios necessitating a public health response to the outbreak and spread of a disease with a zoonotic — or animal — origin. Students are asked to employ a “One Health” approach and methods such as contact tracing to respond to these hypothetical outbreaks.

According to the materials, “One Health recognizes that human health, animal health, and the environment are connected.”

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York University tries to sell certificates in DEI for $5,000

By Valerie / February 5, 2025 /

York University’s School of Continuing Studies paid for a series of Facebook ads promoting its Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

The online course lasts eight months and comes with a steep $5,000 domestic tuition fee—likely an attempt to generate revenue as the school grapples with chronic financial struggles.

The university claims that the course will help learners understand DEI terminology, recognize challenges

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With U.S. Homeschooling on the Rise, New Research Report Provides Much-Needed Data on Outcomes

By Valerie / February 5, 2025 /

No single, overarching profile accurately describes Americans who were homeschooled, according to a new report, Diverse Outcomes for a Diverse Population: Findings About Homeschooled Adults from the Cardus Education Survey. When it comes to economic, mental-health, civic, spiritual, and family-formation outcomes, results are varied and don’t easily fit into the common stereotypes attributed to homeschoolers.

“Homeschooling is on the rise in the United States, so it’s more important than ever to understand both its outcomes and the students and families who participate in it,” says Dr. Lynn Swaner, President – US of Cardus. “If there’s one thing the study makes clear, it’s that the time has come to end the simplistic, one-dimensional descriptions of American homeschoolers.”

The study by non-partisan think tank Cardus surveyed American adults age

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New study ranks universities on discrimination due to pro-DEI hiring policies

By Shawna / February 2, 2025 /

A new report by the Aristotle Foundation finds the University of Toronto emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) more than other universities in hiring, which the foundation finds discriminatory.

“DEI and Academic Hiring in Public Universities: An Index of University Discrimination in Canada” by David Hunt, Collin May, Ven Venkatachalam, and Alex Emes analysed hiring processes across ten Canadian universities. The researchers say such policies disadvantage highly qualified candidates outside of these targeted groups.

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Only 2% of university job ads are merit-based and not DEI: study

By Valerie / January 31, 2025 /

Those looking to find work at Canadian public universities based on their qualifications alone might be hard-pressed as a recent study found that 98% of job postings had diversity, equity and inclusion requirements.

Public universities now overwhelmingly mandate DEI policies for academic jobs across Canada.

The Aristotle Foundation, a think tank for public policy, released a study on Wednesday assessing discriminatory hiring practices among Canada’s public universities.

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B.C.’s education minister sacks the all the trustees on the Greater Victoria School Board

By Roli / January 31, 2025 /

After months of threats, today B.C.’s education minister sacked all the trustees of the Greater Victoria school board. The dispute centred over a safety plan. The board barred police officers from all 45 Greater Victoria Schools, except in emergencies.

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Some children starting school ‘unable to climb staircase’, finds England and Wales teacher survey

By Roli / January 30, 2025 /

Some children are starting reception school “unable to climb a staircase”, while others use Americanisms in their speech because of too much screen time, according to a survey of teachers.

The pandemic has been blamed for a decline in school readiness among reception-aged children, but some teachers who took part in the annual poll said the “Covid baby” explanation was starting to feel like an excuse.

As well as children arriving at school in nappies – one in four who began reception last September were not toilet trained – teachers reported children with poor basic motor skills and underdeveloped muscles, which they linked with excessive screen use.

“I’ve got two children [in my class] who physically cannot sit on the carpet. They don’t have core strength,” a reception teacher in the north-west told researchers.

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Canadian high school scraps gender-neutral bathroom plan after parental outrage

By Shawna / January 30, 2025 /

After outcry from parents and students alike, a Canadian high school has reversed course and reinstated boys’ and girls’ bathrooms after it scrapped them in favor of solely “gender-neutral” options.

Earlier this month, Pleasant Valley Secondary School in Armstrong, British Columbia, had closed the boys’ and girls’ bathrooms, effectively forcing all students to use so-called “gender-neutral” facilities. Shortly after, parents expressed their outrage on social media, relaying concerns passed along by their children who felt uncomfortable with the new arrangement.

Following parental backlash, the school’s principal, Steve Drapala, reversed course and reinstated single-sex facilities.

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NEWS Bill 96 rules for English CEGEPs causing stress, discouraging students, staff say

By Valerie / January 29, 2025 /

Unions representing workers in English CEGEPs say the “chaotic” rollout of Quebec’s new language law is causing issues within the schools, as staff contend with increased workloads and frustrated or discouraged students. Bill 96 ushered in new requirements for CEGEP students this school year, including that they must complete five courses in French. Adapting to the changes has not only put further stre

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Trump to Defund Schools That Teach Radical Leftist Ideology

By Valerie / January 29, 2025 /

President Donald Trump is preparing to cut off taxpayer funding to public schools that teach radical gender ideology and Marxism-rooted Critical Race Theory (CRT).

Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday to enforce the new rule.

During his 2024 re-election campaign, Trump promised to sign such an executive order that would cut funding to any school that taught “Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content.”

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