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James Varney | September 4, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — To outward appearances, Michael Allen was a revered high school coach in the tiny community of Little Axe, Oklahoma — a caring, charismatic leader who mentored star athletes on his girls’ softball and boys’ baseball teams. All of that changed when Allen and fellow coaches showed up […]

James Varney | August 9, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — The teenage female athletes at California’s Pomona High School said they felt special when a handful of coaches there took them under their wing, spending more time with them than others, providing extra encouragement, sharing personal stories and, sometimes, seemingly harmless flirtatious talk. One track team member

Vince Bielski | July 18, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — Next month, the Huntsville School District in Arkansas will join the wave of public schools switching to a four-day week.  The shorter school week, which first emerged in a few rural areas decades ago, is now expanding into suburbs and smaller cities. At least 2,100 schools in

James Varney | July 11, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — Every day millions of parents put their children under the care of public school teachers, administrators, and support staff. Their trust, however, is frequently broken by predators in authority in what appears to be the largest ongoing sexual abuse scandal in our nation’s history. Given the roughly

Fewer Students ‘Fail’ — But Are They Learning More? Vince Bielski | April 25, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — Joe Feldman has faced many tough crowds in the course of successfully selling his “Grading for Equity” program to school districts across the nation. During the consultant’s presentations, teachers concerned that his approach lowers standards have rolled their

Adam Andrzejewski | March 26, 2024 (RealClearWire) — Topline: A California school spent $250,000 in federal funds to hire a teacher training service called Woke Kindergarten, but after two years, student performance got even worse, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. An audit by researchers at OpenTheBooks.com revealed that almost two-thirds of employees at the

Adam Andrzejewski | March 14, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — Topline: Schools in Maryland have been using grant funding to hire consultants to teach them how to use the grant funding, according to a new report from the state Inspector General. Key facts: Maryland has sent $649 million in grants to schools in impoverished communities since 2019. But the state provided