This article comes from https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/a-painful-reality-school-closures-follow-shrinking-enrollment-across-the-country/?brid=YWdncwE40l_v_VDBnKWzuqunWOFp BALTIMORE – School districts around the country are facing a painful reality as enrollments decline. For many districts, there are too many schools for the number of kids they’ll serve in a few years, according to Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University. It’s not a matter of if schools will close but when, as lower birth rates have led to smaller incoming kindergarten classes. “We have this misalignment and it’s making it really painful for districts,” Roza … [Read more...]
When Free Pre-K Is Worse Than No Pre-K
Today’s article from Intellectual Takeout Dale Farran spent a decade studying over 1,000 kids who went to a state-run pre-kindergarten—and a control group of kids that wanted to, but didn’t get in. She is shocked and dismayed by what she discovered: By 6th grade the pre-K kids were doing worse all around: worse reading, math and science scores; more learning disorders; and more discipline problems, including serious ones that got them suspended. “It really has required a lot of soul-searching,” Farran told Anya Kamenetz on NPR. Now she’s pondering “what were plausible reasons that may account for this.” One theory she has is that the free pre-K doesn’t look like pricey … [Read more...]
The scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallen
From Harvard University: https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/scary-truth-about-how-far-behind-american-kids-have-fallen Students of all ages still haven’t made up the ground they lost during the pandemic. Sometimes, panics are overblown. Sometimes, older generations are just freaking out about the youngins, as they have since time immemorial. That’s not the case, unfortunately, with kids’ learning right now, more than four years after the pandemic shuttered classrooms and disrupted the lives of millions of children. The effects were seen almost immediately, as students’ performance in reading and math began to dip far below pre-pandemic norms, worrying educators and families around … [Read more...]
Private school observations
This was posted on Facebook by a teacher in private school. We are cross-posting the original. Ask these same questions in your home and see what happens. Carol silva denSosrpot4ma95ucl25 l15h5t :P7a257yMlM3751 14ua70a5i 5157mg · I teach at a $15,000/year private academy. Last Tuesday, I gave my 6th graders a simple quiz: Why is the ocean blue but water in a cup is clear? Twenty-four students. Not one of them could answer. These parents are paying for excellence. We're delivering expensive memorization. I've been in this classroom for 12 years. The parents who send their kids here are successful. They pay $15,000 a year because … [Read more...]
We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains
From The Free Press. Decades of data show a clear pattern: The more schools digitize, the worse students perform. By Jared Cooney Horvath When people think about excessive technology in schools, their minds usually go to phones. But according to a new book from neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath, we’re overlooking the true culprits: the laptops sitting on students’ desks. In “The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning—and How to Help Them Thrive Again,” Horvath explains why consuming information through screens leads to falling performance, fractured attention, and the slow erosion of rigorous thought. We’re proud to publish an exclusive, adapted … [Read more...]
America’s Largest Teachers Union Is Doubling Down On Radical Left Ideology
Zerohedge: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/americas-largest-teachers-union-doubling-down-radical-left-ideology Recently obtained internal documents from the National Education Association, the largest teachers union in the US, focus on training educators to become far-left activists in support of spreading woke propaganda to their students. According to information gathered by a conservative non-profit called Defending Education, the NEA's upcoming training at an undisclosed location this December doesn’t focus on academics, but on attacking Republicans as “racist and transphobic,” pushing race-class-gender narratives, and promoting gender-transition guides for staff. The … [Read more...]
Gender jamboree – Updated Sept 24th
Update: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOMlaimid-g/ https://amg-news.com/childhood-under-siege-washington-state-forces-gender-jamboree-on-kindergarteners-five-year-olds-ordered-to-deny-biology-choose-three-genders-and-accept-confusi/ A controversy has erupted in Washington State over a kindergarten "Gender Jamboree" lesson, which critics claim teaches children to choose their gender identity and identify at least three other genders, sparking widespread public outrage and debate about the appropriateness of such education for young children. This event, reported on September 3, 2025, has drawn strong reactions from various commentators, with some labeling it as inappropriate for … [Read more...]
Study finds video games lead to decreased learning interest in boys
Screen time (whether computers, tablets, phones, TV or other sources of broadcast content) has grown and grow. More studies are looking into the subject and some of the findings are concerning. Give this article a read. It appeared in The Washington Times. School-age boys become less interested in learning reading, writing and math the more they play video games, a Canadian study has found. Researchers from the University of Sherbrooke followed 1,631 children in Quebec, including 785 boys, as they played video games daily from ages 7 to 10 in the early 2000s. They found that every additional hour boys spent gaming at age 7 predicted a 2% drop in academic motivation by age 8, a … [Read more...]
Why Kids Need to Spend Time in Nature
Being outdoors is indeed healthier for children, offering a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional benefits. Research consistently shows that time spent in nature improves children's cognition, mood, self-esteem, and social skills, while also promoting physical health and reducing anxiety. Studies indicate that outdoor play enhances physical fitness, strengthens the immune system, and helps in the development of motor skills, coordination, and balance. Additionally, exposure to natural environments has been linked to reduced stress, better sleep, and improved mental well-being. Physical Health Benefits: Outdoor play encourages physical activity, which helps in maintaining a … [Read more...]
Don’t Kill the Wonder: A Parent’s Guide to Lifelong Learning
Today's article comes to us from our guest writer Emily Graham Some kids light up at the sight of a book or a science kit. Others need a nudge, a spark, a reason to care. But at the root of it all — before school rules or report cards — every child starts with wonder. They want to know how things work, why people act the way they do, what’s behind the next closed door. Your role isn’t to force the learning; it’s to protect the spark. Here’s how to keep that love of learning alive, even when the world tries to quiet it. Let Curiosity Lead Children don’t need coaxing to be curious. They’re born reaching, poking, asking, and turning things upside down to see what spills out. The … [Read more...]
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