The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor confirmed in several recent statements that it will require students who test positive for COVID-19 leave campus dorms and isolate in another location, including hotels. University health officer Robert D. Ernst said in a message on Sept. 1 that the school’s COVID-19 guidance “could include relocating to your […]
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced a new bill aiming to keep out the influence of China’s communist regime in K-12 schools and higher education institutions. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working to undermine and challenge the U.S.—not just internationally, but on our own soil. They are creeping into our education system at the university […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A coalition of parental rights groups launched three statewide ballot initiatives Aug. 28 to counter California’s guidelines keeping gender transitions of children at schools secret from parents, allowing biological boys to compete on girls’ sports teams, and enabling transgender medical interventions on minors. Students First California, a non-profit parent and family advocacy group founded last year, […]
In 1620, a different seed was planted in North America. Led by the religiously motivated Pilgrims, the colony of Plymouth began a separate tradition in America based upon individual rights and liberties.
A medical expert was terminated by one of her employers after raising concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines during an event held by a U.S. senator, according to newly disclosed documents. After Dr. Renata Moon (who will appear on “American Thought Leaders” premiering Mon. Aug. 30, 7:30 p.m. ET) testified during the December 2022 […]
Teaching children what’s really important in life is investing in their future—that’s what a former school principal from Oregon believes. So much so, that Mandy Davis gave up her career to make sure her children learn “how to learn.” NTD spoke to her about her quest to raise “thinkers and leaders” on the family homestead […]
Mississippi has ended its decades-long policy of having one of the strictest childhood vaccine requirements in the nation after a federal judge ruled in favor of religious exemptions. In April, U.S. District Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden granted a preliminary injunction following an evidentiary hearing before handing down a full order the next day. Judge Ozerden—appointed […]
Kids who read for fun generally end up smarter than kids who don’t, according to a new study. Researchers found the ideal amount of time kids should read, as well as all the ways reading helps. Experts talk about kids who don’t like reading and how we get them to enjoy it.
Food and shared mealtimes have the power to bring families and friends together. Social media platform “Gan Jing World” has launched a competition celebrating the power of food and fun called #MealtimeTogether. The competition started on July 10 and runs through Aug. 31. Participants are encouraged to share their own memories of good times and togetherness […]
Mandy Davis said she got into education wanting to make a big impact. But facing teacher shortages, mental health crises, and excessive focus on hot topic points within schools, she reached a pivotal moment that compelled her to initiate a transformative shift in her own life. NTD spoke with homeschooler and homesteader Mandy Davis about […]
The Walt Disney World Resort is playing host to much smaller crowds this summer than in previous years. Theme park experts say families are staying away due to record heat, rising costs, and their decision to visit at other times of the year. After two years of strong post-pandemic numbers, Disney’s summer numbers are dropping, […]
A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found most Americans agreed with the Supreme Court’s recent rulings in three high-profile cases. The majority of Americans, 52 percent, approved of the decision against race-based admissions in higher education, while 32 percent disapproved. The court’s ban on affirmative action-based admissions was the result of its hearing two cases—originally filed in 2014—that […]
The legal fight over President Joe Biden’s proposal to “forgive” billions of dollars in federal student debt has finally been put to rest, along with all questions and confusion about when, or if at all, borrowers of student loans will have to start paying their debts again. Prior to Friday’s decision, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt. The justices ruled against Biden in a 6-3 decision and said the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan, with conservative justices in the majority. Another major ruling from the Supreme […]
How to raise children to be independent and productive adults is a question many parents face. Successful entrepreneur Vera Stewart is helping children to build confidence and respect for others, and has some tips to share.
President Joe Biden on Thursday responded to the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively end affirmative action in college admissions, criticizing the court for breaking with decades of precedent. “I strongly disagree with the court’s decision because affirmative action is so misunderstood,” Biden said at the White House before departing for New York. “Many people wrongly […]
The Nation’s Report Card shows that American 13-year-olds’ test scores in math and reading in 2022 were even lower than the previous year, with math scores actually falling to the lowest in 50 years. NTD spoke with Catalina Stubbe, director of Hispanic outreach with Moms for Liberty, who said Marxist ideology in classrooms is causing […]
Roughly one in four U.S. children are living in fatherless homes, causing undeniable negative effects on the children’s behavior and mental health, according to a report published by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI). Comparing several dozen studies conducted from 1987 up to 2022, the AFPI—a non-partisan research institute working “to advance policies that put […]
School’s out, and teachers across the country are hoping that their students remember their summer reading lists. For one former elementary school teacher, consultant, and author, promoting childhood literacy has become a lifelong passion. NTD’s Andrew Thomas has the details on how she’s tackling reading with the help of the NFL.
Muslim and immigrant families came together Tuesday in Maryland to protest against mandatory LGBT curriculum in schools. The protest was organized by a new parents group called Coalition of Virtue. The group, founded by Muslim parents, seeks to bring together people of different faiths and cultures to “revive virtue and reason in our society.” NTD […]
The SAT college admission test will become fully digital. Instead of paper and pencil, students will use laptops and tablets. NTD explored how the new digital SAT is different and how someone could prepare for the new test.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued a letter on May 25 to the governing board that oversees the six public universities in the state. In it, she lamented about the situation of higher education in the country, and challenged the board to a series of actions to “show the nation what quality higher education is […]
Five bills designed to “let kids be kids” were signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 17. One outlaws transgender surgery and puberty blockers for minors. Another halts what DeSantis called “the pronoun Olympics” in Florida schools. Another bans the presence of minors at sexually explicit entertainment such as drag shows. A […]
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona revealed during a recent hearing that the Biden administration is preparing to restart the payment of federal student loan debt that was paused amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During a May 11 hearing of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) cited remarks by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre […]
Parents in America know the difficulties of pulling their children away from electronic devices, especially after months of virtual learning due to school lockdowns during the pandemic. About half of America’s young students—8th and 10th graders—spend five hours or more daily on weekends watching videos on an electronic device, and 30 percent spend seven hours […]
Kenny Xu, a conservative activist and author, wants to make people color-blind. He is crusading against race-based admissions policies and warns about choosing future doctors based on skin color, not excellence.
A California bill that would allow school mental health counselors to send children as young as 12 years old to residential mental health facilities without parental consent has outraged parental rights advocates. Erin Friday, an attorney and western U.S. regional co-leader for Our Duty, a parental rights group that opposes transgender ideology, told the Assembly […]
Proclaiming Florida the best state for choice in education, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s universal school choice bill into law on March 27, giving every family educational options as “the money follows the child.” “Florida is number one when it comes to education freedom and education choice, and today’s bill signing represents the largest expansion […]
In two separate efforts, Florida is moving to expand the scope of the Parental Rights in Education act, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law, and to prohibit the required use of preferred pronouns in the state’s educational system. HB 1223 (pdf), a new bill moving through the Florida Legislature and sponsored by Republican […]
Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill this week that would have prohibited schools from teaching the concept of judging an individual on the basis of their race or ethnicity, or that certain races or ethnicities are inherently racist or oppressive. Last month, lawmakers in the Arizona legislature passed state Senate Bill SB1305, which […]
“Adult cabaret performances” in front of children and transgender medical treatment for minors have now been banned in Tennessee, as Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation into law Thursday, March 2. Both laws will go into effect beginning July 1. The adult cabaret performance bill, which includes shows by drag queens or female impersonators, […]
Millions of dollars in pandemic-era relief spending that went to K-12 public education and universities was misspent, according to federal and state audits. As COVID-19 spread around the world in 2020, federal, state, and local officials encouraged or ordered policies that led to the closures of businesses and schools around the United States. Between 2020 […]
Cyberattacks against K–12 schools in the United States are increasing, as efforts to combat them are hampered by inadequate staffing and security procedures, as well as a lack of data collection and communication between federal agencies that oversee school security. Phishing, ransomware, denial of service attacks, and video conference disruptions hit at least 45 U.S. […]
The College Board, which develops college-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses for high school students, has admitted to making some mistakes in its rollout of a new high school course on African American Studies that has invited controversy. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed an early iteration of the course after the state’s Department of Education […]
The teaching of traditional styles of architecture has fallen by the wayside in recent decades in the face of more modern designs. But levelling up Secretary Micheal Gove is supporting attempts to reconnect to these hundreds of years of knowledge and skills. NTD spoke to the architect behind the idea, who’s wishing to form a […]
During the pandemic, public schools across the United States saw a significant drop in enrollment. About 1.4 million fewer students enrolled in public schools in the fall of 2020. That’s a 10-year low of 49.5 million students. Walter Blanks Jr. with the American Federation for Children tells NTD this is a result of union-backed school […]
NEW YORK—Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3. Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie, which launched Thursday ahead of July’s live-action film about the icon starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on […]
A famous British headmistress known for her use of rigorous application of school rules said that progressive teaching is failing students as it misinterprets compassion as letting a child off easy while enforcing “white” guilt on teachers. NTD takes a look at the school’s values and methods applied in teaching its pupils.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s making numeracy a central objective of the country’s education system and will require pupils to study maths up to the age of 18. NTD spoke with Chris McGovern to hear his views on the plan. He’s the chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, a retired head teacher, and […]
Typically, retirement is a time when you can kick back and relax. And, there’s nothing wrong with that. You’ve paid your dues, after all. However, learning new skills can help you keep your mind sharp. Did you also know that in the United States, many institutions offer senior citizens free college courses? Taking advantage of […]
College football bowl games are known to create publicity for universities, increase donations from alumni, and promote tourism for host cities. Players appear on national television, travel to a new or warm-weather destination, and receive recognition items. But does playing an extra game affect a student-athlete’s academics? After discovering from their students how much student-athlete […]
It’s late, dinner is just now on the stove, your phone is ringing, and your child’s tantrum begins. A little screen time almost always works to calm them down. Tempting as it may be to hand them a smartphone or turn on the TV as a default response, soothing with digital devices may lead to […]
By Saptak Bardhan Lionel Andres Messi Cuccitini has ended Argentina’s 36-year-old drought for the “Copa Mundial.” He came close in 2014 to winning the World Cup on Brazilian soil but he came up short as Mario Gotze scored the winner in the 118th minute to end his dream. The FIFA World Cup final was followed […]
Google Maps may be available to nearly everyone in the world today, but it hasn’t always been this way. Maps and atlases served as navigational aids going back millennia. NTD paid a visit to a specialist rare book shop in London, known for the sale of the most expensive map ever sold on the open […]
Chris Paul is winning both on and off the court. Just hours after helping the Phoenix Suns defeat the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, Paul received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Winston-Salem State University. Paul, the Suns’ star point guard, made it from Los Angeles to North Carolina to walk at his 2022 […]
A 90-year-old woman finally walked across the stage and receive her diploma, 71 years after she first enrolled in college. Joyce DeFauw, then Joyce Viola Kane, started her freshman year at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in 1951 with a plan to graduate with a degree in home economics. But those plans changed when DeFauw met […]
As people start to grow up, some start to question the value of an education. Is it really worth it to stay in high school or go to college? But, then, you grow up, and there seems to be a billion tech people making a billion dollars, and you again wonder about the value of […]
Traditionally, you would graduate high school, attend college, and then launch your career. This commonly used pathway was due to the fact that most people have found value in higher education. That’s not exactly the case these days. With the cost of tuition, combined with the accessibility of entrepreneurship, for some it has become more […]
Sixth-grader William Daniel published his book “You’re Joking Me: Jokes for Kids by a Kid” on Nov. 8, making him one of the youngest to do so. He has a passion to make people happy and hopes to inspire other people, young and old, to pursue their talents. Daniel created the book containing over 450 […]
From diagnosis to recovery, this heart-warming animation follows the powerful and inspiring journey of a child patient navigating cancer. The short, produced by Zombie Studio and Loud, was commissioned as part of a rebranding campaign, which saw Hospital do Câncer de Barretos—one of Brazil’s largest specalist cancer centers—renamed Hospital de Amor: Hospital of Love. True […]
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NTD’s Kevin Hogan spoke with Darius Mayfield, a Republican congressional candidate for New Jersey, at Turning Point USA’s America Fest 2021. Mayfield’s number one issue is school choice. He says he believes school choice is the quickest way to “help save generations” of youth. Mayfield says failing public education systems are contributing to poverty, violence, and […]
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The Burbank Unified School District in California has temporarily removed the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” from its required reading list, among 4 other classic novels. The books are widely read in American literature. Parents have complained, saying that these books negatively affect black students. Parents said that students were using racist terms such […]
Political science professor Jeffrey Poelvoorde challenged his liberal arts college after they mandated that all staff members complete diversity, bias, and inclusion training. “It’s frankly the corruption of the academic world and the academic world moving away from it’s core values,” Poelvoorde, associate professor of politics at Converse College in South Carolina, told NTD. He faced losing […]
The United Federation of Teachers representing over 100,000 public school teachers and staff in New York City say they’re prepared to go to court come Sept. 10 if schools don’t meet their own criteria for what they call a safe reopening. President of the United Federation of Teachers, Michael Mulgrew, said Wednesday, “If we feel […]
As parents start stepping into the role of teacher, keeping kids engaged in learning at home may be tough. The good news is that America’s Test Kitchen has fun learning activities to keep learning interesting—starting in the kitchen. They even took down the paywall since everyone is at home with kids these days. America’s Test Kitchen […]
NEW YORK—Controversy is brewing over how to teach the American history of slavery in schools. Two groups are working to implement k-12th grade curriculum that will influence how children learn about slavery—and in particular, it’s impact on our nation. The 1619 Project, spearheaded by the New York Times’ investigative reporter, Nikole Hannah-Jones, aims to redefine […]
Child prodigy Laurent Simons has left his university course, following a dispute over his graduation date. Laurent, 9, made world headlines in November when news emerged that he was due to finish his studies in electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) in the Netherlands in December. Now, a dispute between TUE and the Simons […]
Some of the deadliest items in your home may be different from what you’d think they were. One of them is the common clothes dryer, which can sometimes spark fires. There are about 14,000 dryer fires every year in the United States, resulting in an average of nine deaths. Consumer Reports notes that the best […]
