With schools closed and train services paralyzed, the UK sees the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. The Lords debate the Northern Ireland Troubles bill, opposed by many for granting amnesty to terrorists involved in killings. MPs raise concerns as the government approves the use of a pesticide that harms bees.
With more laws and regulations allowing the government and unionized school teachers to control the education of the students, more and more American parents feel that “There is a war in America today” with no guns, bombs, and missiles. The war is “not on the streets, but in the classrooms of America.” And the battleground […]
The Biden administration says its new border measures are proving effective—but a large number of Democrats on Capitol Hill are dissatisfied, accusing President Joe Biden of reviving Trump-era policies. The Biden administration has been using America’s strategic reserves to try to lower gas prices for Americans. Now the House has taken up a bill that […]
KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban terrorist group on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms. Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women’s and minorities, the Taliban have widely implemented their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. They have […]
Does the School Board Trying to Cancel Ben Carson Have the Right Priorities? Barrington Martin II, Host of The Barrington Report and a former congressional candidate, joins Newsmakers to discuss a school board’s decision to remove the name of acclaimed former neurosurgeon and Trump cabinet official Ben Carson from a high school named in his […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dennis Hayes, emeritus professor of education at the University of Derby and founder of the campaign group Academics For Academic Freedom. Dennis talks about free speech challenges facing academics in British universities, the dangerous rise of therapeutic education, and what can be done to reinstate academic freedom.
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 […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, educator and CEO of campaign group Don’t Divide Us. Alka talks about how the approach to anti-racism in British education is sowing division in families, and eroding trust between parents and schools. She tells us how third party organisations are working against a liberal idea of […]
