US education

DeSantis appears to back woman who led Amanda Gorman poem school ban
Florida governor accuses media of creating ‘ridiculous poem hoax’ after complaint targeted verse recited at Biden inauguration
Richard Luscombe in Miami
26, May, 2023 @5:01 PM

Florida mother behind ban on Amanda Gorman poem has Proud Boys links
Social media posts picture Daily Salinas at Proud Boys events and show she posted antisemitic content online
Maya Yang
25, May, 2023 @10:12 PM

New York Christian university fires two staff for including pronouns in emails – reports
Former employees at Houghton University say administrators claimed pronouns in signatures violated new school policy
Victoria Bekiempis
20, May, 2023 @8:04 PM

My students are using AI to cheat. Here’s why it’s a teachable moment
Ignoring ChatGPT and its cousins won’t get us anywhere. In fact, these systems reveal issues we too often miss
Siva Vaidhyanathan
19, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Missouri high-schooler suspended for recording teacher using racial slur
Student told not to attend class for inappropriate use of electronic device while teacher who was put on leave reportedly resigned
Guardian staff and agencies
16, May, 2023 @1:11 PM

‘I can’t afford groceries’: why one-third of US college students don’t have enough to eat
There are now around 800 food pantries on US college campuses, and demand is growing as pandemic-era resources end
Jessica Fu
16, May, 2023 @11:00 AM

Mem Fox book Guess What? banned in Florida county under Ron DeSantis bill
Agent for bestselling Australian children’s author says she has ‘nothing to say’ about the ban and Duval county ‘is not important’
Kelly Burke
15, May, 2023 @2:39 AM

Florida teacher defends showing Disney movie: ‘I’m just being accepting’
Jenna Barbee, under investigation, insists movie is related to curriculum and warns investigators are traumatizing her students
Ed Pilkington in New York
14, May, 2023 @8:12 PM

Florida teacher allegedly investigated for showing students film Strange World
Purported investigation after screening of Disney animated movie comes amid governor Ron DeSantis’s attacks on educators
Victoria Bekiempis
13, May, 2023 @2:08 PM

‘The point is intimidation’: Florida teachers besieged by draconian laws
Teachers say they’re feeling more disrespected, unappreciated and under attack than ever before by new laws championed by Governor Ron DeSantis
Steven Greenhouse
13, May, 2023 @11:00 AM

Moms for Liberty, meet John Birch: the roots of US rightwing book bans
Matthew Dallek, author of new book Birchers, sees plentiful precedent for censorship efforts in Republican states
Martin Pengelly in New York
06, May, 2023 @10:00 AM

US professor apologizes after wrongly claiming to be Native American
Calls mount for Elizabeth Hoover, anthropologist at UC Berkeley who said she had Indigenous heritage, to resign
Edwin Rios
05, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
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