“We are failing our students in the name of equity”

These teachers are cowards I am sorry. They beat around the bush and generalize all students when they damn well know it's the brown ones that hold everyone down. — YouAreWrong (@YouAreWrongOk) June 18, 2026 US student scores on NAEP (Nation’s Report Card) fall since 2013, before pandemic. Math and reading down big time for …

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School workers, students among 6 killed in Iowa shooting spree, school district says

The suspect fatally shot himself when confronted by police, authorities said. Six people were killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across an Iowa city in an apparent domestic dispute, according to police. The suspected gunman died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound as officers confronted him, police said. According to Muscatine Community Schools, the …

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2 Illinois State University students among 6 injured in shooting near campus, Normal police say

Mass shooting injures 6, including ISU students, in off-campus residential neighborhood WGLT | By Ryan Denham, Eric Stock Published March 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM CDT Six people — including two juveniles — were shot early Sunday morning in a residential neighborhood in Normal just south of the Illinois State University campus, authorities said. It’s …

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We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re Not Robots, And It’s Pushing Them To Use More AI

About a year and a half ago, I wrote about my kid’s experience with an AI checker tool that was pre-installed on a school-issued Chromebook. The assignment had been to write an essay about Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron—a story about a dystopian society that enforces “equality” by handicapping anyone who excels—and the AI detection tool flagged the essay …

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College students can’t put their phones down — even during sex.

College sex has always involved a little multitasking. Someone’s roommate is asleep three feet away. Someone’s thinking about a paper due tomorrow. Someone’s hoping this doesn’t turn into a whole relationship conversation. What’s new is the phone. Not nearby buzzing on the dresser. We’re talking actively in someone’s hand. According to a recent survey reported …

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Stanford “disability crisis”: 40% of students register for perks like single rooms and extra exam time.

Stanford’s Fake Disability Crisis Is America’s Future. The Stanford Scam: Gaming Disability for Better Dorms The numbers are damning: 38% of Stanford undergraduates are registered as having a disability. Meanwhile, at community colleges? Three to four percent. The schools that boast the most academically successful students are the ones with the highest “disability” rates—disabilities that …

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LA schools lost 26% of students since 2014 and hired 19% more staff. Make it make sense.

Seems to be a popular theme. pic.twitter.com/Xj1Jc8Qxvz — LiMuDi (@LiMuDi87) December 14, 2025 Across the U.S., public‑school systems are experiencing: Steep enrollment declines since 2014 Rising staffing levels despite fewer students Ballooning administrative payrolls Shrinking birth rates Massive budget pressures as funding formulas lag reality This is not unique to Los Angeles — it’s happening …

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15 killed in Australian shooting targeting Jewish community; Students hunker down at Brown University as police arrive after shooting

At least 15 people were killed Sunday as two gunmen opened fire at Australia’s Bondi Beach in an attack that targeted a Jewish event, according to police in New South Wales, Australia. ABC News’ Marcus Moore has new details. https://abcnews.go.com/International/bondi-beach-australia-police-respond-incident/story?id=128388126 Dramatic footage showed students hunkered down in a room at Brown University before police arrived …

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38 percent of Stanford students claim to be ‘disabled.’

Tarconish sees the growing number of students receiving accommodations as evidence that the system is working. Ella Callow, the assistant vice chancellor of disability rights at Berkeley, had a similar perspective. “I don’t think of it as a downside, no matter how many students with disabilities show up,” she told me. “Disabled people still are …

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They don’t want to do it themselves, they want to encourage their students to do it and ruin their lives by getting arrested or worse.

They don’t want to do it themselves, they want to encourage their students to do it and ruin their lives by getting arrested or worse. — Creature of Habit2 (@CreatureHabit2) November 25, 2025 Lol you can tell he'd run like a coward if things actually got hot. — Barbara Sherman (@BarbaraShe84763) November 25, 2025

1 in 8 American Students Unable to Understand Basic Math

by Martin Armstrong UC San Diego released a troubling study that found that 1 in 8 college applicants has middle school-level math proficiency. UCSD has been forced to introduce remedial math courses for college students that cover math gaps from elementary through high school. The common denominator has been COVID as scores have rapidly fallen …

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NY, IL , Calif & Colorado….see a pattern? Colorado has approved an income tax increase on higher-earning households to fund meals for public school students.

More $$taxation because the government has no restraint on spending. NY, IL , Calif & Colorado….see a pattern? — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) November 5, 2025 Shannon Thompson, public policy and legislative chair for the Colorado School Nutrition Association, speaks at an event in support of two ballot measures that would shore up funding for the state’s …

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Students and parents staged a walkout at a high school in Oregon last week to protest a state policy that allows boys to be in the girls’ locker and restroom

Students and parents staged a walkout at a high school in Oregon last week to protest a state policy that allows boys to be in the girls’ locker room and restrooms, according to a report. https://t.co/ALsPDAT3f2 — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) October 14, 2025 Oregon students staged a walk-out protest on Wednesday over a staff member who …

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White House clarifies — Trump got it wrong, Chinese students in U.S. will stay at 300,000.

BREAKING: The White House released a statement clarifying that Trump is not letting in 600,000 Chinese students — he’s continuing existing policy while negotiating a trade deal. 600,000 references a two year extension of the current 300,000. There is no increase in visas. 🚨 BREAKING: The White House released a statement clarifying that Trump is …

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Trump & Lutnick are LYING about the reason we’re taking 600,000 Chinese students. The real reason is…

by AC In video below, on Fox News, Lutnick claimed that the reason the US is taking 600,000 Chinese students is to save US universities: Did Lutnick really just argue that Trump is letting 600,000 Chinese students into America so Americans will go to worse schools and keep them from closing? pic.twitter.com/kjmtb1B0gf — Chase Geiser …

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How is allowing 600K students from China putting America First?

Ingram: "How [does] 600K students from China put America first? Those are 600K spots that American kids won't get." Lutnick: "If you don’t have those Chinese students, the bottom 15% of colleges would go out of business.”#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) August 26, 2025 I have no idea what point Lutnick thinks he’s making here. We …

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Columbia suspends 80 students for taking over Butler library.

🚨BREAKING: CUAD has announced that ~80 students received 1-3 year suspensions or expulsions for violently taking over Butler Library. This is a strong move from @Columbia. We hope that repeat offenders were expelled and that Columbia will continue to take discipline seriously. pic.twitter.com/sRE5xUL8im — Columbia Jewish & Israeli Students ✡️🇮🇱 (@CUJewsIsraelis) July 22, 2025 Columbia …

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College admissions under fire, top students rejected despite academic excellence

Stanley Zhong had a 4.42 GPA, a 1590 SAT, and ranked in the top 1% of the USA Computing Olympiad (Platinum). He built a free e-signing platform, reached the semifinals of Google Code Jam, and placed 2nd in MIT’s Battlecode. Still, 15 of 18 colleges rejected him — including… pic.twitter.com/dXu2Rgl7ME — Alumni Free Speech Alliance …

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U.S. halts new student visa interviews, government considers expanded social media vetting for foreign students

The U.S. government has halted new student visa interviews, signaling a potential shift in immigration policy. The decision comes as officials consider expanding social media vetting for foreign students applying to study in the country. This move could significantly slow down visa processing, affecting thousands of applicants and universities that rely on international students. Secretary …

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President Trump asks why does Harvard have 31% foreign students who don’t even pay to go there… $2B taxpayer cash funds foreign students at Harvard

Foreign students now make up over 30% of enrollment at elite universities like Columbia – many funded by hostile regimes through tuition subsidies and "gifts." Taxpayer-backed grants and federal research dollars flow to institutions prioritizing foreign enrollment over American… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 25, 2025 Did you know that $2 billion of taxpayer money …

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Teacher quits after breakdown in classroom discipline; Students using AI can’t read write or solve basic math

The real crisis isn’t the students—it’s a system drowning in bureaucratic failure. Billions pour into education yearly, yet classrooms crumble under mismanaged priorities. Teachers face 26.4% pay gaps compared to peers, while districts blow cash on DEI consultants and admin bloat… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 12, 2025

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