The education secretary will write to schools this week to urge them to use the government’s flagship national tutoring programme (NTP), which has been criticised for failing to help disadvantaged pupils. The department for education (DfE) also announced it would publish data showing how each school is using the programme, […]
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Florida education department explains ban of math textbooks due to racial content
The state banned 41% of textbooks reviewed for student use due to their inclusion of critical race theory (CRT) and other educational frameworks on which Gov. Ron DeSantis is cracking down. The Florida Department of Education received a surge of demands from media outlets and the public, seeking explanation for […]
Florida Department of Education releases examples of math exercises they say teach critical race theory or Common Core
After a delay of nearly a week, the Florida Department of Education has released examples that it says backs up its rejection of dozens of math textbooks because they contained questions and exercises based on critical race theory or Common Core. The state did not identify which textbooks the examples come from, but one […]
What textbooks were deemed inappropriate by the Florida Department of Education?
FORT MYERS More than 50 math textbooks were rejected by the state of Florida’s Department of Education. It’s the longest list of rejected math textbooks in state history. The Florida Department of Education decided the material in the books does not meet its standards. On Thursday, the department shared […]
Florida’s education department releases examples from math textbooks it says contained critical race theory
After math textbooks were recently rejected by the Florida Department of Education because it said they contain “prohibited topics” like critical race theory, the department released examples of what was in those books. Two math equations were released from two of 54 math books that were rejected by the state’s […]
A Look at the Textbooks Rejected by the Florida Department of Education
After the Florida Department of Education rejected dozens of math textbooks last week, the big question was, Why? The department said some of the books “contained prohibited topics” from social-emotional learning or critical race theory — but it has released only four specific textbook pages showing content to which it […]
Florida Department of Education offers examples of math book concerns
Six days after rejecting dozens of math textbooks because of concerns about “impermissible” content, the Florida Department of Education on Thursday quietly posted a few examples of what it found objectionable. One item about algebraic expressions called polynomials reads, “What? Me? Racist? More than 2 million people have tested their […]
Department of Education ‘waging war’ on charter schools with new regulations, school choice advocate says
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Education is “waging war on charter schools” with recently proposed rules that would make it tougher for them to receive start-up grants, a school choice advocate told Fox News. The rule would tighten requirements on charter schools seeking seed […]
Masks in schools: Oregon Department of Education guidance
State education leaders advise the use of masks in schools but said it’s up to schools and public health officials to decide whether to require them after March 12. PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released new guidelines on masks, quarantine and COVID-19 testing protocols in K-12 […]
Oregon Department of Education links standardized testing to White supremacy
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Oregon Department of Education’s (ODE) state board hosted a work group Monday that declared standardized testing is rooted in White supremacy and has been “weaponized” against students of color. State board staff attended the virtual meeting titled, “Work Group on Equitable and […]