Collegeville, Pennsylvania is a distant suburb of Philadelphia, about thirty miles from the city limits. Like many such suburbs, it tends to be politically liberal and vote Democrat. The town is also the headquarters of the Perkiomen Valley School System, which also leans woke. Many were surprised to hear that the School … Read more
Librarians call it “weeding,” a long-standing—and legitimate—practice. Most school libraries have very limited space and must clear out shelves to make room for more titles. Usually, the process is a quiet one. Taxpayers don’t like to see expensive materials being thrown into landfills or incinerated. The Need to Weed The idea is … Read more
Most educated Americans would be happy to hear that their local schools offer students a chance to learn Mandarin Chinese. Given China’s growing importance, many opportunities in business, academia and diplomacy are open to those with such skills. Expensive Classes However, offering foreign languages (or “world languages,” to use the preferred academic … Read more
Since 2021, the Church in Canada has been under siege by leftists who claim Catholic residential schools for Canadian Indians abused children and even caused their deaths at the turn of the twentieth century and beyond. The Church was part of a governmental effort to educate these young yet isolated populations according … Read more
Even though most Americans can speak of a special teacher who helped change their lives, few appear to have much respect for the teaching profession. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona focused upon that topic during a seventeen-minute speech at a National Education Association (NEA) annual meeting on July 6, 2023. As … Read more
A battle between God and Satan rages at a primary school in Chesapeake, Virginia. Here Is What Happened Late last year, The Satanic Temple (TST) applied to start an After-School Satan Club at B.M. Williams Primary School. Fearing a reaction, TST made the request discretely, hoping it would pass under the radar … Read more
Phonics is back. The once-formidable New York Times announced the city’s embrace of the learning method. ABC News multiplied the bombshell’s effect by noting a nationwide trend. Of course, some look upon the old word with disdain. The educrats prefer to call it the “science of reading.” ABC says the new term … Read more
Recently, my fellow TFP volunteer, Jonathan Marin and I, made a trip down to Chesapeake, Virginia, about an hour’s drive from the historic Jamestown settlement. The reason for our trip was not to visit this historic site. Instead, we came to join a group of local Catholics in opposing the sinister After … Read more
Among the many causes of the failure of education in America today is the refusal to teach fundamental skills. Modern teaching methods especially target three essential skills—memorization, organization, and objectivity. Of course, these skills build upon the primary foundation of morality that no school can entirely provide. Without morality, education often makes … Read more
If the recent school board elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida, indicate a national trend, “woke” educators are in deep trouble. Their decades-long control of America’s public school bureaucracy is threatened. They are not yet defeated. It will take years to untangle the mess leftists have made of American education—public, private and Catholic. … Read more