Homeschooling and special needs: do they mix? Every child is unique and deserves high-quality education tailored to their needs. Homeschooling is a great way to give them that. But what if your child has needs that are a little more “special?” Does that bar you from homeschooling? On the podcast today, Melvin is talking
What’s the deal with Social Emotional Learning? Is it helpful or harmful? As a father himself, Alvin Lui has a personal stake in the fight against childrens’ indoctrination. That’s why he created Courage Is A Habit, which has a goal to expose the dangers of SEL, or Social Emotional Learning. In today’s episode, he
Thousands of people recently participated in the public comment period for the Biden administration’s rewriting of Title IX, which would force schools across the country to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports. In just thirty days, the U.S. Department of Education received over 156,000 comments on their proposed changes made in April to
Social Emotional Learning has crept into our schools, almost unnoticed. Is that good? Bad? Our guest today has some answers. Has your child taken a survey in school that touched on inappropriate topics? Have they come across vulgar books in their school library? LGBTQ and Critical Race Theory talking points are everywhere in schools
School board members who missed the Noah Webster Educational Foundation’s 2023 School Board Summit can now access all the training sessions through a brand new online course. On May 15th, NWEF launched its much-anticipated summit course called Navigating Governance: A School Member’s Guide to Policy, Accountability, & Student Achievement. From applying FOIA to handling gender
Pew Research Center reported back in 2020 that “two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago.” Why? Many said the struggle is due to technology, particularly social media or smartphones. Keeping children safe and mentally healthy is harder than ever now that screens are literally at
Have you ever wondered how NWEF got started? Today is Noah Webster Educational Foundation’s second birthday. In honor of that, we’re excited to have our host, Melvin Adams, switch seats and share his own story this week! Our content manager, Catherine, joins him on the show this week to ask questions about Melvin’s life
Recently published test scores reveal that a near abysmal amount of eighth-grade students are proficient in U.S. history and civics. The test scores posted by the National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, show that in 2022, only 13% of eighth-grade students were proficient in U.S. history, and 22%
Today we’re finishing up our discussion with Sherri Story and Cheryl Facciani, who are uniting school board members with their new alliance. Some school board members don’t even know that they have decision-making power. Why is that? On today’s episode, Sherri Story and Cheryl Facciani give us an answer to that question. They believe
Critics didn’t hold back from ripping into teachers union head Randi Weingarten after she recently said in a hearing she wanted to keep schools open during the coronavirus pandemic. This past week, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing to examine the teachers unions’ influence on school closures
