Education

Are Virginia Schools Eliminating Accelerated Math Up to 11th Grade, Citing ‘Equity’? A Facebook post by a school board member sparked widespread inaccurate reports.

False

Are Virginia Schools Eliminating Accelerated Math Up to 11th Grade, Citing ‘Equity’?

Did Texas Students Hold a Mock Slave Auction on Snapchat? The story was first reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

True

Did Texas Students Hold a Mock Slave Auction on Snapchat?

No, England’s University of Oxford Isn’t Banning Sheet Music Internet outrage is sometimes based on false assumptions.

False

No, England’s University of Oxford Isn’t Banning Sheet Music

Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, ‘Countergenocide’ Against White Christians? Though adoption by schools is voluntary, the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum has generated intense...

Mostly False

Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, ‘Countergenocide’ Against White Christians?

Did GOP Post ‘Devestating’ Tweet About Education? Articles about typos will undoubtedly contain at least one "embarrasing" typo.

True

Did GOP Post ‘Devestating’ Tweet About Education?

Did a Professor Berate a Student Unable to use Internet Due to Myanmar Coup? "Alternate arrangements for the teaching of the course have been made," York University later announced.

True

Did a Professor Berate a Student Unable to use Internet Due to Myanmar Coup?

Is Columbia University Planning Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Background? It is common for higher education institutions to organize various events in celebration of the...

Mixture

Is Columbia University Planning Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Background?

Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students? A few headlines missed the mark on this story.

Mostly False

Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students?

Did Biden ‘Erase’ Dr. Seuss From Read Across America Day? U.S. President Joe Biden didn't mention the famed children's book author by name in his...

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Did Biden ‘Erase’ Dr. Seuss From Read Across America Day?

Did a Virginia Public School System ‘Cancel’ Dr. Seuss? At this point, it is getting hard to tell what the term "cancel" actually means.

Mostly False

Did a Virginia Public School System ‘Cancel’ Dr. Seuss?

Did an Armed Student Take Hostages at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s High School? The controversial Republican Congresswoman defended her stance on gun rights by describing her own experience...

Mostly True

Did an Armed Student Take Hostages at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s High School?

Did Rep. Boebert Get Her GED Months Before Winning Election? A college degree is not a prerequisite for holding elected office.

True

Did Rep. Boebert Get Her GED Months Before Winning Election?