Education

Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’? A routine review of content labeled satire.

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Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’?

Did Biden Say He Was Planning to Forgive All Student Loan Debt? The president has repeatedly extended the pandemic pause on loan repayments.

Research In Progress

Did Biden Say He Was Planning to Forgive All Student Loan Debt?

Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory? Yes, but some of the textbook pages being spread online as "examples" are unrelated. 

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Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory?

‘Furry Protocol’? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools Unbelievable rumors about students identifying as cats have unfortunately proved believable to some audiences.

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‘Furry Protocol’? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools

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...

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

Does Oregon Allow H.S. Students to Graduate Without Proof of Reading, Math Proficiency? In August 2021, news outlets and commentators reacted with outrage to Gov. Kate Brown's signing...

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Does Oregon Allow H.S. Students to Graduate Without Proof of Reading, Math Proficiency?

Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools? Lawmaker: "I believe the pledge is something that can bring all Americans together, regardless of...

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Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools?

New Florida Law Requires Universities To Survey Political Views of Students, Faculty Critics of the legislation say it will have the opposite effect of its stated intent.

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New Florida Law Requires Universities To Survey Political Views of Students, Faculty

Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner? A viral tweet claimed a textbook for eighth-graders focused on the war's effect on a...

Research In Progress

Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner?

Did Alabama Lift Its 27-Year Ban on Yoga in Public Schools? A 1993 ban prohibited the “use of hypnosis and dissociative mental states” in public schools.

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Did Alabama Lift Its 27-Year Ban on Yoga in Public Schools?

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

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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.

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Did Texas Students Hold a Mock Slave Auction on Snapchat?