America’s public schools are failing, under the influence of teachers’ unions and special interests. This monopolistic system traps students in an environment that is ill-equipped to provide them with the education they need. It’s time to put parents in charge, by giving them a real choice over how to educate their children. When schools compete and parents are free to choose, the educational benefits are amazing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks’ Building Education for Students Together (BEST) is excited to welcome and congratulate Manny Diaz Jr. on his selection as Florida’s newest Education Commissioner.
Last week, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Chris Rufo broke a shocking story out of the School District of Philadelphia. According to videos obtained by Rufo, the school district encouraged teachers to attend the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, an event put on by leftist activists in July of 2021, so that teachers can address the “issues facing the trans community.”
The state of our nation’s public schools is bleak. We’ve known for years that our public schools are ailing, but the pandemic was crucial in exposing even more cracks in our nation’s school system. At large, American children are not receiving an education that prepares them for college, an apprenticeship, or even to properly balance a checkbook. Students are graduating high school lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills. A startling number don't even graduate at all.
Education higher-ups, woke corporations and Democrat politicians are using words as their weapons in the culture war against parents and their children.
Mama Bears and Papa Bears, listen up. Nobody is going to save our kids from radical leftist indoctrination in their schools if we don't do it ourselves. The woke mobs show no signs of letting up in their drive to influence how and what our children learn, so we can't afford to let our guard down. It's sad to think that the days of learning reading and writing, basic and advanced math and the facts of American history are in danger of disappearing forever. We've entered a new world in education, and whether it's a "brave new world" depends on how brave we are willing to be.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA -- In response to SB 1211 passing out of the House Appropriations Committee this week, Amy Carney, BEST Deputy Director, commented:
If you have a Twitter account, live in Florida, or follow education-related issues, it is almost impossible for you not to have heard about Florida House Bill 1557, or, as left-wing media outlets have misnamed it, the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
School boards across the nation have been trying to shut down the voices of concerned parents and citizens. But, the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) Board of Education took their tactics to a whole new level, proving that they are not interested in hearing from their Texas constituents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Recent polling commissioned by FreedomWorks’ Hispanic Grassroots Alliance (HGA) and conducted by The Bullfinch Group reveals that a positive, pro-liberty policy platform, which focuses on what conservatives can do for voters rather than how liberal policies have failed, resonates strongly with Hispanic voters.
Between December 16 and 17, 2021, Scott Rasmussen conducted a survey of 1,200 registered voters to gauge their positions and opinions on a number of issues pertaining to education.
