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:
While parents are distracted and divided over issues of what’s being taught in the classroom, excessive funding has flown under the radar in local school districts, going largely unnoticed by parents and stakeholders in the education system. But parents and taxpayers should be asking: How are these funds being spent?
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks’ Building Education for Students Together (BEST) is proud to unveil our Parent Toolkit for Lobbying Legislators. This toolkit, the first of its kind, provides parents with a blueprint on how to lobby their legislators and make lasting gains for pro-parent, pro-student legislation.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In celebration of National School Choice Week, FreedomWorks’ BEST will be bringing parent activists from across the state of Florida to Tallahassee to lobby and rally in support of legislation that expands educational freedom for parents and students. BEST will bus parent activists from southern Florida to the State Capitol, making several pickup stops along the way, to meet with legislators and engage in education committee meetings in the House and Senate. BEST will host a press conference and attend a rally with leading education freedom groups to cap off the days’ lobbying efforts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s creation of the Open for Learning Recovery Benefit program, which provides relief for parents affected by recent school closures and doubles down on his commitment to student wellbeing and in-person learning, Laura Zorc, FreedomWorks Director of Education Reform, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks, in partnership with The Bullfinch Group, is pleased to release highlights of our second in-depth round of national polling on Hispanic and Latino registered voters as part of our Hispanic Grassroots Alliance (HGA). Survey results find that Hispanic and Latino voters rank economic opportunity, safe communities, and parental choice in education among their top three policy issues.