Texas education proposal calls for ‘slavery’ to be changed out for ‘involuntary relocation’ when teaching second graders

Texas education officials are looking into a change in the methods slavery is taught to second graders – replacing the word “slavery” with “involuntary relocation” in state standards. The Texas Education Agency, which is responsible for setting curriculums and state-wide student assessment testing, has multiple “work groups” that draft curriculums for each subject and grade. […]

Mississippi assistant principal terminated after reading the children’s book ‘I Need A New Butt!’ to 2nd graders

An assistant principal at a Mississippi elementary school has been terminated after reading a children’s book titled “I Need a New Butt!” to a class of 2nd graders. Toby Price, assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School in Byram, MS was fired after reading the book to group of kids on Zoom according to CNN. […]

Kids honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during annual oratory competition l GMA

The competition took place in Houston, Dallas and Chicago, and featured fourth and fifth graders presenting speeches with the theme, “How Do You Think Dr. King’s Teachings Can Help Us Today?” Subscribe to GMA’s YouTube page: https://bit.ly/2Zq0dU5 Visit Good Morning America’s homepage: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/ Follow GMA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodMorningAmerica Twitter: https://twitter.com/gma Instagram: https://instagram.com/goodmorningamerica Watch full episodes of […]

North Carolina Elementary School Apologizes For Having 4th Graders Write Pro-Slavery Twitter Hashtags For Civil War Assignment

North Carolina Elementary School Apologizes For Having 4th Graders Write Pro-Slavery Twitter Hashtags For Civil War Assignment A North Carolina school district has released an apology after students at a elementary school that gave students pro-slavery tweets and hashtags for a Civil War-era assignment. Waxhaw Elementary School students are encouraged to adopt personas from the […]