The State of State Schools John Stamper

Ep. 60
Week of 5/13/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
Homeschool Hub: https://harbingersdaily.com/experts-warn-new-homeschool-hub-is-seeking-to-control-next-generation-of-home-educators/
Update on Jessica Tapia’s Lawsuit: https://www.foxnews.com/us/christian-ex-teacher-scores-big-payday-california-school-district-refusing-transgender-directives

April 2024--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

AI: https://www.register-herald.com/news/nation_world/athletic-director-used-ai-to-frame-principal-with-racist-remarks-in-fake-audio-clip-police/article_29c55cd7-c204-5d12-b425-c42c8e91c8ee.html
DEI hiring practices: https://defendinged.org/investigations/dei-hiring-in-k-12-schools/
“Community Schools”: https://www.freedomproject.com/2024/04/24/tnr20240424/

4/11/24--In this episode, John provides a brief history of public education in America.
https://www.johnstamper.org/p/resources/https://www.publicschoolexit.com/https://rumble.com/v2zsnno-5-minute-history-of-public-education.htmlhttps://familyrenewal.org/school-choice-think-twice/https://open.spotify.com/episode/32lg5WfeYEZRPnQ3ki4x3B?si=F8bzI4V0RouiejFmeCKc4g

Week of 3/25/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

School-Based Health Centers: https://defendinged.org/investigations/school-based-health-centers/ ; https://www.publicschoolexit.com/news/billionaires-melinda-french-gates-and-mackenzie-scott-invest-23-million-to-promote-school-based-health-centers
Public schools fighting “Whiteness”: https://www.dailywire.com/news/minnesota-school-district-hiring-superintendent-to-examine-role-of-whiteness
A public school board in Virginia voted to celebrate transgenderism on Easter: https://12ft.io/proxy
Public School Exit: https://www.publicschoolexit.com/

Week of 3/18/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

“Media Literacy” courses for K-12 students: https://www.upward.news/disinformation-fight-enters-classroom/
Lawsuits over Trans School Policies: https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/19/lawsuit-girls-at-fairfax-public-schools-shouldnt-be-forced-to-share-bathrooms-and-pronouns-with-boys/
Secret LGBTQ clubs for elementary schoolers: https://thenewamerican.com/us/parents-outraged-after-learning-elementary-school-had-secret-lgbtq-club/
Public schools in the state of Washington will soon be required to teach LGBTQ history: https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/washington-schools-to-teach-lgbtq-history-starting-2025

Week of 3/4/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
 
A homeschool mom might become North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public instruction:  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-carolina-schools-chief-loses-republican-primary-home-schooling-parent-critical-radical-agendas 
A special event in one Oklahoma school had students licking peanut butter off their classmates bare feet and armpits:  https://thepostmillennial.com/shocking-oklahoma-school-students-suck-and-lick-toes-for-charity-in-more-disturbing-videos 
A warning to Parents:  beware of “Secret school policies”:  https://defendinged.org/incidents/rochester-public-schools-has-secret-policy-that-appears-to-state-staff-can-keep-the-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents-forces-staff-to-use-preferred-pronouns-of-students-under-threat-of/ 
Teachers receive training on the dangers of whiteness:  https://defendinged.org/incidents/milton-public-schools-dei-department-provides-district-equity-leads-with-readings-on-whiteness-and-anti-bias-lessons-for-middle-school-students/