The US should attend to its own problems, rather than handing out unsolicited advice to other nations, Moscow has warned, following recent comments by a top American diplomat. Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lashed out on her Telegram channel on Wednesday, chiding American leaders …
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Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was accused of hypocrisy for not wearing a mask during an event she attended earlier this week in Puerto Rico. She and several other visiting officials speaking at the annual Somos conference addressed a “packed room” without wearing masks. …
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Exuberant fans of the underperforming top-flight team, which is now owned by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) following a protracted takeover, were filmed dancing outside St James’ Park while waving the Saudi national flag before the 3-2 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. While supporters celebrated …
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Irrational woke activism is working hard to dismantle the American education system. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled a plan to phase out the ‘Gifted and Talented Program’, effectively denying talented poor kids a special curriculum and opportunities for advancement. The ‘reasoning’ behind this is that the …
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The protest rally kicked off outside the Big Apple’s Department of Education (DOE) facility in Brooklyn, per local reports, and later made its way across the Brooklyn Bridge, toward Manhattan. The action took place the same day a vaccine mandate for teachers came into force in the nation’s largest school …
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“The PM will today conduct a reshuffle to put in place a strong and united team to Build Back Better from the pandemic,” read a statement from Downing Street on Wednesday, adding that Johnson would be “appointing ministers this afternoon with a focus on uniting and levelling up the whole …
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US President Joe Biden’s administration seemingly did not waste time in responding to the Republican governor’s recent victory in the ongoing legal battle against mask mandates, with federal education officials announcing an inquiry into the state’s policy that allows parents to decide whether their children wear masks at school or …
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Call me old-fashioned, but in my day ‘helping’ students – of ANY colour – meant giving them a decent education, not treating them like lab rats in a massive social engineering experiment. Putting her John Hancock on Senate Bill 744 on July 14, the 61-year-old gubernator neither issued a press …
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When it comes to the politicisation of the curriculum, Scotland stands at the forefront of turning education into a form of mass social engineering. New guidance issued by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) asserts that teachers must commit to promoting “social justice, diversity and sustainability”. It states that …
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It’s that time of year again when our education system is under scrutiny, as bright-eyed, hopeful young people all over the country open up their GCSE and A-level results on breakfast television. I am sure you can picture the scenes of congratulatory teenagers hugging each other and crying. They have …
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