"Rea added that there are real barriers to achieving Kennedy's mandate. 'There's curricular overload, there's limited faculty expertise, there's a lot of misconceptions about accreditation and assessment,' she said."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaleducation/116050
The #university's lawyers argued #DHS's action was part of an "unprecedented & retaliatory attack on #AcademicFreedom at #Harvard," which is pursuing a separate lawsuit challenging the admin's decision to terminate nearly $3B in federal #research #funding.
Harvard argues the #Trump admin is retaliating against it for refusing to accede to its demands to control the school's #governance, #curriculum & the #ideology of its #faculty & #students.
The university had argued that the #Trump admin's revocation was a "blatant violation of the #FirstAmendment" & punished the school for rejecting "the government's demands to control #Harvard's #governance, #curriculum, & the '#ideology' of its #faculty & #students."
In the new lawsuit, the #university accused the #Trump admin of exerting “clear retaliation for #Harvard exercising its #FirstAmendment rights to control Harvard’s governance, #curriculum & the ‘ideology’ of its #faculty & #students.”
“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, #InternationalStudents who contribute significantly to the university & its mission,” the lawsuit said. “Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.”
Almost every Houston ISD campus — except for five schools — will be leaning on teaching materials, exams and lessons designed by the district starting next school year.
Da wird man sich dann zwischen #Wahrheit oder #Pflicht entscheiden müssen, wenn die #Lügen-#Administration #Trump-Lügen in ihr #Curriculum aufnehmen. Das geht dann definitiv zu weit. Die #MAGA -#Idioten wollen die #Wahrheit umstricken und eine Art MAGA-#Hitlerjugend heranzüchten.
Garre said no, because those #schools would still need to meet the state’s #academic #standards & could not focus their #curriculum on those subjects. As a #CharterSchool, St. Isidore would have to meet those standards, too, Garre has argued.
#Alito invoked several hypotheticals of what he called “progressive” #schools setting their own #curriculum, including being “an #LGBTQ+ friendly school” w/ #books that present #SameSex couples as “a perfectly legitimate lifestyle,” [#bigot] or teaching #history from the standpoint of #Project1619, which sought to reframe how the #UnitedStates talks about #slavery. [this fuckin guy]
Justice #SamuelAlito asked #Oklahoma atty Gregory Garre if #CharterSchools could be more flexible in their #curriculum & give families more alternatives to choose from in #public #education. Garre said all #PublicSchools, including charters, have to conform to the state’s curriculum requirements.
Justice #ElenaKagan said she saw huge incentives for #religious groups of various faiths to start #CharterSchools if #SCOTUS ruled it was permissible. “There’s a line out the door,” she said, “if you can do this consistent with your religious beliefs.”
That would also disfavor #religions that don’t conform to other state requirements on #curriculum, she said.
Justice #ElenaKagan signaled skepticism of the proposed #Catholic #school, suggesting #CharterSchools are much like traditional #PublicSchools: They accept all applicants, they’re free, the state has a say in the #curriculum, the schools have to comply w/state #standards, & they can be closed by the state.
“When I look at #Oklahoma & its charter school program, these #schools look like regular public schools. These charter schools are, in every respect, equivalent to regular public schools”
#law
There are also #secular implications of becoming a #CharterSchool. Charter #schools have more flexibility than traditional #PublicSchools, but there are rules about #teacher #qualifications, #curriculum #standards, #discipline processes, #employment terms, facility conditions & serving #students with #disabilities. Students are typically required to take standardized tests.
#SCOTUS appears open to allowing the creation of the nation’s FIRST #public #religious charter #school in #Oklahoma, an unprecedented move that would reshape American #education & redraw the boundary between #ChurchAndState.
A ruling for St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic School would allow #taxpayer #money to directly flow to a faith-based school & give govt #sponsorship to a #curriculum that has students to adhere to #Catholic beliefs & #religious #mission.
The #ExecutiveOrder is cast as returning power over #education to states & local communities, as #Trump has repeatedly promised to do. It does not recognize that #K12 #schools, as well as public #universities & #colleges, are ALREADY controlled almost entirely by states & local communities. The federal government, by #law, may not control school #curriculum.
We’re presenting at SXSW EDU on March 3! Join our executive director Jen Fischer and panelists from ROCO Films, Common Sense Media and Sierra College as they discuss The Power of Film in Classrooms and Teacher Training. Educators can receive continuing professional learning credit hours by attending this session. We hope you can join us!
Date: Mon, March 3
Time: 1 pm - 2 pm
Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 17AB
Learn more: https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/PP150576 1/2
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I'm only finished with the first chapter --and with going through all of the supplementary material for chapter one that's hyperlinked in the instructor guide, which I think should be mandatory rather than supplementary-- but I'm already convinced that this class (and its supplementary materials) should be a requirement for CS majors at least, if not for engineers and "STEM"-type majors in general.
The Stochastic Parrots paper, in particular, is excellent. Two of that paper's listed authors (Emily Bender @emilymbender, Angelina McMillan-Major) hail from the University of Washington. Not surprising then, I suppose, that the folks behind this class/course/curriculum/website also hail from there: Carl Bergstrom (@ct_bergstrom) and Jevin West (@jevinwest@x.com). Those two are also members of a broader effort from that same university called the Center for an Informed Public (@uwcip).
The Biden admin encouraged schools in the opposite direction, promoting #diversity & #equity initiatives & directing schools to #respect #transgender students’ rights, but it NEVER tried to CONDITION federal FUNDING on what was taught in #classrooms. The #Education Dept during #Trump’s first term also did not try to #dictate #curriculum, w/then-Secretary Betsy DeVos arguing that the curriculum should be decided at the local level.
If #Trump is allowed back in the #WhiteHouse, the #intellectual divide between red and blue states will drastically expand as #GOP-controlled states Institute an educational #curriculum more suited to the 19th century than the modern world. The #dumb are going to get dumber, and #students from these states are going to find #employment outside of #church organizations or family #farms very difficult to obtain and thrive in.
Wise words from Pops about what it takes to be a great performer!
#curriculum #musicians #Artists #mingusdidntneedinstagram
The proposed school, St. Isidore of Seville #Catholic Virtual School, was pitched as an online #CatholicSchool for students in rural areas & throughout the state of #Oklahoma, w/ #religious instruction woven throughout the #curriculum.
But instead of operating as a #PrivateSchool w/ #families paying tuition, St.Isidore applied for status as a #CharterSchool, a type of #PublicSchool that is financed by #taxpayer dollars, but run independently.
