{"id":126285,"date":"2021-02-13T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=126285"},"modified":"2021-02-13T06:42:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T11:42:30","slug":"education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feducation-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=126285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/San-Fran-Schools.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Welcome back to Education Insanity, a weekly column updating you on the most insane events taking place in our nation\u2019s schools. Here we\u2019ll delve into the growing presence of critical race theory, the ideology that claims that America is irredeemably rooted in racism, and \u201cwoke\u201d culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>10. University of Washington Launches \u2018Center For Anti-Racism In Nursing\u2019 \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/university-of-washington-launches-center-for-antiracism-in-nursing\/\"><strong>The College Fix&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The University of Washington has launched a new \u201cCenter for Anti-Racism in Nursing\u201d as the school\u2019s dean believes that \u201cnurses are in the ideal position\u201d to combat racism. The center will also require nursing students to sign an \u201canti-racism pledge,\u201d though the final wording is still pending university approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>9. Students At Georgetown, A Catholic School, Feel \u2018Unsafe\u2019 By Optional, Pro-Life Event \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=16786\"><strong>Campus Reform<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A pro-abortion group at Georgetown University is calling on the Jesuit school to condemn pro-life speakers. The petition specifically calls out Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is slated to talk on a panel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>8. Claremont McKenna College Will Offer Racially Segregated Mental Health Resources \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/college-offers-racially-segregated-mental-health-resources\/\"><strong>The College Fix<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Claremont McKenna College is offering students mental health resources based on race. In an email to students, the school offered counseling and support programs directed at \u201cLatinx\u201d students and support groups for black students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. University of Wisconsin Campus Asks Students To Take 21-Week \u2018Equity Challenge\u2019 \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/university-of-wisconsin-campus-asks-students-to-take-21-week-equity-challenge\"><strong>The Daily Wire&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is advocating that students participate in a 21-week long equity challenge. The Wisconsin school is asking students to capitalize on the \u201copportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and communities.\u201d The program began in light of Black History Month on Feb. 1 and will end on June 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. U.C. Berkeley Advised Chinese Government On Economic Decisions \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/u-c-berkeley-advised-chinese-government-on-economic-decisions\/\"><strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The University of California-Berkeley jointly operated a research center in China that gave economic advice to the Chinese Communist Party. According to a report by the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/u-c-berkeley-advised-chinese-government-on-economic-decisions\/\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a>, the university began operating the Guizhou Berkeley Big Data Innovation Research Center (GBIC) in Sept. 2016 alongside the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Chinese province of Guizhou\u2019s local government.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Elite San Francisco School Nixes Merit-Based Admission \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/elite-san-francisco-school-nixes-merit-based-admission\/\"><strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The San Francisco Board of Education voted to nix its merit-based admission process after students, faculty, and community members claimed the system was perpetuating white supremacy. Lowell High School will admit students through a lottery system to avoid choosing students that have the best grades and test scores.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Biden Administration Quietly Drops Trump Proposal To Track Chinese Influence In U.S. Schools \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/09\/biden-confucius-institute-trump-china\/\"><strong>The Daily Caller<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Biden administration withdrew a Trump-era rule proposed that would have required American universities to disclose their relationships with Confucius Institutes. Confucius Institutes have direct links to the Chinese Communist Party.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Illinois Might Mandate Teachers To \u2018Embrace\u2019 Progressive Viewpoints \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/illinois-might-mandate-teachers-to-embrace-progressive-viewpoints\"><strong>The Daily Wire&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Illinois State Board of Education is set to vote on a new \u201cculturally responsive\u201d teaching standards that would force educators to \u201cembrace and encourage progressive viewpoints.\u201d On Feb. 16, the board will decide whether to implement the new K-12 teaching standards titled, \u201cCulturally Responsive Teaching and Leading.\u201d According to a copy of the proposed legislation obtained by The Daily Wire, teachers will be forced to embrace left-wing social policies as part of the school curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Elon University Hosts \u2018Urgent\u2019 Whites-Only Caucus To \u2018Process Complicity\u2019 In Racism \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaf.org\/news\/elon-university-hosts-urgent-whites-only-caucus-to-process-complicity-in-racism\/\"><strong>The Young America\u2019s Foundation<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Elon University is slated to host a weekly \u201cwhite caucus\u201d meeting for white students to \u201cunpack race and systemic oppression.\u201d&nbsp;According to a letter obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaf.org\/news\/elon-university-hosts-urgent-whites-only-caucus-to-process-complicity-in-racism\/\">Young America\u2019s Foundation<\/a>, the North Carolina university\u2019s school of education will put on a white-only caucus every Tuesday night.&nbsp;\u201cA white caucus is a space for white-identifying individuals to engage in conversations that unpack race and systemic oppression,\u201d the email reads.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. San Francisco School Board Spends Hours Debating Whether Gay Father Of Mixed-Race Daughter Is Diverse Enough For All-Female Volunteer Group \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/san-francisco-school-board-spends-hours-debating-whether-gay-father-of-mixed-race-daughter-is-diverse-enough-for-all-female-volunteer-group\"><strong>The Daily Wire&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The San Francisco Board of Education spent two hours of their Tuesday night meeting debating whether Sean Brenzel, the white, gay father of a mixed-race daughter, was diverse enough for an open position on a parent advisory board currently occupied by only women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>NOTE: If you haven\u2019t had the chance yet, I would encourage you to read my article, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/how-i-learned-that-grading-students-is-racist\"><span>How I Learned That Grading Students Is Racist.<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Got tips? Email me here:<\/span> <span>cclark@dailywire.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-1\"><strong>RELATED: Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Education Insanity, a weekly column updating you on the most insane events taking place in our nation\u2019s schools. 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