{"id":455557,"date":"2021-04-26T10:52:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=455557"},"modified":"2021-04-26T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:52:18","slug":"education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-12%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=455557&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\/04\/fb_image-3753.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. Georgia Tech May Change Its Fight Song To Be More Gender-Inclusive \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=17242\"><b>Campus Reform\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Georgia Tech students will vote on changing the school\u2019s \u201cRamblin\u2019 Wreck from Georgia Tech fight song to be more gender-inclusive of cheerleaders. The second verse reads, \u201cIf I had a daughter, sir, I\u2019d dress her in White and Gold, and put her on the campus to cheer the brave and bold.\u201d Students will vote whether to change the word \u201ccheer\u201d to \u201cjoin.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Education Department Proposal Would Flood Public Schools With Woke Curricula \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/education-department-proposal-would-flood-public-schools-with-woke-curricula\/\"><b>Washington Free Beacon<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Biden administration proposed a rule that would prioritize funding for education groups that develop \u201canti-racist\u201d teaching curricula. The rule would prioritize grant applications to schools that want to include critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and other \u201canti-racist\u201d civic studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. Berkeley Is Looking For An Employee To Run \u2018Climate Healing Circles\u2019 With \u2018BIPOC\u2019 Activists \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=17234\"><b>Campus Reform<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>The University of California-Berkeley is seeking to hire a coordinator for \u201cwellness and environmental justice\u201d who will run \u201cclimate healing circles\u201d and \u201cwellness collaboration days\u201d with LGBT and racial affinity groups. Applicants must have an \u201cintention of justice and liberation over status quo\/reformation\u201d as well as two years experience in \u201csustainability or environmental jobs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Head Of NYC\u2019s Posh Dalton School To Leave At End Of 2021 \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/16\/head-of-nycs-posh-dalton-school-to-leave-at-end-of-2021\/\"><b>New York Post<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>The headmaster of the elite New York private school, Dalton School, resigned after 16 years following parental pushback over the school\u2019s embrace of progressive politics. In his resignation letter, headmaster Jim Best touted the school\u2019s \u201cambitious\u201d diversity and equity goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. \u2018One Cop Almost Down \u2026 A Million More Cops \u2026 To Go\u2019: Rutgers Prof\u2019s Hopes For The Future \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rutgers-profs-hopes-for-the-future\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>An assistant professor of journalism at Rutger University tweeted out his hopes for the future, which included, \u201ca million more cops \u2026 to go,\u201d following the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. \u201cOne cop almost down,\u201d Chenjerai Kumanyika tweeted. \u201cA massive carceral system and a million other cops, capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy, ableism, misogyny, to go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Colleges Send Emails Condemning American Justice System Following Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colleges-send-emails-condemning-american-justice-system-following-derek-chauvin-guilty-verdict\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>Following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case, a slew of colleges sent out statements condemning the American justice system and systemic racism. At Iowa State University, the school\u2019s president told students that they should be fearful of police because George Floyd\u2019s death could have happened to their \u201cFather, mother, brother, or sister \u2014 or even themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Elite NYC Private School Tells Whistleblowing Teacher To Stay Home \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/16\/nyc-private-school-tells-whistleblowing-teacher-to-stay-home\/\"><b>New York Post\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A high school math teacher at the elite New York City Grace Church School was \u201crelieved\u201d of his teaching duties for the rest of the semester after penning an opinion article about the \u201canti-racism\u201d curriculum being pushed at the school. The article detailed how the teacher publicly questioned race-based ideologies within the school and was subsequently reprimanded by school leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Broward Schools Superintendent Arrested On Perjury Charge \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/broward-schools-superintendent-robert-runcie-arrested-on-perjury-charge\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>Robert Runcie, the superintendent of Broward County schools who cut back sharply on discipline in the schools before the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, was arrested on a charge of perjury. Another school board attorney was also charged with unlawfully disclosing grand jury proceedings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Ohio State Students Occupy Student Union, Demand School Cut Ties With Columbus Police \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=17348\"><b>Campus Reform<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>Following the death of a knife-wielding 16-year-old, hundreds of student activists at Ohio State University staged a protest inside of the student union demanding an end to the school\u2019s contract with the Columbus Police Department. Approximately 400 students convened at the union and marched to the nearby Columbus Capitol building.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Tennessee Tech Professors Post Fliers Calling Colleague, Turning Point USA Adviser \u2018Racist\u2019 \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2021\/04\/20\/tennessee-tech-professors-face-discipline-calling-colleague-racist\"><b>Inside Higher Ed<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span>Two Tennessee Tech University professors are under investigation for posting fliers that designated their colleague as a \u201cracist.\u201d Andrew Smith, an associate professor of English, and Julia Gruber, an associate professor of German, admitted to posting insulting fliers around the school of associate nursing professor and Turning Point USA adviser Andrew Donadio.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Got tips? Email me here: <\/span><span>cclark@dailywire.com<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-11\"><b>Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 11)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><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><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/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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