Author: unitedfamilies

Fairfax trained teachers to disregard objections to ‘equity grading’

“Equitable grading hurts the very kids its proponents say they want to help,” Nester said. “Kids who come from low-income families benefit most from fair systems based on merit and achievement. Equitable grading removes this rung in the ladder to success and opportunity for those kids. It sets the bar low and disincentivizes hard work. It also makes it harder for Fairfax students to compete with students from other districts that base grading off of student performance.”

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Canada Needs a Family-Formation Policy Framework

The hodgepodge collection of policies affecting families are often directed toward individual family members rather than respecting that families make decisions as a unit. For example, an expressed intent behind national child care is to increase the number of mothers in the workforce, while paternity leave in Quebec is intended to nudge fathers toward a larger share of caregiving. These may be laudable policy objectives, but families make these decisions as a unit, not as individuals. Families are social institutions that form their members, and they act in the collective interest of those members. 

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Hiding in the shadows: former exec sheds light on the force behind woke corporations

According to Frericks, the underlying network of influence extends to the highest level of state governance. As an example, he cited that one of the firms manages California’s pension fund, which happens to be the largest in the country. The politicians of California, therefore, have a significant say in the governance and politicking of these firms, given their substantial investment stakes. This web of influence enables them to shape corporate strategies and policies.

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Boys: The forgotten ones in the education system

We find alarming what is happening in relation to men, to the clamorous discrimination that is on the rise, and that is also justified as a just revenge for past history and for the criminalization of which they are also victims. One of the alarming elements is in the educational field. It is a worrying issue that almost nobody talks about and that goes sadly unnoticed: in Spain, and in the vast majority of Western countries, boys have a much lower school performance. They systematically and steadily lead in school failure and have much less access to university. 

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Only Two Genders? Americans Unveil Stance and Majority Reject Schools Counseling on Gender Behind Parents’ Backs

Among other intriguing results in the survey was the finding just 26% of Americans surveyed believe school staff should be permitted to counsel kids about gender and sexual identity without parental consent. Meanwhile, 60% reject such a notion, with an additional 14% stating they are unsure…Sixty-four percent of individuals not affiliated with either major political party agree this shouldn’t unfold without parental consent, with 44% of Democrats saying the same, The Christian Post reported.

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