Combatting Critical Race Theory in Your Community

I found the document Combatting Critical Race Theory in Your Community: An A to Z Guide On How to Stop Critical Race Theory And Reclaim Your Local School Board in a link provided following an article called A Stunning Pushback … Continue reading →

Critical Race Theory Related Resources

Here some resources for those concerned about Critical Race Theory. A page has been set up and will be added to as other resources come to my attention. The page is CRT Related Resources. Resources, Groups, Organizations, & Info Sources … Continue reading →

Is Critical Race Theory Legislation Riot Worthy?

What the heck is all the fuss about related to Critical Race Theory (CRT) legislation?  I’ve read articles where teachers and others are complaining that the legislation ties the teacher’s hands and even bans them from teaching history or at … Continue reading →

What the Heck is Critical Race Theory (CRT)?

I’m back. For nearly a year now, I have taken a break from posting here on The Underground Parent. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been paying attention to issues impacting the education of students all across the country. The pandemic … Continue reading →

Misunderstandings about Understanding in Math

Barry Garelick has produced a very informative evidence-supported instructional practice presentation called Misunderstandings about Understanding for researchED‘s August 2020 Virtual Event. researchED provides this as a brief intro to the presentation: “The issue of balance between procedural fluency and conceptual … Continue reading →

Real Math Teaching and Good Testing Works for All Students

This is a guest post by Ted Nutting. I’m a retired Seattle mathematics teacher.  I’m alarmed by the proposals to address racial bias in our schools by doubling down on “inquiry-based learning” and by doing away with standardized tests.  These … Continue reading →

Wellbeing Checks or Privacy Intrusions?

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Is our education system exhibiting signs of serious mission creep?  At what point has the mission shifted from providing a knowledge-based academic education to conducting wellbeing checks and collecting a wide range of data?  The Tennessee Department of Education appears … Continue reading →

College Board Sued over Student Data Collection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2019 For Information: Jon Loevy, Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, 312.243.5900, jon@loevy.com Scott Drury, Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, 312.243.5900, drury@loevy.com Andy Thayer, Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, 773.209.1187, andy@loevy.com Student Testing … Continue reading →

Misdirected Evaluation and Intimidation in Wake County, North Carolina

In this post, I am going to attempt to address a number of issues related to the situation in Wake County where the school district adopted the Mathematics Vision Project (MVP).  The three main issues I hope to address have … Continue reading →

UW College of Education: Immersion in Doctrinaire Social Justice Activism

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A friend sent me a link to an article back in April.  While I found the article alarming, it didn’t really surprise me.  I knew things were bad at the University of Washington College of Education but I didn’t realize … Continue reading →