Education
83 unrolled threads about education, each one readable on a single page.
Senator Eric Schmitt@SenEricSchmittMohsen Mahdawi, a 34 year old at Columbia University who spent 15 YEARS as an undergrad student, is on his way to being deported back to his native Jordan. These "forever students" show a MASSIVE loo...
SummaryA 34-year-old Columbia University student who spent 15 years as an undergrad on an F-1 visa faces deportation, exposing a major loophole where foreign nationals remain enrolled indefinitely to stay in the U.S. The thread details widespread fraud involving fake schools and employers facilitating visa overstays, costing American students educational opportunities.Jun 16, 20268 tweets♥ 26.2K
Christopher Webb@cwebbonlineTHE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST Ryan Walters is out, and the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and...
SummaryOklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has been removed from office and the state AG launched a full audit of his tenure. Walters faced allegations of misusing public funds, promoting partisan propaganda like PragerU in schools, and mishandling pandemic relief funds, which a grand jury previously called 'indefensible.'Oct 6, 20252 tweets♥ 25.2K
Interbellica@interbellicaThis book claims that black people built Stonehenge. This might be amusing, were it not an award-winning work recommended for every classroom. Here's a selection of absurdities it presents: 🧵 https...
SummaryA Twitter thread critiques an award-winning children's book for making unsupported historical claims, such as that Black people built Stonehenge and that Cheddar Man was Black, while misrepresenting Roman Britain, Islamic influence in Europe, and the history of slavery and post-war immigration to Britain.Jan 6, 202517 tweets♥ 28K
Maki@renatarsilvaxAlerta de utilidade pública! O @govbr lançou um aplicativo 100% gratuito para aprender inglês e espanhol, com direito a lições rápidas, ofensivas e mascotes brasileiros. Segue o fio que te mostro c...
SummaryO governo brasileiro lançou o MEC Idiomas, um aplicativo gratuito para aprender inglês e espanhol com interface gamificada, lições práticas em 3 etapas e um assistente de IA integrado. O app usa mascotes brasileiros (capivara e arara) ao invés de personagens intimidadores para acompanhar o progresso do usuário.Jun 2, 20267 tweets♥ 24.3K
Proudofus.uk@ProudofusUKThey STOPPED teaching the 🏴 ANGLO-SAXON 🏴 STORY. Here’s a brief introduction to it. 🧵 Fifteen hundred years ago, England didn’t exist. Angles. Saxons. Jutes. Open boats across the N...
SummaryA thread discussing how Anglo-Saxon history has been removed from English education, tracing the cultural and institutional foundations of England from the 5th century through the Norman Conquest, including figures like Alfred the Great and the development of common law, English language, and parliamentary traditions.Feb 11, 20262 tweets♥ 19.7K
John Burn-Murdoch@jburnmurdochNEW 🧵: Is human intelligence starting to decline? Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems...
SummaryInternational test scores show declining cognitive abilities since the mid-2010s, not due to biological changes but from how people interact with digital technology. The shift from active engagement to passive consumption, algorithmic feeds, shorter content formats, and constant notifications appears to be eroding people's capacity for focus, reasoning, and processing complex information.Mar 14, 202515 tweets♥ 16.8K
Jonathan Choe@choeshow#EXCLUSIVE: An Eastside mother was brutally assaulted Monday morning by a mob of Issaquah High School students during an anti-ICE classroom walkout. She says it was totally unprovoked and the cops ju...
SummaryA mother claims she was assaulted by Issaquah High School students during an anti-ICE classroom walkout while police watched without intervening. The incident is part of a pattern of safety concerns surrounding unsanctioned student protests, including a student falling into a lake and property vandalism.Feb 10, 20264 tweets♥ 13.3K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵DC JURY POOL THREAD: DC students can't read. But they can convict. DC spends more per student than anywhere in America, $31,629/year. Most kids can't read at grade level. But DCPS found the tim...
SummaryDC public schools spend the most per student in America ($31,629/year) but have poor reading proficiency rates. All DC public students in grades 6-12 are required to take a curriculum from Mikva Challenge that teaches activism, consensus-building, and social justice analysis, potentially shaping the jury pool that decides high-profile federal cases tried exclusively in DC.Apr 4, 202616 tweets♥ 13.1K
Steve McGuire@sfmcguire79NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen. The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 t...
SummaryUC San Diego reports a sharp decline in freshman academic preparedness, with remedial math needs rising from 1/100 to 1/8 students and nearly 1/5 failing writing requirements. The report attributes this to pandemic learning loss, elimination of standardized testing, grade inflation, and a significant increase in admissions from under-resourced schools.Nov 11, 202514 tweets♥ 17.4K
TheRealThelmaJohnson@TheRealThelmaJ1For those who are new here, this is Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne. He is 900 years old and lives in a castle in Transylvania. He ran on an anti-CRT platform. He has done...
SummaryArizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has caused significant damage to public schools in his 1.5 years in office through promoting universal vouchers that bankrupt districts, partnering with controversial figures, removing counselors and LGBT resources, and continuing his decades-long opposition to bilingual education. The thread criticizes his numerous scandals, mismanagement, and anti-public education policies that have contributed to Arizona's schools ranking 50th nationally.Sep 18, 202414 tweets♥ 15.5K
Aaron Sibarium@aaronsibariumNEW: Stanford is awarding five times as much money to a campus drag troupe as to an undergraduate veterans association. And it's awarding more money to the Muslim Student Union—$175,000—than every Chr...
SummaryStanford's student activities budget allocates $50,000 to the Drag Troupe—five times more than the $10,000 given to the Undergraduate Veterans Association—and more to the Muslim Student Union ($175,000) than all Christian student groups combined, based on student voting and administrator eligibility decisions.Apr 22, 202614 tweets♥ 13.8KDataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵 THREAD: Left-Wing Activity at Utah State University I’m pulling together documentation on potential sources of political radicalization at USU. This thread will compile what I’ve found. In 2019,...
SummaryA Twitter thread documenting left-wing student activism at Utah State University, including the approval of a Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter, the university's participation in a State Department-funded Democratic Erosion Consortium, and the presence of communist recruitment efforts among student organizations.Sep 12, 202516 tweets♥ 12.8K
UN Watch@UNWatchBREAKING: A bombshell new 200-page report exposes how Hamas terror chiefs seized control of the UNRWA school system responsible for educating hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza and Lebanon. Th...
SummaryA UN Watch report reveals that Hamas terror leaders systematically infiltrated and took control of UNRWA's school system serving 500,000 Palestinian students in Gaza and Lebanon, with the UN allegedly aware but taking no action. The report documents specific Hamas operatives like Suhail Al-Hindi and Fateh Sharif who held leadership positions in UNRWA staff unions and schools while openly maintaining their terror affiliations.Sep 17, 202518 tweets♥ 11.9K
moonbee@BMoon_beeMelina, lycéenne exclue 2 mois pour avoir porté un turban de chimio car elle a perdu ses cheveux (alopécie) a cause de son épilepsie et du stress. L’académie accuse son médecin de « complaisance » s...
SummaryUne lycéenne française a été exclue deux mois pour avoir porté un turban de chimio afin de cacher sa perte de cheveux causée par l'épilepsie et le stress, l'académie contestant le certificat médical et exigeant un document de « non religion ». L'affaire soulève des questions sur l'accès à l'école inclusive et le respect de la dignité des élèves face à des situations médicales complexes.Jan 7, 20264 tweets♥ 11.5K
Marc Vanguard@marc_vanguard🔴 Le niveau scolaire S'EFFONDRE à un point que vous n'imaginez même pas. Vous ne serez plus la même personne après avoir vu ces chiffres hallucinants 🧵⬇️
SummaryCe fil présente des données alarmantes montrant une baisse significative du niveau scolaire en France depuis les années 1980-90, notamment en orthographe (+70% d'erreurs en dictée) et en mathématiques (recul d'une année scolaire en 20 ans), plaçant la France au dernier rang de l'UE en maths. L'auteur attribue cette dégradation à l'indiscipline en classe et aux méthodes pédagogiques défaillantes plutôt qu'à l'immigration, et appelle à une réforme du système éducatif.May 3, 202624 tweets♥ 9.5K
Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters🚨EXCLUSIVE: The @USDA is spending MILLIONS to build a Muslim halal food pipeline into American PUBLIC SCHOOLS. This isn’t just funding a few alternative lunches. Washington is financing the produc...
SummaryA Twitter thread alleges the USDA is funding a halal food production pipeline for U.S. public schools, citing millions in grants to Five Pillars Butchery for a halal meal production lab and slaughtering facility in Maine, with claims the model could expand nationally.Aug 13, 20266 tweets♥ 8.4K
Decaprio@bigdecaprioTroye Sivan's "gay" pills combo, what are they and what are they for 🧵: an important educational thread
SummaryAn educational thread explains the three health products often associated with Troye Sivan: fiber supplements for digestive health, Descovy (a PrEP medication for HIV prevention), and finasteride (for hair loss treatment). Each serves a specific health purpose and should only be taken under medical supervision.Jun 5, 20265 tweets♥ 17.6KAaron Sibarium@aaronsibariumNEW: In a mandatory anti-racism class, Penn State told 1L law students they must "acknowledge the reality of systemic racism" and "dismantle systems that racialize, subordinate, and oppress." One stu...
SummaryA Texas National Guard veteran and former 911 operator withdrew from Penn State Law School after refusing to complete a mandatory anti-racism course that required students to affirm activist talking points about systemic racism. The student challenged the course as compelled speech and unconstitutional, filing complaints after his response email to the dean was censored by school moderators.May 14, 202628 tweets♥ 11.9K
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist@DeAngelisCoreyBREAKING: Florida A&M University was just caught pushing DEI. Watch this administrator tell an undercover journalist "even though we still do it, we're not supposed to say it." They say "belongi...
SummaryAn undercover journalist from Accuracy in Media caught Florida A&M University administrators allegedly continuing DEI programs despite Florida's ban, with staff saying they "still do it" but can't say it publicly, instead using terms like "belonging." The journalist confronted multiple university officials including the Director of Strategic Communications.Jan 7, 20269 tweets♥ 8.9K
Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin