These Two States are Taking Bold Action to Protect Free Speech on College Campuses
By Abigail Streetman Amid growing concerns of limited free speech on college campuses, two states have joined the fight against censorship and unfair treatment of…
Education
The History of Private Schools: How American Education Became a Political Battleground
By Sam Jacobs Public schools are so ubiquitous and ingrained in American culture that one could easily be forgiven for thinking that we, as a…
Children Fined $436, Required to Work it Off at $10/Hour for Missing Online Classes
By Matt Agorist Manitowoc, WI — Over the last decade, TFTP has been reporting on the encroachment of the police state into the public education…
Scholars Under Surveillance: How Campus Police Use High Tech to Spy on Students
By Dave Maass Hailey Rodis, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism, was the primary researcher on this report. We…
UVA Tells Students Where They Can and Cannot Go Due to COVID-19
By Chloe Sparwath The University of Virginia placed “difficult” restrictions on students after a spike of COVID-19 cases within the university community. The restrictions stated…
How to Present Info for Visual Learners — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report A picture is worth a thousand words, and it is often the case that a well-crafted image can get the point…
TechSafeSchools Project Aims to Make Education Safer for Students
By B.N. Frank Wireless devices (activity trackers, cell phones, laptops (see 1, 2, 3), utility “Smart” meters, etc.) emit harmful electromagnetic radiation. For many years,…
COVID Aid Bill Would Pay Federal Employees $1400 a Week if Kids Are Out of School
By Jon Miltimore With thousands of schools still closed or partially closed across the country, millions of American families are struggling to find work-life balance…
EFF to First Circuit: Schools Should Not Be Policing Students’ Weekend Snapchat Posts
By Naomi Gilens EFF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urging the court to hold that under the…
Berkeley’s Draconian COVID-19 Restrictions Look More Like Prison Than College
By Ashley Carnahan and Adam Sabes UC-Berkeley is requiring students who live on-campus to undergo a “self-sequester” period, during which students cannot leave their dorm…
I Could Pay Off My $50k Student Loan in a Few Years — if Government Stopped Taking My Money
By Holly Jean Soto Twelve-thousand dollars. That’s how much the government will take out of my income this tax season. As a college graduate, I…
Warnings About Screens Affecting Kids’ Mental and Physical Health Pre-Date COVID — Remote Learning Making It Worse
By B.N. Frank For many years, Silicon Valley parents including Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs, have sent their own children to private low-tech…
China Joins Other Countries Banning Smartphones in Schools and For Doing Homework
By B.N. Frank Steps are being taken worldwide to reduce children’s use and exposure to smartphones due concerns about screen addiction as well as exposure…
Biden’s Pick for FCC Chair Still Pushing for Federal $ to Be Spent on Unsafe Wi-Fi Enabled Devices and Hotpots for Remote Learning
By B.N. Frank The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans by regulating the telecom industry. It has instead catered to the industry…