https://www.thefp.com/p/how-public-schools-became-ideological-boot-camps
How Public Schools Became Ideological Boot Camps
In nearly every public school in the country, children are given curriculum materials that have no official oversight or approval.
By Robert Pondiscio
June 12, 2024
All of this should be sobering to parents and policymakers who think “curriculum transparency” is the solution to classroom controversies. Knowing the curriculum or programs a school district has “adopted” is a cracked lens. Absent regulations specifically requiring teachers to post all lesson plans and materials online on a daily basis, including material they create or find on the internet, it’s nearly impossible to say with any certainty what occurs inside the black box of the public school classroom.