Tag Archives: Illinois State University
Replacing Education with Activism
Librarians and teachers, coast to coast, once again have been sounding the alarm over a new wave of book bannings rolling across the land. A recent call to arms involved a middle school teacher in central Illinois who was forced to resign her position in March because she showed a controversial book to members of her class.
Posted in Education
Tagged Bela Kun, Gyorgy Lukacs, Hayworth Junior High School, Igniting Social Action in the ELA Classroom, Illinois State University, Juno Dawson, Robyn Seglem, Sarah Bonner, This Book is Gay, Victor Zitta
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Student-Athletes Boycott Practices After Athletic Director Said All Lives Matter
Student-athletes at Illinois State University are boycotting practices because the school’s athletic director offended them with a comment during a conference call at the end of August.
Athletes at the public university in central Illinois announced a boycott after Larry Lyons, the school’s athletic director, said that “All Redbird Lives Matter,” a version of the “All Lives Matter” statement that used the school’s team name instead.
Athletes at the public university in central Illinois announced a boycott after Larry Lyons, the school’s athletic director, said that “All Redbird Lives Matter,” a version of the “All Lives Matter” statement that used the school’s team name instead.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Illinois State University, Jeff Proctor, Kimathi Johnson, Larry Lyons, Mary Wood, Matt Lamb, Mya Robinson, Vidette
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ISU’s Fake News Station WGLT Calls IFI Hate Group
Look no further than Illinois State University (ISU) for evidence of the degradation of public education. In addition to hosting an annual drag queen fundraiser in the Bone Student Center, Illinois State University owns a fake news organization: WGLT. The call letters come from the school’s increasingly ill-fitting motto: “Gladly we learn and teach.”
WGLT, a public radio station and, therefore, an affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR), came to Illinois Family Institute’s (IFI) attention when a short article about IFI’s robo-calls warning Illinoisans about the campaign to resurrect the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) decades after its expiration date …
Posted in Media Watch
Tagged Baylee Steelman, Bloomington-Normal, Charlie Schlenker, Equal Rights Amendment, fake news, Illinois State University, NPR, SPLC, WGLT
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