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education

man in white jacket with caption "Asking med students how much debt they're taking out" (l) woman grimacing with caption "Salomon: $150,000 Yolanda: $150,000 Gnyata: $300,000" (c) woman holding tablet with caption "Tanya $400,000" (r)

‘How are y’all so casual about it’: Med student shows how much debt each friend is graduating with, sparking debate

'Y’all don’t be feeling too bad for them.'

On May 13, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL
man joking and smiling

‘The things she put me threw haunt me still’: TikToker says his 23-year-old teacher sexually assaulted him when he was 16

He says she snuck into his bedroom window every night for months.

On May 2, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL
Skillshare CEO Matt Cooper

CEO Matt Cooper on how creators can thrive on Skillshare

'If people aren’t making fun of you behind your back, you haven’t said enough.'

On Mar 10, 2022 by Grace Stanley

Internet Culture
cheaters beware

‘Maybe redevelop the education system’: Anti-cheating software featured in Samsung showcase sparks debate on TikTok

'We spend more money trying to prevent cheating than we do trying to improve our school system.'

On Jan 16, 2022 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Tech

‘I hope their parents sue like hell’: Bus driver allegedly slams brakes to punish students, leaving them with concussions and more

The students banded together to collect videos about what went down.

On Nov 23, 2021 by Stacy Fernandez

IRL

Woman’s ‘Not a vaccine hoochie, not a vaccine slut’ TikTok song goes viral, draws criticism, doesn’t really rhyme

'[I]f you’re gonna do a thing, *do* the thing.'

On Jun 2, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture
Joe Limer performing a poem.

Middle school teacher says school suspended her for teaching explicit poem about Asian American racism in Hollywood

A parent complained about the assignment on Facebook five weeks later.

On Apr 29, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL
kindergarten teacher virtual field trip zoo tiktok video

Kindergarten teacher brings students on a virtual field trip to the zoo—it’s absolutely adorable

'Look at that, friends. You learn something every day.'

On Mar 22, 2021 by Phil West

Internet Culture
Southlake, TX school board Zoom meeting with quotes "Racist, anti-white program", "Or can even get you expelled for offending them or using a microaggression and no I can not tell you what a microaggression is.", "Anyone who is different from you can get you labeleed as a racist, white supremacist, xenophobe, homophobe, etc."

‘Math is under attack’: TikTok shows white parent saying diversity program will ruin education

'Apparently cultural competency will cause destructive space travel.'

On Mar 19, 2021 by Michelle Brandabur

IRL
tiktok video featuring student in class

TikToker catches teacher gaslighting students about history of the N-word

'America is a joke, get this man FIRED.'

On Feb 14, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL
A security camera in a classroom. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that places a two-year moratorium on facial recognition and other biometric surveillance in schools.

New York issues 2-year moratorium on facial recognition in schools

Gov. Cuomo signed the bill after it was sent to his desk this summer.

On Dec 23, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech

‘What fresh dystopian hell is this?’ High school grocery store trading food for good deeds slammed online

Proponents hope the program is replicated in other small towns.

On Dec 15, 2020 by Rachel Kiley

IRL
zoom kindergarten teacher

Teachers document the struggles of Zoom learning on TikTok

It's all about that unmute card.

On Sep 16, 2020 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
students hiding their faces behind books new york facial recognition school ban

New York takes major step to keep facial recognition from being used on children

The bill is earning praise from civil liberty and privacy groups.

On Jul 23, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
Dr. Oz on Sean Hannity suggesting reopening schools

Dr. Oz says deaths associated with reopening schools is ‘a trade-off some folks may consider’

Dr. Oz has since apologized for saying reopening schools ‘may only cost us’ 2% to 3% more deaths, saying he ‘misspoke.’

On Apr 16, 2020 by Allyson Waller

Tech

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