Mark A. Welsh III, president of Texas A&M University, resigned amid growing backlash over a viral classroom video in which a professor discussed gender identity in a children’s literature course. The controversy led to the firing of the professor, Melissa McCoul, and the removal of two department leaders. While Welsh did not explicitly say that the viral incident caused his resignation, many observers see a clear connection between the political pressure he faced and his decision to step down.
A vice president of a local Democrat club in Texas attempted to organize adults in a private Facebook group to pressure Stratford High School teachers not to sponsor a Turning Point USA chapter, known locally as Club America. Leaked messages show adults urging others to email teachers and spreading false claims about the motives behind Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Students at Thurston High School in Oregon staged a walkout this week after a teacher sparked outrage by publicly celebrating the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Despite widespread backlash, the teacher remains employed at the school.
Washington state released new data showing slight improvements in student performance in both reading and math, but scores remain significantly below where they were before the COVID‑19 pandemic. The information was shared this week by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is calling for Chesterfield County School Board Chair Dot Heffron to “immediately resign” following a social media post in which she said, “Call me old fashioned, but I remember when we used to be okay with shooting Nazis.” The statement came after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, who was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.
