The Bias Brief

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Fox NewsSep 20, 2026Sig. 6NewsEducation Politics Culture

COVID cash meant to get kids back on track took surprising detour in blue-state school district

Albuquerque Public Schools approved and spent federal COVID relief funds on anti-racism training through the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, according to records obtained by America First Legal. District officials said they could not immediately confirm the spending or how much came from pandemic relief. The article frames the spending as a detour from learning-loss recovery.

Washington ExaminerSep 20, 2026Sig. 7OpinionPolitics Education Law

Blue-state theocracies

The opinion column argues that Democratic-run blue states are using public schools and state power to impose transgender ideology, citing a Massachusetts family whose daughter was taken into state custody after the parents refused to affirm a gender transition. It characterizes these policies as tyranny, brainwashing, and a 'godless theocracy' while criticizing Democrats and media for downplaying such cases.

Right 5.9

Washington ExaminerSep 20, 2026Sig. 3OpinionEducation Culture

College can’t transform you if you’re afraid to speak

In an opinion column, a college freshman reflects on an orientation speech about transactional versus transformational education, warning that fear of expressing unpopular beliefs leads to self-censorship and undermines genuine learning. She connects her conservative convictions and patriotism to a call for open debate, tested beliefs, and humility toward disagreement.

Right 3.1

Washington ExaminerSep 20, 2026Sig. 7AnalysisEducation Science Politics

Nathan Cofnas’s revolution: Science, heredity, and the values that underpin liberal society

The article recounts the plagiarism scandal surrounding Cambridge professor Jason Arday and the role of researcher Nathan Cofnas in exposing it. It frames their conflict as a broader battle between scientific facts and academic DEI ideology, defending Cofnas while portraying Arday and his supporters as fraudulent or emotionally manipulative.

Right 5.0

Fox NewsSep 20, 2026Sig. 3NewsEducation Foreign Defense

A look inside program giving future Nat Sec experts 5-year head start amid evolving threats: ‘Ready day one’

Seton Hall University's National Security Graduate Fellowship pairs graduate students with government agencies and reports an 80% placement rate, according to its founder. The program aims to prepare students for national security roles addressing threats involving China, AI, and foreign influence.

Right 1.6

New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 7OpinionEducation Politics Elections

US universities are teaching kids to wage war on American society — where has the sanity gone?

An editorial argues that U.S. law schools and universities are dominated by left-wing faculty, producing election lawfare and anti-American activism. Citing PILF and FIRE studies, it claims this bias distorts law and politics and calls for reclaiming academia for balanced civic education.

Right 7.2

New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 7NewsEducation Law Politics

California colleges blocked from punishing students for ‘misgendering’ classmates under woke policy

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of California from enforcing parts of its sexual harassment policy against members of Defending Education, finding the group likely to succeed on First Amendment claims. The ruling does not strike down the policy entirely and only protects the group while its lawsuit proceeds. UC says the policy is meant to prevent discrimination and harassment, not regulate protected speech.

Right 3.5

Fox NewsSep 19, 2026Sig. 2OpinionSports Culture Education

Entire California high school football team suspended after mascot's obscene gesture

A California high school's entire varsity football team and coaching staff were suspended for one game after the team mascot made obscene gestures following a rivalry win. The article relays the school's statement but repeatedly argues the punishment was an overreaction.

Right 2.3

New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 6NewsCrime Foreign Education

College of the damned: 3 female students at Mexican university murdered in last 7 months

Three female students at a Mexican university, including a Spanish exchange student, were found dead over seven months, with one killing classified as a femicide. The article details the attacks and quotes critics who say authorities are not doing enough to protect women.

Left 2.3

New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 6NewsEducation Politics Media

Hasan Piker to speak at Cornell — as experts warn Ivy League school becoming ‘hotbed of antisemitism’

Cornell student groups are hosting Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, drawing criticism from Jewish and conservative critics who call him antisemitic and say the university tolerates antisemitism. The article recounts Piker’s past inflammatory comments and presents the event as evidence of a campus problem, with limited dissenting student voices.

Right 5.3

Washington ExaminerSep 19, 2026Sig. 7OpinionScience Education Politics

China is winning the science race while Washington freezes American innovation

An op-ed argues that federal research funding delays and proposed White House budget office rules are freezing American innovation and helping China win the science race. It cites fewer doctoral admissions, frozen medical trials, and bipartisan congressional opposition to the grant-cancellation rule.

Left 3.4

New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 5NewsEducation Culture Politics

Nutty professor who once threatened Post reporter with machete runs ‘speakeasy’ tattoo parlor — inking communist-inspired art

A former CUNY professor fired after threatening a reporter with a machete is now running an unlicensed 'speakeasy' tattoo parlor that inks communist and anti-Israel designs. The article highlights her clients, including a CUNY professor, and criticizes CUNY radicalism and city funding for her public art.

Right 5.0