Regal Cinemas Eyes Bankruptcy

On June 29, 2021, after the COVID shutdown began, I posted an essay on how various businesses would be affected by it. One of the major casualties, I said, would be the movie theater industry. Young people were already watching movies on their iPads and iPhones. And after months of closed theaters, older people were realizing how convenient (and cheap) watching at home can be.

My prognostication looks to be coming true. Hundreds of independent cinemas, all over the US and Europe, have shut their doors. And now Cineworld Group PLC, the world’s biggest theater chain and the owner of Regal Cinemas (with 751 sites in 10 countries), is preparing to file for bankruptcy. You can read about it here.

New Parents Rights Group Aims to Unfund Teachers Unions 

Despite denials from some school administrators and teacher unions reps, gender identity and Critical Race theory are indeed being taught to public school children… starting in kindergarten.

It’s certainly not of pandemic proportions, but it’s happening in woke cities like Portland, and it’s being reported on by the conservative media.

Moms for Liberty, a “pro-parental rights organization,” noting the role of teachers unions in pushing this agenda, have decided to go hard at this issue by getting rid of teachers unions. Learn more here.

And click here for a quick summary of what’s going on in Portland, in particular, from JP, a comedian who, like so many others, is tired of woke culture.

The Truth About Math & Science Education in America

Although the US is the world’s second-highest spender on education (Norway is first), it ranks (depending on which reports you use) between 23rd and 31st in math and science literacy. As to other subjects, we rank a bit higher. But reading skills are falling drastically among urban schools. The outlook is not encouraging.

Click here for Bill Maher’s take on the subject.