Watchdog group warns Pittsburgh high school course recruits students into political activism

As the school year kicks off, education is under the microscope, with parents and organizations scrutinizing curricula. Now, the North American Values Institute (NAVI), a nonpartisan education watchdog, is sounding the alarm over Pittsburgh Public Schools' (PPS) new ethnic studies course for high school seniors. The organization claims that rather than focusing on teaching students history, the course appears to be a how-to guide for political activism.

"I have a simple philosophy: Teach kids about revolutions...