Public Education
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Washington charter schools have less funding, better academics than traditional public schools

It seems impossible that public education could be made cheaper without skimping on quality. But Washington’s charter schools appear to be doing just that. Charter schools are public schools –… Read More

May 3, 2024
Public Education
Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX

(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Arkansas would sue the Biden administration if it pulls education funding over Title IX. The governor signed an executive order… Read More

May 3, 2024
Public Education
Board members accuse superintendent of ‘manipulating’ Missouri school district as finances implode

Two school board members spoke out against the reinstatement of a superintendent in Missouri, accusing the administrator of multiple acts of bad faith as the district’s financial condition deteriorates. Recent… Read More

May 3, 2024
Public Education
Senate Republicans grill Biden education secretary over antisemitism in universities

Miguel Cardona, education secretary for the Biden administration, faced questioning in a Tuesday Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing centered on the 2025 Department of Education (DOE) budget… Read More

May 3, 2024
Public Education
Florida teachers’ union blames public school decline on burgeoning charters

After a Florida school district announced it was cutting 700 positions, the local teachers’ union was quick to point the finger at charter schools. “It’s a drain on public schools… Read More

May 2, 2024
Public Education
School board member Lanning fired from Missouri nonprofit after harassment charges, viral video

A Missouri school board member was fired from her nonprofit job weeks after criminal charges for harassment were filed against her and following calls for her resignation. Whitney Lanning, a… Read More

May 2, 2024
Public Education
Evidence for illegal electioneering on bond issue mounts in St. Joseph, Missouri school district

The superintendent, director of communications and other St. Joseph, Missouri school district (SJSD) employees used district resources to coordinate and promote the yes campaign in a school bond issue that… Read More

May 2, 2024
Public Education
Police battle anti-Israel protesters, deploy flashbangs to clear out UCLA encampment

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Police began detaining anti-Israel protesters at an encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) early Thursday morning following several violent clashes. Los… Read More

May 2, 2024
Public Education
‘The school is not protecting them’: Massachusetts parent blows whistle on public school for ignoring trans student’s ‘hit list’

A whistleblower has spoken out against a Massachusetts middle school where a transgender student allegedly created a “hit list” of 45 fellow students. An anonymous parent, speaking to the… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
‘It’s a win-win’: North Carolina awards over 3,000 additional school choice scholarships while special ed program grows nearly 30%

So many North Carolina families are asking for school choice scholarships, it’s hard for the state to keep up with the demand. The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
‘They’ve done nothing’: Parents are outraged school left them in the dark about teacher allegedly grooming 12-year-old

Wisconsin parents are outraged after their school district kept families in the dark about a middle school teacher accused of grooming a 12-year-old student. “Their silence is deafening,”… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
Police called in as violent clashes erupt at UCLA anti-Israel protests

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Police responded to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus early Wednesday morning as anti-Israel protesters and counter-demonstrators clashed, Reuters reported. Violence broke out… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
Watch Columbia protester’s entire worldview collapse in seconds from a few simple questions

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An anti-Israel protester who sought “humanitarian aid” for those who forcibly occupied a building on the campus of Columbia University appeared nonplussed when questioned by… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
NYC schools set to adopt new anti-hate crime curriculum in nod to DEI

New York City (NYC) public schools will soon implement a new curriculum for grades 6 through 12 that purportedly centers on teaching students to stand up against hate crimes but… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
Principal placed on leave after drag queen performance at New Mexico high school prom

A New Mexico public high school principal has been placed on leave after approving a drag queen to perform at the school’s prom without parental knowledge. Irene Cisneros, principal of… Read More

April 30, 2024
Public Education
Lack of transparency from Pennsylvania school district in trans attack on 12-year-old girl leads to more questions

The members of the North Penn School District (NPSD) are seeking answers from stonewalling district officials after a trans student with a disciplinary history allegedly attacked… Read More

April 30, 2024
Public Education
Lawmakers call for accountability over pro-Hamas campus violence

(The Center Square) – Pro-Hamas demonstrations on college campuses have become increasingly intense, and even violent in recent days, pushing lawmakers to call for a change. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott,… Read More

April 29, 2024
Public Education
Grades for Kansas schools show continued declines in 2023

(The Sentinel) – The new “A-F Grading for Kansas Schools,” based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a “D” or “F” grade, and overall… Read More

April 29, 2024
Public Education
US Census Bureau: K-12 education spending up 9%, largest increase in two decades

The U.S. Census Bureau announced America’s K-12 education funding rose by 9% – the largest increase in more than 20 years. In a Thursday press release,… Read More

April 29, 2024
Public Education
Florida, Texas, 3 other states reject Biden’s ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ Title IX rewrite they say undermines women’s rights

Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana have announced they will reject the rewrite by the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) of Title IX regulations, which essentially guts legal protections… Read More

April 29, 2024