Public Education
Washington charter schools have less funding, better academics than traditional public schoolsIt seems impossible that public education could be made cheaper without skimping on quality. But Washingtonâs charter schools appear to be doing just that. Charter schools are public schools â… Read More
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Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX(The Center Square) â 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
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Board members accuse superintendent of âmanipulatingâ Missouri school district as finances implodeTwo school board members spoke out against the reinstatement of a superintendent in Missouri, accusing the administrator of multiple acts of bad faith as the districtâs financial condition deteriorates. Recent… Read More
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Senate Republicans grill Biden education secretary over antisemitism in universitiesMiguel 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
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Florida teachersâ union blames public school decline on burgeoning chartersAfter a Florida school district announced it was cutting 700 positions, the local teachersâ union was quick to point the finger at charter schools. âItâs a drain on public schools… Read More
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School board member Lanning fired from Missouri nonprofit after harassment charges, viral videoA 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
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Evidence for illegal electioneering on bond issue mounts in St. Joseph, Missouri school districtThe 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
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Police battle anti-Israel protesters, deploy flashbangs to clear out UCLA encampment(Daily Caller News Foundation) â 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
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âThe school is not protecting themâ: Massachusetts parent blows whistle on public school for ignoring trans studentâs ‘hit list’A whistleblower has spoken out against a Massachusetts middle school where a transgender student allegedly created a âhit listâ of 45 fellow students. An anonymous parent, speaking to the… Read More
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âItâs 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, itâs hard for the state to keep up with the demand. The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)… Read More
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âTheyâve done nothingâ: Parents are outraged school left them in the dark about teacher allegedly grooming 12-year-oldWisconsin 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. âTheir silence is deafening,â… Read More
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Police called in as violent clashes erupt at UCLA anti-Israel protests(Daily Caller News Foundation) â 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
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Watch Columbia protesterâs entire worldview collapse in seconds from a few simple questions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An anti-Israel protester who sought âhumanitarian aidâ for those who forcibly occupied a building on the campus of Columbia University appeared nonplussed when questioned by… Read More
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NYC schools set to adopt new anti-hate crime curriculum in nod to DEINew 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
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Principal placed on leave after drag queen performance at New Mexico high school promA New Mexico public high school principal has been placed on leave after approving a drag queen to perform at the schoolâs prom without parental knowledge. Irene Cisneros, principal of… Read More
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Lack of transparency from Pennsylvania school district in trans attack on 12-year-old girl leads to more questionsThe 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
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Lawmakers call for accountability over pro-Hamas campus violence(The Center Square) â 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
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Grades for Kansas schools show continued declines in 2023(The Sentinel) â The new âA-F Grading for Kansas Schools,â based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a âDâ or âFâ grade, and overall… Read More
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US Census Bureau: K-12 education spending up 9%, largest increase in two decadesThe U.S. Census Bureau announced Americaâs K-12 education funding rose by 9% â the largest increase in more than 20 years. In a Thursday press release,… Read More
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Florida, Texas, 3 other states reject Bidenâs âillegal and unconstitutionalâ Title IX rewrite they say undermines womenâs rightsFlorida, 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