Public Education
Special education director for Denver Public Schools placed on leave for undisclosed reasons, faced past allegations under different nameThe special education director of Denver Public Schools was placed on administrative leave Wednesday, nine years after being accused of sexual harassment as a principal using a different first name. Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Hypocritical Gov. Gavin Newsom claims to promote education freedom while imprisoning students in failing schools and suffocating parents’ rightsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is co-opting conservative mottos to justify flushing more money into Californiaâs failing public education system. In a press release last week, Newsom… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Voters and parents think schools teach too much sex and not enough citizenshipA new Fox News poll shows that voters think schools teach too little in the basic academic skills of reading, writing and math. Nearly half of those surveyed (48%) also… Read More
Public Education
Critics: Kansas City Public Schools exhibits âsoft bigotry of low expectationsâ in giving all students at least 40%, even on schoolwork not doneKansas City, Missouri Public Schools is epitomizing âthe soft bigotry of low expectationsâ by giving all students at least 40% credit on all tests and assignments â even ones that… Read More
Public Education
Illinois public school teacher arrested and charged with grooming a studentAn Illinois high school teacher was arrested by the Rockford Police Department on grooming charges Friday. Marshall Pratt, 61, was investigated by the departmentâs Sensitive Crimes Unit after he was… Read More
Public Education
What do this yearâs gubernatorial candidates in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi think about education?Three states will elect governors in November. Here’s where the frontrunners stand on education. Kentucky In the Bluegrass State, Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear is running against Republican Daniel Cameron,… Read More
Public Education
Major Mississippi school district puts administrators on leave, opens investigation into huge testing gainsThe Jackson Public Schools (JPS) system placed several administrators on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into testing irregularities. The suspensions were revealed just one day after the district… Read More
Public Education
âExpected to follow the lawâ: Virginia governor calls out school district for vowing not to change its transgender policiesVirginiaâs largest school district said Tuesday it doesn’t legally need to change its gender policies, including its practice of hiding information from parents. The governor disagrees. In a… Read More
Culture
Voters may shut down public library in Washington state over its refusal to remove controversial books at residents’ requestVoters in a rural county in Washington state will decide in November whether to shutter a public library after staff refused to remove LGBT books to which the public objected. Read More
Culture
World chess bans transgender women from competing in the womenâs category, citing fairnessThe federation that governs international chess competitions updated its gender policy to ban transgender women from playing in womenâs events. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) published its new handbook on… Read More
Legislation
Texas House Committee report previews special session on educationA legislative committee released recommendations for improving education in Texas in anticipation of special session on school choice. The House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment was commissioned in… Read More
Public Education
Kansas City Public Schools sets lowest grading level at 40%, no longer allowing âzeroesâ â even when no work is turned inZeroes are no longer allowed to be given to students in Kansas City Public Schools. The lowest score possible now is 40%, even if the student never completes or turns… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit over Texas law restricting gender treatments for minors gets court hearingA two-day hearing in a lawsuit challenging the Texas law banning gender treatments for minors began Tuesday. The new law prohibits minors from receiving treatments such as puberty blockers and… Read More
Culture
Government employee blasts Greene County commissioners as âbigotsâ for not funding LGBTQ group with outreach to young childrenA local health department spokesman called his county commissioners âbigotsâ for not approving a grant to an LGBT organization because of its âoutreachâ to kids ages 5-11. In an email… Read More
Public Education
Why does America have school choice deserts despite the policy’s popularity? (The geography of school choice: Part I)Never in Americaâs history has school choice been so popular or had so much momentum. However, school choice deserts remain, particularly in the West. While states like Florida and Iowa… Read More
Culture
Company trains parents, teachers in LGBT affirmation; offers âback to schoolâ lessons in pronouns, transitions, gender support plansAn education company based in Minnesota is promoting LGBT affirmation trainings and resources to parents and teachers around the country. Gender Inclusive Schools was created by… Read More
Public Education
California mom claims she was fired for opposing school districtâs transgender ideology for 10-year-olds after pressure from ‘Progressive Democrats’ groupA California Mom says she was âcancelledâ for speaking out against a new sex-ed curriculum promoting transgender ideology for 10-year-olds in her childrenâs school district. A “Progressive Democrats” group allegedly… Read More
Legislation
North Carolina enacts laws to protect women and children from gender ideology after successful veto overridesThe North Carolina General Assembly overrode six vetoes from Gov. Roy Cooper, enacting laws promising to protect women and children from radical gender ideology. Cooper, a Democrat, has already been… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin high school to allow biological male on girlâs sports team despite parental oppositionA Wisconsin school district announced its decision to allow a transgender high school student to play on a girl’s sports team in the fall, ignoring the concerns of parents. In… Read More
Public Education
Mother of 6-year-old who shot his 1st grade teacher pleads guilty to felony charge of neglectThe mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot and nearly killed his 1st grade teacher at a Virginia elementary school earlier this year pleaded guilty to felony child neglect Tuesday. Read More