Public Education
âDiplomas are more like attendance certificates.â Kansas K-12 academic achievement is plummeting despite higher graduation ratesDespite a significant decrease in attendance, declining test scores and worsening college readiness, Kansas schools are simultaneously experiencing a rise in graduation rates. How can this be? âLetâs put it… Read More
Courts
Nebraska superintendent admits allegations from his lawsuit against his former employer were falseA former Iowa superintendent has admitted some allegations he made in a lawsuit against his former school board were false. Paul Gausman was the superintendent of Iowaâs Sioux City Community… Read More
Culture
‘Parents matterâ: Gov. Youngkin pardons father arrested at school board meeting following his daughterâs sexual assaultGov. Youngkin granted a full pardon on Friday to a Virginia father arrested for disorderly conduct at a 2021 school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted in the… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school board member gives Nazi salute to board president during meetingSchool board meeting attendees were left in shock after two members got into an argument that resulted in one member giving the other a sarcastic Nazi salute. During the monthly… Read More
Government
Republicans and Democrats collaborate against the Biden adminâs move to cut funding for hunting and archery classes in public schoolsSenate Republicans and Democrats sent letters objecting to the Biden administrationâs blocking of federal funding for schools with hunting education and archery programs. The effort, led by Sen. John Cornyn,… Read More