Public Education
Pittsburgh schools boost salaries, roster despite talk of consolidationEven as Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) has been discussing school closures and other cost-cutting measures, it ended the 2025 school year with a bigger roster and increased payroll spending, according to reports. Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin public-school enrollment drops across 68 of 72 countiesPublic-school enrollment has dropped this academic year across Wisconsin, continuing âa decades-long trendâ and threatening district budgets. âAccording to a Wisconsin Policy Forum Report released in July, by percentages the stateâs… Read More
Public Education
â90/10â gap between high-achieving and low-achieving students continues widening, study concludesForget the haves and have-nots â in todayâs world, the greatest divide may be coming between the learned and the unlearned. âEducation leaders have warned of the trend toward increasing educational… Read More
Public Education
More people acknowledging âpatent failureâ of public schools to educate, educational analyst concludesThe most important issue of our day may not always make global news but lies closer to home than most people think â as close as their area school district, argues one educational analyst. âThere’s now… Read More
Courts
Former CPS student sues district, alleging coverup of sexual abuse by female security guardIn the latest scandal to beset Chicago Public Schools, a new lawsuit accuses the district of burying allegations regarding sexual abuse of a minor over a decade ago by a female security guard. “They… Read More