Public Education
California district reverses course on locker room privacy exemptionsA Southern California school district is changing course after initially telling girls they would need a mental health or religious exemption to avoid changing in front of biological boys in… Read More
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Nationâs Report Card reveals all-time low test scoresThe National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2024 results released Tuesday reveal historically low scores â furthering the national downward trend that began over a decade ago. The assessment evaluated… Read More
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Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a childâ(The Sentinel) â Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to charges… Read More
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Texas teacher guilty of sexting 15-year-old studentA 54-year-old Texas teacher will serve eight years of probation and lose her teaching license after sending nude photos to a 15-year-old student. Christine Paige Cockrell, who taught eighth grade… Read More
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More students accepted to college despite declining readiness in math, reading(Daily Caller News Foundation) â More students were accepted into four-year colleges in 2024 compared to 2019 despite 12th grade students testing lower for college readiness. The National Assessment of Educational… Read More
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Parents push back against Seattle districtâs policy forbidding opt-outs from LGBTQ-related curriculumA policy against letting parents opt out of LGBTQ-related curriculum at Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is raising concerns within the area community. “Itâs a dangerous policy,” Beth Daranciang, Moms for… Read More
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Suspected Colorado high school shooter dead of self-inflicted gunshot(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A male student suspected of a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo. died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Read More
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School choice measure proposed for District of Columbia(The Center Square) â Students in the District of Columbia, particularly from the less affluent areas, stand to gain if a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives gets a… Read More
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At least three people shot at Colorado high school(Daily Caller News Foundation) â At least three people, including two students, were shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports. The three patients… Read More
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California mother says daughter took her own life after being transitioned by schoolâ(The Center Square) â Abigail Martinez lost her 19-year old daughter Yaeli to suicide in 2019 and blames the public school system for pushing gender transition on her daughter. Martinez,… Read More
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LA elementary school materials push gender transitions despite Trump order(The Center Square) â Despite a Trump administration executive order defunding gender ideology in public education, Los Angeles Unified School District materials instruct elementary children how to be transgender activists. Read More
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Public school prayer guidance from Trump admin could shatter court precedents(The Daily Signal) â President Donald Trump could be preparing to put the final nail in the coffin of court precedent limiting the right to pray in… Read More
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NYC mayoral frontrunner criticized for skimpy plan on public-school improvementÂZohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist nominee for New York City mayor, is under fire from left-leaning media outlets for failing to offer specifics on improving the cityâs beleaguered public-education system. Read More
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Chicago student petitions to restore bathroom doors removed due to crime(The Center Square) â A Chicago student launched a petition to restore bathroom doors after Oak Park and River Forest High School removed them. At the start of the school year,… Read More
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Lower enrollment, budgetary woes haunt Seattle schools at start of school yearSeattle Public Schools welcomed 49,000 students this week â down from more than 52,000 students in 2020 â while planning further discussions over dwindling enrollment and projected budget deficits. âOur… Read More
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North Carolina, Michigan still suffering from pandemic learning lossThe latest K-12 standardized test scores are in, and they show several states still lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers. North Carolina and Michigan both released their annual reports showing academic… Read More
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Florida district mulls closing, consolidating 34 schools to ârightsizeâ under-enrolled spacesTo address a âchronic under-enrollment problem,â the sixth-largest U.S. school system is eyeing 34 of its buildings as targets to repurpose or potentially close during a multi-phase plan. “What we’re… Read More
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North Carolinaâs strategic public-education plan draws criticisms over academic goals, accountabilityA newly released strategic plan from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) may sound ambitious, but it doesnât specifically focus on academics, according to educational critics. âIf we… Read More
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Texas AG urges schools to implement voluntary prayer lawTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasted no time encouraging schools to test a new law allowing voluntary prayer during the school day in public schools. âIn Texas classrooms, we want… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools lacking classroom placements for 200 students with disabilitiesAbout 200 students with disabilities still didnât have access to a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) classroom by the second week of this school year, Chalkbeat reported. Read More