Public Education
High school student arrested after allegedly gunning down classmate in bathroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Friday after allegedly gunning down a fellow classmate in a school bathroom, local officials said. Officials responded to… Read More
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WA Board of Ed looks to expand controversial ethnic studies graduation requirement(The Center Square) â The Washington State Board of Education is moving closer to officially updating and expanding a 2021 resolution that established an ethnic studies graduation requirement. Board members discussed… Read More
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UW-Madison ranks low in latest campus free speech rankings(The Center Square) â The University of WisconsinâMadison scores near the bottom in the latest campus free speech rankings. The latest report from FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression,… Read More
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Virginia county considers letting students carry Narcan amid rise in opioid overdosesLoudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is weighing a proposal to allow students to carry naloxone in school. The drug, commonly known by its retail name Narcan,… Read More
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Indianaâs special needs ESA reaches max capacityIndianaâs education savings account (ESA) program has hit maximum capacity in just its third year of existence. âWe are thrilled to announce that every dollar allocated to the Indiana… Read More
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School board president shares strategies handling ‘white parents’ at ‘white privilege’ conference(The Daily Signal) â An Illinois school board president gave a presentation at a âWhite Privilege Conferenceâ accusing âwhite parentsâ of stirring controversy against racial progress, according to documents obtained… Read More
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California city to sue state over anti-parentsâ rights policy(The Daily Signal) â The city of Huntington Beach is set to file a lawsuit against Californiaâs âunconstitutionalâ law requiring school districts to hide studentsâ gender identity from… Read More
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FBI tipped off about Georgia school shooting suspect a year ago, agency says(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Local authorities questioned the Georgia school shooting suspect in 2023 following anonymous tips about alleged threats, The Washington Post reported. The Jackson County Sheriffâs Office… Read More
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Violence and threats continue as Jewish students attacked at University of PittsburghPolice at the University of Pittsburgh have arrested a suspect in the attack on two Jewish students on campus August 30. The students, who were wearing traditional Jewish yarmulkes, were… Read More
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Nevada approves new charter school using curriculum from conservative Christian collegeA new Nevada charter school, set to begin operating for the 2025-26 academic year, is planning to use curriculum developed by Hillsdale College, a Christian college… Read More
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Report: More than 100,000 students withdraw from Texas public schools to be home-schooled(The Center Square) â More than 100,000 students combined were withdrawn from public schools in 2022 and 2023 to be home-schooled, according to a new report from the Texas Home… Read More
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Ohio AG tells Columbus schools to bus choice students(The Center Square) â Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is threatening to sue the Columbus Public School District if it doesnât restart transportation for charter- and private-school students. About two weeks… Read More
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School district policy allowing staff to hide kids’ ‘gender identity’ doesn’t infringe on parental rights, court rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling Friday that upholds a school districtâs policy that âencouragesâ officials to not inform parents of… Read More
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Despite millions spent, ongoing HVAC failures at Albuquerque public schools hurt studentsâ learning, families sayStudents in Albuquerque public schools are having trouble studying because of inadequate heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems â âan issue KOAT has raised with the school district for nearly… Read More
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Nearly 1 in 3 public school students are lagging behind in school, government data shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Nearly one-third of K-12 students were behind grade level at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, according to a recent survey by the National… Read More
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26 states have blocked Title IX, nearly 700 schools wonât comply(The Center Square) â In addition to the 26 states protecting blocking the Title IX revisions put in place under the Biden-Harris administration, hundreds of colleges across 48 states will… Read More
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Detransitioner persuades Texas school board to get rid of âgender fluidity materialâ by sharing firsthand experienceA school board in Texas passed an amendment to prevent âgender fluidity material from being distributed in schoolsâ after powerful testimony from a detransitioner. âAs a child, I was groomed… Read More
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‘Absolute garbage’: Critics ridicule massive bill signed by Walz that boosts ‘race-based’ teacher training(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Gov. Tim Walz signed off on a sprawling budget bill containing programs aiming to increase the number of âdiverseâ teachers in schools. Yet experts are… Read More
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Budget crisis: Seattle Schools will reveal proposed school closures in October(The Center Square) â Parents and faculty of Seattle Public Schools will soon learn which school buildings will close as the district works to fix a $100 million budget deficit. Read More
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Louisiana governor strengthens CRT ban in public schools with orderLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is ensuring that Critical Race Theory (CRT) wonât be taught in public schools, the latest in a slew of states to ban teaching the controversial doctrine. Read More