Public Education
Report: Teachers unions quietly spend millions on GOP primaries in 32 states(The Daily Signal) â Though teachers unions are well known for donating huge sums to Democratic candidates, a closer look at donor data reveals that the unions have spent the last… Read More
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Former elementary teacher charged with 40 counts in sexual abuse case involving studentA North Carolina elementary teacher is facing multiple charges for sexually assaulting a former student. The Rowan County Sheriffâs Office began investigating Sara Kathleen Majors in October, when the… Read More
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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their district… Read More
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New York teacher forced to resign after preventing 7-year-old male student from using girls’ bathroomA New York elementary school teacher was forced to resign for refusing to allow a biologically male transgender student to use the girlsâ restroom. The Elmira Heights gym teacher, who… Read More
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Report: New Hampshire leads the country in student enrollment decline(The Center Square) â New Hampshire is a leader in public education spending growth even as the state has lost more students over the past two decades than any other… Read More
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Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parentsâ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacobâs New Dress… Read More
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Florida university eliminates all DEI positions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â University of Florida has fired all of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff effective immediately, a spokesperson for the university told the Daily Caller… Read More
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âA discouraging storyâ: Teachers continue to flee profession years after pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers are still fleeing schools in higher numbers than before the pandemic as schools continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemicâs fallout, according to The Wall… Read More
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Outrage over teen âtoe suckingâ event billed as school charity for disabled peopleThe founder of a non-profit coffee shop that benefited from a public school charity which featured teens sucking and licking peanut butter off each othersâ toes told The Lion heâs not… Read More
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Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldnât read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so âdisgusting and horrendous,â even the teacher was âuncomfortable.â âIâm here to talk about the book… Read More
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âIts conclusions are meaningless,â says Catholic school superintendent of Illinois school choice report skewed to make public schools look betterOpponents of school choice in Illinois thought they had a smoking gun after a report showed public school students outscored school choice students in the state. But the… Read More
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Utah school choice applications open; high demand crashes website first dayApplications for the Utah education savings accounts program opened Feb. 28, and traffic surge to the online application âbrokeâ the website temporarily. âDemand is apparently so high that the surge… Read More
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Really? Michigan school students reportedly identify as therians(The Center Square) â Walking around on all four limbs while wearing an animal tail and a mask â called âquadrobicsâ â are key parts of identifying as a therian. Read More
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Report: Ohio school spending rising; teacher pay, enrollment declining(The Center Square) â Ohio schools spent nearly 15% more per student in 2020 than in 2002, while enrollment, the number of teachers and teacher pay dropped. According to a… Read More
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âHe has to be accountableâ: Indiana school district refused to arrest teen student who assaulted 74-year-old teacherAn elderly Indiana teacher was viciously beaten by a teenage student, but the victim says officials have done little to discipline the teen. Robert Gooding, a 74-year-old substitute teacher, was… Read More
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Report: K-12 student funding rose, test results haven’t in West Virginia(The Center Square) â West Virginia inflation-adjusted education funding per student grew from $12,351 in 2002 to $14,163 per student in 2020, according to a new report from Reason Foundation. Read More
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Superintendent at second Texas school district faces electioneering allegations after audio revealedThe superintendent for another Texas school district faces allegations of electioneering in the Republican primary, after a school reform activist released audio of the alleged incident. The Lion previously… Read More
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Professor tells students sheâs canceling class âin solidarityâ with anti-Israel movement(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A professor at the University of Virginia (UVA) told her students she was canceling classes Monday in support of an anti-Israel boycott at the school,… Read More
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Kansas Dept. of Ed.: Evidence shows students are negatively impacted by a 4-day school week(The Sentinel) â There is a growing trend in small school districts to go to a 4-day school week, which, unfortunately, is another example of the education system acting in… Read More
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Chicago Board of Education votes to get rid of SROs, sparking safety concernsThe Chicago Board of Education voted to end its contract with the Chicago Police Department, which provides school resource officers (SROs) to 39 public schools. Last week’s vote came at… Read More