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Harvard professor calls out âexclusion of white malesâ in scathing public resignation(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A history professor who has taught at Harvard for 40 years is publicly calling out the Ivy League school over race-based hiring and admissions policies,… Read More
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K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowaâs certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the stateâs education department confirmed recently â downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by lower… Read More
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The biggest parental rights fights of 2025 â and what parents face next(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Parents faced dozens of challenges in 2025, from school policies hiding details about their own kids from them to technology taking over the classroom. Here… Read More
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Parents back teaching civil debate in high schools(The Center Square) â A majority of parents say it is important for high school students to learn civil debate skills, according to a new survey from EdChoice. The survey examined… Read More
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Illinois school districtâs teachers decry lavish superintendent salary while pressing for pay raisesAn Illinois school district has stalled on salary negotiations with the local teachersâ union while approving $285,000 annually for its incoming superintendent â almost $50,000 more than the governorâs $237,900. âItâs like we really donât… Read More
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Wisconsin schools must tell parents day of credible sexual misconduct report(The Center Square) â Wisconsin schools must now inform the parents by the end of the day if they receive a credible report that their child was the victim or… Read More
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Massachusetts public school staffer describes âextreme violent behaviorsâ after superintendent downplays classroom incidentsClassroom violence is escalating inside one Massachusetts district while administrators are ignoring or downplaying its scope, a staffer argued at a recent school committee meeting. “In my five-and-a-half years thus far working as an ed assistant in the Taunton Public… Read More
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Milwaukee schools offer $1,000 bonus to licensed, retired teachers in effort to fill vacanciesAstrid Wagner worked 32 years in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), but she decided to return as the district provides bonuses to licensed, retired teachers for coming back to classrooms. âIs… Read More
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Pittsburgh bans all student cellphone use throughout school day in policy changeBefore Dec. 17, more than three-fourths of 56 Pittsburgh Public Schools had set their own regulations regarding student cellphones. The most recent school board meeting… Read More
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Milwaukee Public Schools declare schools lead-free(The Center Square) â Nearly a year after Milwaukee Public Schools began the work to clean lead out of its school buildings, the district says its classrooms are now lead-free. Read More
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Record school spending fails to reverse decline in test scores(The Center Square) â As national education spending per pupil rises, student enrollment is dropping and test scores across the United States are falling, which raises concern over how effectively… Read More
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Brown University under fedâs microscope following fatal shooting(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Department of Education (ED) on Monday opened a review into Brown University following the Dec. 13 fatal shooting on campus. Brown is facing … Read More
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Grad instructor who flunked student over Bible reference dismissed from job(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A graduate teaching assistant who issued a failing grade to a University of Oklahoma (OU) student for referencing the Bible in a psychology essay will… Read More
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Philadelphia schools wrestle with long-term plans for 300+ buildings amid falling enrollmentFollowing a long-term trend, Philadelphiaâs public-school enrollment dropped again this year by nearly 800 students â prompting journalists to reemphasize discussions about the districtâs more than 300 buildings. âThe declining student population will likely… Read More
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Elementary school may fire DEI-expert principal for allegedly making antisemitic comments on parentâs voicemail(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Montgomery County, Pa., elementary school principal is on administrative leave Friday after admitting he used antisemitic language, Philadelphia-area media outlets reported. After leaving a… Read More
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Brown University shooter was dead for days before discovery, authorities say(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The suspected gunman behind both the deadly shooting spree at Brown University and the killing of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor was already… Read More
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Overpayment leaves New Mexico education department with $35 million deficitThe New Mexico Public Education Department is working on damage control after admitting it overpaid one of its vendors â amounting to millions of taxpayer money lost. âWhat should have… Read More
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Schools must improve to compete with school choice, says Texas superintendent facing enrollment crisisA Dallas-area school district is cutting more than 500 jobs amid a budget crunch and declining enrollment, but the superintendent says more profound changes are needed. The Mesquite Independent School… Read More
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Ohio bill would give public school athletes chance to play for other schools(The Center Square) â Ohio public school students could soon receive the same athletic benefits as homeschool and private school students. Legislation in the state House of Representatives would give… Read More
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Race-obsessed college chaplain allegedly intimidated student with âphysical contactâ over anti-DEI event(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Gettysburg Collegeâs âradicalâ chaplain allegedly threatened a conservative student for bringing an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) speaker to campus. Michael Bright, who apparently goes… Read More