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 A tale of two books: Teachers’ union boss attacks school choice supporters while other work documents choice’s 200-year historyTwo new books present vastly different sides of the public school vs. school choice debate â with one claiming the proverbial sky is falling while the other documents how school choice actually predates the current… Read More
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Tears, protests after officials approve TPUSA chapter at Michigan High School(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A woman broke down in tears during a Thursday school board meeting in Royal Oak, Michigan, where multiple left-wing speakers demanded that a Turning Point… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools watchdog blasts âquestionable, excessive, exorbitantâ travel expenses totaling $7.7 million in 2024Amid growing budget deficits last year, staffers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) indulged in âquestionable, excessive, and even exorbitantâ expeditions including hot air balloon rides, wildlife safaris and camel rides, a recent analysis concluded. … Read More
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Top federally funded university announces free tuition for most students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Johns Hopkins University (JHU) announced on Thursday it is making tuition free for families earning less than $200,000 and will waive both tuition and living… Read More
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Detroit high school teacher charged after reportedly agreeing to pay minor for sexOhio police have charged a Detroit schoolteacher with a felony after arresting him at a downtown Toledo parking lot for trying to arrange sex with a minor. âCourt documents… Read More
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Michigan girls’ volleyball team with transgender player excelling in postseason playSkyline High School in Ann Arbor moved deeper into the Michigan girls volleyball postseason this past week while state officials continued to avoid basic questions about the eligibility of the… Read More
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Florida becomes first state to adopt Phoenix Declaration to renew education(The Daily Signal) â On Thursday, Florida became the first state in the union to adopt the Phoenix Declaration… Read More
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âThatâs what motivates peopleâ: School board winners say gender policies drove big election gains(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Conservatives saw major school board wins this election, proving that parents across the country are still actively working to get gender ideology out of the… Read More
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Colorado teacher arrested after allegedly stalking middle school student who ended yearlong affairA Colorado gym teacher allegedly preyed on a studentâs mental health challenges to begin a sexual relationship, then stalked the student after they broke up, according to media reports. Teresa… Read More
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Nearly 10% of freshmen canât do middle-school math, university reportsA shocking percentage of California college students donât grasp middle-school math concepts, one university concluded. The University of California San Diego reported 12% of its incoming freshmen require remedial math courses, with over 8%… Read More
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Jewish school founder seeks to launch faith-based charter in OklahomaOklahoma may soon be the battleground for another debate on whether religious schools should receive public funds. Peter Deutsch, a former U.S. representative and founder of the Ben Gamla Charter… Read More
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UMD student government votes to ban IDF speakers(The Center Square) â The University of Maryland Student Government Association passed a resolution to ban all Israeli Defense Forces soldiers speakers from the university. The measure passed 25-0 with… Read More
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California Dept. of Ed. allegedly collaborated with 19 LGBTQ orgs to embed gender agendas in mandatory training(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The California Department of Education (CDE) collaborated with 19 LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to push transgender directives into mandatory statewide teacher training, despite telling courts those directives… Read More
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Cleveland proposes consolidating, closing schools to address âdire financial stateâThe Cleveland school board will vote next month on a plan to merge 39 schools and close 18 buildings â affecting an estimated 16,000 students, Signal Cleveland… Read More
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Effort to help Wisconsin schools with consolidation picks up momentum(The Center Square) â Chris Lindner knows the possibility of his Loyal School District consolidating with Greenwood in Clark County has plenty of people paying attention. School consolidations in Wisconsin,… Read More
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Swastika incidents in Massachusetts school district trigger âresponse guideâ to fight hate, antisemitismAntisemitism has surfaced in âone of Massachusettsâ most expensive towns to live inâ â causing Weston Public Schools to begin creating a response guide for its middle- and high-school students,… Read More
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Ivy league school agrees to hand over admissions data, $30 million to Trump admin(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Cornell University struck a deal with the Trump administration on Friday in order to win back the $1 billion in federal funding stripped from it… Read More
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Missouri districts get another accreditation reprieve despite woeful performance scoresÂDespite some districtsâ dismal academic outcomes, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has delayed changing any accreditation scores until 2027 â although this may be too late… Read More
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School cannot force students to use preferred pronouns, federal appeals court rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A federal appeals court in Ohio ruled Thursday that students cannot be forced to use preferred pronouns in school. Defending Education (DE) filed the suit against… Read More
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South Carolina, Illinois report cards show stark divide between funding, proficiencyThe newest state report cards are highlighting the disconnect between education funding and academic achievement. South Carolina and Illinois have just released their 2024-25 state report cards, and despite spending… Read More