Public Education
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
Public Education
Legal group demands DA investigation of alleged Denton ISD election law violationsA public interest law group is demanding a district attorney investigate claims that officials at the Denton (Texas) Independent School District engaged in illegal electioneering. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC)… Read More
Public Education
Study: Illinoisâ spending per student is one of highest in the country(The Center Square) â A new study shows that Illinois continues to pump money into education without seeing tangible results. The Reason Foundation found that Illinoisâ inflation-adjusted education revenue grew… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Watch: Accuracy in media investigations reveal rot in Texas higher ed(The Daily Signal) â Public universities in Texas are in the sights of the latest undercover investigation by the Accuracy in Media team to reveal schoolsâ flagrant disregard for the law… Read More
Public Education
Spokane-area schools reconsider how to spend money after voters turn down 5 costly bonds(The Center Square) â Thirteen school districts in Spokane County saw 17 of 18 funding levies get approved by voters during Feb. 13 special elections. But five of those school… Read More
Public Education
Report: teachers ran LGBT education program at Dallas school without approval(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An LGBTQ program that partnered Dallas Independent School Districts (ISD) teachers with a local transgender care-providing clinic was never approved by Dallas ISD officials, documents obtained… Read More
Public Education
Georgia Board of Education affirms firing of teacher who read gender book to 5th-graders(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Georgia Board of Education upheld a previous decision Thursday to fire Katie Rinderle, a former fifth-grade teacher, for reading a book about gender identity… Read More
Public Education
Missouri AG orders school district to end race-based hiring(The Daily Signal) â Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey ordered a St. Louis school district Wednesday to abandon race-based hiring after The Daily Signal reported on the districtâs plan to double its… Read More
Public Education
NYC elementary school reportedly teaches âcommunistâ politics and expressions to children(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A public elementary school in Brooklyn is allegedly teaching young kids with pro-communism rhetoric and materials. Instructors at the K-5 school called PS 321, also known… Read More
Public Education
Illinois shields schools’ sex ed, gender trainings from public view(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Illinois Attorney Generalâs Office allowed the stateâs largest school district to withhold records related to gender and sexuality lessons offered in classrooms, according to… Read More
Public Education
Biden transfers another $1.2 billion in student loan debt to taxpayers(The Center Square) â President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he was canceling via executive action an additional $1.2 billion worth of student loan debt, the latest in a string… Read More
Public Education
After decades of corruption Florida teachers seek new union with integrityIn Miami-Dade, the nationâs 4th-largest school district, teachers have grown so tired of their corrupt and entrenched union that most arenât even members anymore. Under Florida law, the United Teachers… Read More
Public Education
Kentucky middle school teacher arrested on rape, child porn chargesA former Kentucky middle school teacher has been arrested on several charges, including third-degree rape and possession of child pornography. Brian W. Bailey, 54, was working as a middle school… Read More
Public Education
Texas school officials in hot water after email to district employees on how to vote in GOP primaryIn an email published online by school reform advocate Corey DeAngelis, a Denton (Texas) Independent School District official instructs district employees, possibly illegally, how to vote… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Supt. Ryan Walters, Rep. Mark McBride agree on literacy, parentsâ rights, but clash on teaching traditional values in educationRyan Walters has only been the State Superintendent of Oklahoma for a year, but heâs already made a huge impact to the stateâs public education system. The pro-parental rights conservative… Read More
Public Education
Teacher absences put strain on schools as student learning loss drags on following pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teacher absences around the U.S. are spiking as learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of substitute teachers continue to plague the… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska public school district discriminates against deaf students, DOJ report saysAn investigation into a Nebraska school district by the Department of Justice found it was violating deaf and hard of hearing studentsâ rights. The investigation came after multiple parental complaints. … Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts high school asks for National Guard to combat violenceCommittee members at a Massachusetts high school want the National Guard to help combat violence at the school, as a new âequityâ law interferes with student discipline. The committee of… Read More
Public Education
18-year-old Ohio school board member arrested for drunk drivingAn 18-year-old Ohio school board member elected on a platform prioritizing student safety was arrested and charged with drunk driving Friday. Brady Hall assumed his position… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school superintendent resigns after radio hot mic catches critical, profane remarksA Wisconsin superintendent resigned after he was caught criticizing the district, making racial statements about Green Bay and using a profanity towards a district employee during a commercial break of… Read More