Public Education
Study shows a year-round school calendar has no academic benefit(The Center Square) – Dozens of Illinois schools have gone to a year-round calendar, but a study suggests there are drawbacks. Year-round school is not a new idea. The idea… Read More
Public Education
Michigan charter school advocates prepare for anticipated Democratic cuts(The Center Square) – Election of Democratic majorities in the Michigan House and Senate is a warning shot for the state’s public charter schools. The incoming bicameral majorities and reelected… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Agency of Education creating parent council(The Center Square) – Getting parents more involved in their children’s education in Vermont is the focus of a new council. The Agency of Education announced it is creating a … Read More
Public Education
School district reaches $10 million settlement with family following heat-related death of student athleteA Georgia school district has reached a $10 million settlement with the family of a student who died of heatstroke during basketball practice in 2019. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Schools cannot and should not keep students’ gender identities from parents, transgender psychologist arguesA transgender psychologist has come forward to support parents who are suing to stop schools from hiding their children’s change in gender identities. In August, a district court… Read More
Public Education
LGBTQ+ activist claims Vermont police chief makes community unsafe by supporting traditional valuesAn LGBTQ+ activist in Vermont claims a police chief’s belief in traditional values makes him unfit to serve the public interest, according to a report by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Connecticut School District Approves Transgender Book For Second Graders Amid Backlash From Parents(Daily Caller) – A Connecticut school district approved a book about a young boy who wants to become transgender for second graders, despite backlash from parents. The Darien Public School… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School district lets students use restrooms matching their gender identity; parents sueParents and students have filed a lawsuit against their Ohio school district over its policy allowing students to use bathrooms matching their stated gender identity.  Bethel Local… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district now must tell parents when sexually explicit content is in school curriculum(Daily Caller) – Loudoun County School Board passed a policy on Tuesday that requires schools to tell parents when sexually explicit content is in classroom curriculum. The … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Americans have lost confidence in public education, fueling school choice growth during the pandemic, according to reportA startling 5 in 10 parents profess a loss of confidence in the public school classroom, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. That statistic comes in… Read More
Public Education
High School Student Violently Attacks English Teacher Reportedly After Poor Classroom Evaluation(Daily Caller) – A Gwinnett County School District English teacher suffered a violent attack from one of his students, according to reports and video footage. A student at … Read More
Courts, Public Education
Michigan school district settles with family after reporting parents for child abuse rather than investigate daughter’s sexual assault claimA Michigan school district has settled a lawsuit with a family after reporting the parents for child abuse for pulling their daughter out of school over its handling of… Read More
Public Education
Students must use bathrooms of their biological sex, Florida school district decides in turnaboutA Florida school district is reversing its policy allowing students to choose bathrooms based on “gender identity” rather than their biological sex. The Nov. 22 decision by… Read More
Public Education
KS Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigns KU teaching position over university’s free speech failures(The Sentinel) – Just over a month after an associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law labeled a speech that had yet to be given “hate speech,”… Read More
Government, Public Education
New lawsuit accuses Wisconsin DPI of making school choice more difficult(The Center Square) – A new lawsuit accuses Wisconsin educators of using Byzantine paperwork to make it more difficult for parents and students to leave public schools. The Wisconsin Institute… Read More
Public Education
Post-pandemic testing shows Colorado’s charter schools outperformed district schools(The Center Square) – Post-pandemic test scores of Colorado’s charter schools appear to show creativity and adaptability contributed to outperforming district-managed schools, according to a report from the Keystone Policy… Read More
Government, Public Education
No going back? Americans’ engagement, trust in public schools is irreparably shaken, report showsThree years after the advent of COVID-19, public education has lost what may be permanent amounts of both students and trust, a new report says. The… Read More
Public Education
Speak of the devil: After School Satan Clubs open in California, Ohio, horrifying parentsWhen The Satanic Temple announced new after-school elementary programs in California and Ohio, parents and residents voiced their unequivocal dissent. On Monday, Wilmington, Ohio residents… Read More
Public Education
Ohio giving another $50 million for school safety(The Center Square) – Ohio will add another $50 million to a growing total of state money for security upgrades at more than 700 schools across the state. The $57.8… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nevada voters could break up America’s fifth-largest school district in 2024(The Center Square) – An initiative to break up Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) submitted over 220,000 signatures for verification, surpassing the 140,777 needed to put it on the… Read More