Public Education
Arizona bans public workers from union political work on taxpayer dime(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a first-in-the-nation law banning public entities from paying workers to conduct union politicking. Ducey signed the … Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools canât enforce vaccine/testing mandate on plaintiffs, court rules(The Center Square) â Chicago Public Schools are not allowed to enforce their COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandate on teachers and other staff who sued the district over the policy,… Read More
Public Education
Grades are in for Kansas schools: just one A, but 80 Fs(The Sentinel) â Based on 2021 state assessment scores, only one public school in Kansas earned an âAâ on Kansas Policy Instituteâs A-F Grading of Kansas Schools initiative. According to… Read More
Government, Public Education
Governor vetoes bill to fund Kentucky charter schools(The Center Square) â Saying Kentucky public schools are underfunded, Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would have funded charter schools in the state for the first time since they… Read More
Public Education
New Report reveals extent to which teachersâ unions coordinated with the CDC on school reopening guidanceThe CDC continues to defend its collaboration with teachersâ unions on school reopening guidance as routine, but a new report from lawmakers shows the collaboration was anything but. Read More
Public Education
Conservative candidates win big in Wisconsin school board races(The Center Square) â A lot of Wisconsin parents are not happy with their local school boards. Conservative and Republicans candidates for school boards did well in their races Tuesday,… Read More
Public Education
Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban teaching of sexual orientation in lower grades(The Center Square) â Legislation introduced in the Ohio House would prohibit teachers from using curriculum on sexual orientation or gender identity in lower grades and require age- and development-appropriate… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Students as young as kindergarten can identify as transgender and be taught about it, says suburban Kansas City school officialTyrone Bates, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion coordinator at Shawnee Mission School District (pictured right) | via Twitter. The youngest public school children should be taught… Read More
Public Education
Almost 5,000 struggling Florida readers reaped benefits of Reading Scholarship program in 2020-21(reimaginED) â Nearly $2.5 million in Reading Scholarships were awarded to 4,961 Florida students during the 2020-21 school year according to a report prepared by the state-approved scholarship funding… Read More
Public Education
One-time teacher pay increase could cost Hawaii millions(The Center Square) â The Hawaii House of Representatives will consider a bill that would give teachers a one-time pay increase based on their years of service. If passed,… Read More
Public Education
Florida Board of Education approves rules for military friendly schools to become âPurple Star campusesâFlorida schools seeking to be military-friendly now will be able to earn the right to claim that designation under rules the Florida State Board of Education unanimously approved Wednesday. The… Read More
Public Education
Washington state school district under fire for discipline policy that considers students’ race(The Center Square) â A Washington state school boardâs recent adoption of a âculturally responsiveâ student discipline policy that considers a studentâs race before deciding on consequences for inappropriate behavior… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California bill to require parents to tell schools about gun ownership fails(The Center Square) â A California bill that would have required parents or guardians of schoolchildren to disclose whether any firearms are in the home failed to pass through a… Read More
Public Education
Study: Masks get failing grade in keeping kids in schoolA study of the nationâs 500 largest school districts indicates that masking children in school had the opposite effect that proponents hoped â children in masked districts experienced, on average, 4-times… Read More
Public Education
Report highlights ‘compounding effect’ of pandemic on student performance(The Center Square) â A new national report highlights the “compounding effect” the pandemic and remote learning have had on student performance, especially for the youngest learners. The report… Read More
Public Education
Stitt signs bill prohibiting transgender women in women’s sports(The Center Square) â Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday that bans transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports. Senate Bill 2 will… Read More
Government, Public Education
Bill to fund charter schools passes Kentucky Senate(The Center Square) â A bill that would provide funding for charter schools in Kentucky passed the state Senate on Tuesday. Kentucky law established charter schools five years ago, but that… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school tells mom her daughter is not âprotected from discriminationâ because she is whiteWhen a Wisconsin mother filed a complaint with her local school district alleging that her daughter was the victim of racial discrimination, the mother received a shocking response:… Read More
Public Education
Topeka super Tiffany Anderson misleads parents on student achievement(The Sentinel) â To hear Topeka Superintendent Tiffany Anderson talk about student achievement in her district, you would think it is pretty good overall. But as is often the case with… Read More
Public Education
Arizona raises civics education standards(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that aims to strengthen civics knowledge in the state. Ducey signed HB 2632, sponsored by state representative Quang Nguyen,… Read More