Culture, Public Education
Parents must âearnâ the right to know their âkidsâ identitiesâ according to public school staff trainingA Wisconsin school district offered a staff training session that included a slide saying, âRemember, parents are not entitled to know their kidsâ… Read More
Government, Public Education
Public school advocacy group goes after Kentucky lawmaker for supporting charter schools(The Center Square) â An organization that advocates for public school teachers and other employees said Monday it filed an ethics complaint against a northern Kentucky state lawmaker. The group claims… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis students face longer days, stuck in school through June 24 after long union strike(The Center Square) â More than 29,000 Minneapolis kids can return to school Tuesday after striking teachers have canceled school for the 15th day. Members of the Minneapolis Federation of… Read More
Public Education
Kansas House passes needs assessment, other education reforms(The Sentinel) â For years many school districts across Kansas have likely ignored a state law requiring an annual building needs assessment designed to improve student achievement. If it becomes… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis signs bill requiring curriculum transparency(The Center Square) â Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that requires Florida school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library and… Read More
Public Education
Poll shows families support DC Opportunity Scholarship Program(reimaginED) â Sixty-six percent of voters support reauthorization of one of the founding programs of the school choice movement according to a new poll released by a Maryland-based custom research… Read More
Public Education
School board doesnât want to hear parent read illicit passage from a book in its own school libraryA concerned mother read the school board a sexually explicit excerpt from a book available in a Georgia schoolâs library, in order to… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district rejects parentsâ concerns over inappropriate library books(The Sentinel) â The USD 450 Shawnee Heights school district has twice rejected parentsâ concern that their children are exposed to pornography and other objectionable content in four library books. … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas Senate passes âParents Bill of Rightsâ(The Sentinel) â The âParents Bill of Rightsâ and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15. However the bill â SB496 â fell… Read More
Public Education
Virginia Education Department reviewing how Loudoun County handled sexual assault(The Center Square) â The Virginia Department of Education is reviewing an accusation that Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler purposefully misled the public by failing to disclose information about a… Read More
Public Education
Public shaming is being used in training sessions to coerce teachers to use studentsâ preferred pronounsSchool staff training never grabbed headlines before. But when staff members compare training sessions to a cult experience, itâs bound to raise a few eyebrows. A… Read More
Public Education
Elementary students told to keep LGBTQIA+ discussions hidden from parents, contrary to lawA Texas school district is celebrating its own âPride Week,â including small group activities that students â from pre-K through 5th grade â have been told to keep… Read More
Public Education
Utah lawmakers plan to override governor’s veto of transgender athlete bill(The Center Square) â Utah lawmakers are returning to Salt Lake City on Friday to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of a bill that would completely ban transgender athletes from… Read More
Public Education
Michigan parents demand resignation of school board and administrators(The Center Square) â A group of parents in Rochester, Mich., are demanding a dramatic change in school leadership. Parents expressed their anger at Rochester Community Public Schools administrators and… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis signs financial literacy bill into law(The Center Square) â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law requiring high school students to take a financial literacy course as a graduation requirement. SB 1054, filed… Read More
Public Education
Suburban property values can surge along with student opportunity(reimaginED) â Iâve heard that advocates of open enrollment reform are encountering opponents who claim that if you allow open enrollment, then suburban property values will go down. Scottsdale, Arizona… Read More
Public Education
Teacher unions lose the âdrain resourcesâ argument(reimaginED) â School choice opponents like the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers often argue that vouchers, education savings accounts, and other parent-centered reforms would âdrain… Read More
Public Education
29,000 Minneapolis kids without school for 10th day as teachers strike(The Center Square) â First, COVID-19 disrupted classes in 2020, and now it’s teachers keeping kids out of class in 2022. More than 29,000 Minneapolis students couldnât attend class Monday as… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee Senate modifies higher ed ‘divisive concepts’ bill, sends it back to House(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Senate has approved a bill that would prevent public higher education students and employees from being required to conform to âdivisive conceptsâ or be… Read More
Public Education
The impact of the 2022 Florida legislative session on public education(reimaginED) â On this episode, Step Up For Students President Doug Tuthill and Legislative Affairs Manager Alexis Laroe discuss the changes coming to education choice programs in Florida following the… Read More