Public Education
Indiana Senate passes bill that would remove obscene books from school libraries(Margaret Menge | The Center Square) – The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday aimed at removing what the legislation called obscene material from schools, and it would allow the criminal… Read More
Public Education
Parents left unaware of stunning illiteracy in a Baltimore public high schoolA stunning 77% of students at a Baltimore public high school are reading at the elementary school level – many at the kindergarten… Read More
Public Education
California lawsuit says teachers manipulated pre-teen into a transgender identity and deliberately concealed it from parentsA California mother is taking legal action against a Monterey Bay-area school district, claiming two teachers convinced her daughter that she was transgender, a subject the sixth grader… Read More
Government, Public Education
Sen. Darling: Break up Milwaukee schools into districts to allow for choice(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) – The latest school choice plan in Wisconsin would break up Milwaukee’s public schools. Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, introduced the plan. Read More
Public Education
Indiana House passes bill requiring schools post curriculum online(Margaret Menge | The Center Square) – The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill this week requiring teachers post all curricular materials on a website for parents to see, and it… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies lead to dropping high school graduation rates, reversing decades-long trendHigh school graduation rates for the class of 2021 dropped in 20 out of 26 states examined in a recent education report. The… Read More
Government, Public Education
Future of school choice in Wisconsin: Parents’ choice(The Center Square | Benjamin Yount) – School choice advocates in Wisconsin say the coronavirus has changed the conversation about parents having choices in their kids’ education. “We don’t… Read More
Public Education
PA school board member attacks concerned parents as “offensive and vile”A Pennsylvania school district board member, Richard Robinson, recently authored an op-ed calling concerned parents “offensive and vile.” According to critics, having heard concerned parents voice their views… Read More
Public Education
GOP senators solicit Biden admin inspectors general to answer for demonizing parents, claim parents deserve to know the truthA recent letter drafted by GOP Senators asks Department of Education Inspector General Sandra Bruce and U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz “to investigate the… Read More
Public Education
Infectious disease experts advocate for making masks optional in schoolsThis week, the Washington Post published an opinion piece written by three infectious disease specialists, Shira Daron,… Read More
Public Education
Teacher shortages nationwide causing public education crisis(The Center Square | Bethany Blankley) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In… Read More
Public Education
California bill would mandate COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 schools, ban personal exemptions(Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square) – All medically-eligible California students would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend in-person learning without the option for a personal belief… Read More
Public Education
Flint schools go virtual indefinitely despite $114 million federal assistance, family inconvenience and student harm(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) – Despite known harm associated with virtual school and $114 million of federal stimulus money incoming, Flint Community Schools announced last week… Read More
Government, Public Education
After backlash, Michigan Democratic Party deletes Facebook post that criticized parents, went against Mich. lawOn Saturday the Michigan Democratic Party posted on its official Facebook page, criticizing parents who want a say in the education of their children. After the post went… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Youngkin signs executive orders on education, ensures parental rights in first day in officeGlenn Youngkin was sworn in on Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor. On his first day in office he enacted 11 Executive Orders, and as promised, a significant portion… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut in-person class time by 20% in Washington schools(Brett Davis | The Center Square) – In 2020, students and parents got a crash course in remote learning as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now some Washington… Read More
Public Education
Parents left reeling after district reviews, keeps inappropriate content in school libraryAs Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) decided to remove the sexually explicit book, Gender Queer, from the district’s school library shelves, the neighboring school district in Fairfax County… Read More
Public Education
Critics say national teachers union complaint letter to social media companies suggests coordinated effort to shut down parentsIn October, National Education Association (NEA) wrote a letter to representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok demanding that they “regulate lies and fix… Read More
Public Education
California settles lawsuit with parents, removes Aztec chants, prayers from Ethnic Studies curriculum(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) – The California Board of Education and Department of Education (CDE) settled a lawsuit with parents over a controversial ethnic studies program that included… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County teen boy who wore skirt into girl’s restroom to commit crime at school sentenced for two sexual assaultsThe Loudoun County, Virginia teen who sexually assaulted two fellow students in incidents at two different schools has been found guilty and sentenced to probation with supervision at… Read More