Public Education
Missouri groupâs tracking of extreme âwokeâ activity for parents brings venomous backlash, death threats, from the leftA Missouri nonprofit has been ferociously attacked in liberal media, and its executive director threatened with his life, for its website that maps instances of âwokeâ behavior around the state. Read More
Public Education
Parents raise concerns about Kansas middle school theatre teacher(The Sentinel) â Controversy swirled around Basehor-Linwood Middle School Reading/Theatre instructor Sarah Homan at the school yearâs end, as several parents with children under her instruction voiced criticisms of some… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin: âWe must change directionâ in light of K-12 education report revealing major declineA new report reveals significant performance declines and achievement gaps in Virginia schools. âToday is a moment in time… Read More
Public Education
KNEA mum on achievement declines suffered with remote learning(The Sentinel) â The Kansas National Education Association wonât comment on a Harvard University study that shows student achievement declined with remote learning during the pandemic, with minority students… Read More
Public Education
Race-based grading in this Chicago-area school? News report says yes, school says noA Chicago-area high school is being accused of planning to no longer penalize studentsâ grades for missed assignments and classes, or for bad behavior, in order to eliminate what… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Graduation task force ignores the low-achievement elephant in the room(The Sentinel) â Faced with an enormous student achievement problem, the Kansas State Board of Education is taking the very predictable bureaucratic approach of creating a graduation requirements task… Read More
Public Education
Survey finds Coloradans concerned about state of schools(The Center Square) â A new survey finds that 44% of Coloradans believe public schools are on the wrong track. The survey, from Magellan Strategies in partnership with Chalkbeat Colorado,… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia schools rely on $1.8 billion in federal pandemic to stay out of red ink(The Center Square) â The Philadelphia public school district is relying on $1.8 billion in federal COVID-19 funding to stay out of a deficit. The district’s audited budget said the… Read More
Public Education
New Biden administration rule will tie federal education funding to LGBT mandates(The Center Square) â An upcoming Biden administration rule change will tie billions of dollars in federal education funding to an array of LGBT policies, forcing school districts and universities… Read More
Public Education
Pioneer Institute calls for improvements to Boston’s public schools(The Center Square) â A public policy research group is urging Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to consider receivership as an option for the cityâs beleaguered public school system. Pioneer Institute,… Read More
Public Education
As school year comes to a close, vigilant parents put schools on the defensive for woke curriculum contentSara Marcellino is a wife, mom and small business owner â and most recently, a de facto detective â a role she never thought… Read More
Public Education
County prosecutor won’t take election bribery case against superintendent(The Sentinel) â The Ellis County Attorneyâs decision to not prosecute election bribery signals that the trend of picking and choosing which crimes to prosecute is no longer confined to… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee school counselor under state investigation for opposition to transgender ideology(The Center Square) â An elementary school counselor from Milwaukee is refusing to resign or change her mind about gender identity, even after the state opened an investigation that could… Read More
Public Education
Initial draft of the infamous âdomestic terroristâ letter against parents included requests to deploy National Guard, military policeDeploying the National Guard and military police against parents? Thatâs what an initial draft of the National School Boards Associationâs (NSBA) letter to the White House… Read More
Public Education
Report reveals âa serious child sex abuse problemâ in public schools. Is it the tip of the iceberg?Sex-related criminal arrests of teachers or aids have occurred at more than a one-a-day pace since Janauary, according to research released by Fox… Read More
Public Education
Jeb Bush: How we can reimagine the teaching profession for the 21st century in Florida and US(reimaginED) â Across the country, schools are struggling to hire enough teachers, and long-term trends suggest the problem could get worse. A number of factors contribute to this shortage, and… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Taxpayer exposes Olathe school board presidentâs bullying, misinformation tactics(The Sentinel) â The Olathe school district says it wonât tolerate bullying and harmful behavior, which should also apply to school board members. But school board president Joe Beveridge… Read More
Public Education
Arizona enacts 9/11 education requirement(The Center Square) â Students in Arizona schools will learn about one of the most pivotal moments in recent American history when they return to school in the fall. Gov. Read More
Public Education
Austin residents brace for higher property taxes as school enrollment declines(The Center Square) â Austin Independent School District, the largest taxing authority in Travis County, recently commiserated with local homeowners regarding rising property taxes that will fund its schools. Earlier… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Whitmer wants $280 million to recover learning loss in Michigan(The Center Square) â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend $280 million of the stateâs projected $3 billion surplus on learning loss recovery. The spending aims to recover learning loss… Read More