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Minnesota school district tightens credit card policies after audit finds disturbing lack of documentationA Minnesota school district is re-evaluating its financial policies after a recent audit noted a failure âto meet state requirements for credit card purchases,â according to news reports. Read More
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Indiana touts 3rd grade reading gains; Kansas lowers proficiency standards and skirts state law(The Sentinel) â Third-grade reading proficiency is at 87% in Indiana, a phenomenal increase of five points over a year ago. In Kansas,… Read More
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Georgia city’s clash with feds over school buses will cost taxpayers $5 million(The Center Square) â For decades, the city of Rome ran school buses that looked like public buses, with no stop arms and nothing to stop passing traffic. And… Read More
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OpenAI launches teachers AI tools for classrooms(The Center Square) â OpenAI has introduced a new free version of ChatGPT for teachers, as artificial intelligence continues to grow within education. The new platform offers educators… Read More
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Officials continue to stonewall on Colorado districtâs election interference caseSources close to the investigation of election interference in the Roaring Forks Colorado Public School District board race told The Lion a summons has been issued in the case. Read More
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KSBOE attorney writes letters reprimanding state school board member Debby Potter, refuses to answer questions(The Sentinel) â The attorney for the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBOE) is declining to answer questions about letters he sent to board member Debby Potter, which she… Read More
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Early count shows decline in Marylandâs public-school enrollment, shocking officials expecting increaseAfter anticipating higher numbers of public-school students âin the next decade,â Maryland is grappling with an estimated decrease this academic year, according to a recent report. âAn unofficial… Read More
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Ohio high school athletes can be paid(The Center Square) â High school athletes in Ohio can now officially be paid for their name, image and likeness. Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools voted… Read More
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Left-leaning news magazine acknowledges âsomething disastrousâ within public-education systemPublic schools have fallen so far even left-leaning commentators in some of the so-called âbestâ school districts admit the problem goes beyond partisan bickering. âSomething disastrous happened here,… Read More
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Teachersâ union leader claims only stuffing diversity programs down Americansâ throats will prevent Fascism(Daily Caller News Foundation) â American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten claimed during a Wednesday event in New York that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies were all… Read More
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Study: K-12 public spending nears $1 trillion in USDespite a decline in enrollment, California is among eight states that spend the most per student Read More
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California county reports ‘egregiously serious’ findings in investigation over misuse of public fundsSanta Clara County in California, sometimes called the heart of Silicon Valley, is reeling from new results into complaints of public funds misuse under a previous school administration. Read More
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âLines are getting blurredâ between student AI use and cheating, educators sayPen-and-paper tests may become the latest weapon in anti-cheating technology as artificial intelligence is rendering studentsâ take-home exams and homework assignments obsolete. âThe cheating is off the charts. Read More
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Leaked NEA training coaches teachers to fight conservative parents, paint Republicans as racist threat(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The National Education Association (NEA) is training teachers to advance gender and racial ideology in classrooms, and to fight Republicans and parent groups who… Read More
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Incoming Seattle Schools superintendent to make $425,000 a year(The Center Square) â Incoming Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner will be compensated $425,000 per year as part of a newly agreed-upon contract with the school board. Read More
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Connecticut superintendent accused of DUI, loses job after contract violationÂMiddletown Public Schools in Connecticut has terminated its superintendent, citing a contract violation after learning of his arrest for driving under the influence. “VĂĄzquez Matos failed to… Read More
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Trans activist displays complete lack of biology knowledge at school board meeting(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A self-described mother of âtwo transgender sonsâ told a Colorado School board on Nov. 11 that banning biological men from womenâs sports was discrimination. Read More
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Oregon’s public school enrollment continues decline as administrators scramble to collect data, track studentsMore than 37,000 students have left Oregonâs public schools since the COVID-19 pandemic â reversing a years-long trend and raising questions about enrollment tracking, according to recent reports. âWhile declining birth… Read More
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California turns to robots to help students who donât speak English(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Californiaâs State Board of Education (SBE) is rolling out new kindergarten through eighth grade teaching assistants: multilingual math bots. In a… Read More
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Lavish 2024-25 NY school staffer salaries, retirement packages draw ire from taxpayer watchdogsNew York taxpayers paid nearly $19.7 billion in the 2024-25 academic year for the salaries of 263,868 educators, a recent Newsday report found â drawing outrage from analysts who argue… Read More