Public Education
Loudoun County teen boy who wore skirt into girlâs 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
Public Education
Second grade teacher in Virginia sparks movement to get fresh Bibles in schoolsHow did an elementary teacher plant the seeds of a worldwide movement to introduce new Bibles in school libraries? Hannah Sailsbury was teaching second grade in Virginia in… Read More
Government, Public Education
Record-breaking fundraising highlights importance of parents in 2022 electionsWith the primary election still five months away, a Republican candidate for South Carolina Superintendent of Education is already smashing fundraising records. In the first six weeks of… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools continue flip-flop, resume in-person learningTensions remained high this week in Chicago as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which essentially forced the schools to close last week, held… Read More
Public Education
Our nation’s educational power structures are showing cracksThe past few years have seen sweeping changes across many landscapes: political, social, and economic. The area of education is experiencing the same level of change, exposing discontent… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Chicago Teachers Union over school closures, ‘illegal strike’(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) â Seven parents of Chicago Public Schools students are suing the district’s teachers union, calling this week’s closure of schools over union claims they were… Read More
Public Education
Debate over in-person learning concerns parents, politicians, educatorsFla. Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking to the press this week about keeping schools open. With the surge of the milder Omicron variant affecting the country this… Read More
Public Education
Vaccine mandates for student athletics and other extracurriculars increasing nationwide as some schools also go remoteAs Covid cases increase nationwide, some schools have implemented vaccine mandates for students involved in extracurricular activities, including athletics. Critics worry that the mandates will have detrimental effects… Read More
Public Education
Classes canceled at last minute in Chicago after teachers union votes to return to remote learning(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) â The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday to urge Chicago Public Schools to switch to remote learning because of a spike in COVID-19 cases. Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies have led to a mental health âemergencyâ among Americaâs youth. As the spring semester begins, how are we going to fix it?ÂAn outbreak is sweeping the nation. And for young people, itâs far deadlier than the COVID pandemic. Whatâs… Read More
Public Education
91% of Chicago Teachers Union members plan on pushing for remote learning after winter breakThe Chicago Teachers Union is expected to vote on Tuesday about whether to defy orders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to return to in-person instruction. The union urged… Read More
Public Education
Some schools start new year with fully remote learning(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) â With the holiday break coming to an end Monday, a number of school districts across the country are deciding to go fully remote to… Read More
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Federal judge blocks Head Start vaccine, mask mandate in 24 states(Jon Styf | The Center Square) â A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administrationâs vaccine and mask mandate at Head Start preschools, granting a… Read More
Public Education
Arizona joins 24-state coalition against Biden Head Start mandates(Elizabeth Troutman | The Center Square) â Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has joined 24 other states in filing a lawsuit against President Joe Bidenâs COVID-19 mask and vaccine… Read More
Public Education
Local educator mocks Evangelical parents as âkooksâ and ‘bigots’ in TX school board meetingParents from the Leander Independent and Round Rock Independent School Districts in Austin, TX, have had enough after a local educator and parent mocked them with a Dr. Read More
Public Education
New poll highlights bi-partisan concerns about the quality of educationNew poll results released by Free to Learn, an education advocacy group, revealed that over 80% of Americans are concerned about the quality… Read More
Public Education
National education foundation offers free online courses on running for school boardThe Noah Webster Educational Foundation has helped put together free online courses to teach ordinary citizens how to run for a local school… Read More
Public Education
CDC’s convenient science has eroded trust from parentsAs covid safety guidelines continue to shift, especially in school contexts, parents are losing patience and trust. Questions about the CDCâs approach and cherry-picking of data to enact… Read More
Public Education
Subjects of IEA video call it âpropaganda,â say teachers unions upset parents are standing up(Greg Bishop | The Center Square) â A political video published by the Illinois Education Association is being criticized as propaganda by the targets of the production. The six-minute narrated… Read More
Public Education
California Teachers Association conference outlines strategies to subvert parentsâ values, manipulate studentsAudio files from a recent California Teachers Association conference have revealed a deliberate effort by CTA members to recruit young children to LGBTQ+ clubs while keeping parents in… Read More