Public Education
Public Education
Kansas school board member skeptical state education department will drop unproven ‘Second Step’ program

(The Sentinel) – Following an email exchange with Dr. Ben Proctor of the Kansas State Department of Education KSDE), Lansing school board member Kirsten Workman is unconvinced that the state… Read More

October 29, 2024
Public Education
Up to 400 unqualified Houston teachers involved in $1M cheating scheme

(The Center Square) – Another scandal has unfolded in Texas’ largest public school district: a $1 million teacher certification cheating scheme through which up to 400 individuals paid a proxy… Read More

October 29, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin district closes thriving STEM charter because it had too many white students, legal group claims

A Wisconsin school district is in hot water for closing a successful STEM charter for the alleged purpose of “racial balancing.” The Wauwatosa School District (WSD) board voted on Monday… Read More

October 29, 2024
Public Education
Report: Antisemites, including designated terror group, ‘infiltrated’ teachers’ union, NYC public schools

Foreign actors and radical activists, one with a U.S. terror designation, have infiltrated New York City’s public school system to spread bias and hatred against Jews. So warns a report… Read More

October 29, 2024
Public Education
School choice is on top in Milwaukee, not public schools 

Can a troubled district really contain multiple top schools?  That’s apparently the case in Milwaukee, a beleaguered urban district with widespread problems of poverty, crime and… Read More

October 28, 2024
Public Education
NC community forbids Ten Commandments, Constitution displays in schools

A school district in North Carolina has decided against allowing the display of the Ten Commandments and other “founding documents” in its schools, citing the possibility of legal repercussions. Members… Read More

October 25, 2024
Public Education
New report details heinous, rampant antisemitism at UCLA  

In the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel last year, the vitriol directed at UCLA’s Jewish students and staff defies belief.   The Task Force to Combat Antisemitism… Read More

October 25, 2024
Public Education
Public school undermining children’s education, future, Oklahoma parents allege 

Numerous Oklahoma parents claim their special-needs students are being segregated and denied rigorous academic instruction, and are having their futures undermined by the public school system.   Nine families of Bixby… Read More

October 24, 2024
Public Education
New Hampshire school district’s policies keep parents in dark about students’ ‘gender identity’ decisions

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Some school districts in New Hampshire have implemented policies in the last decade allowing students to keep parents in the dark regarding kids’ self-proclaimed gender… Read More

October 24, 2024
Public Education
Washington school district calls parents ‘dangerous,’ mandates trans affirmation

A parental rights group has blown the whistle on a Washington school district for peddling radical gender ideology and calling parents “dangerous.”  Parents Defending Education (PDE) reported Monday that Cheney… Read More

October 23, 2024
Public Education
Two Texas mothers blow whistle on public school’s alleged neglect of special-needs students 

Two Texas mothers have filed a federal complaint after they say their local school district neglected its special education students.   Tanya East and Delia Sandoval, mothers of Denton Independent School… Read More

October 23, 2024
Public Education
Informing parents of gender identity ‘jeopardizes’ students, NH school district teaches staff

(The Daily Signal) – A New Hampshire public school district allowed a radical LGBTQ group to teach staff that student safety is “jeopardized” when teachers share gender identity… Read More

October 23, 2024
Public Education
Shocking: Half of students might be educated outside public schools by 2030, report says 

Half of American children could be educated outside of public schools by 2030.  That’s according to a stunning report from the Learning Counsel, a research institute… Read More

October 22, 2024
Public Education
Oklahoma parent blasts teacher for showing ‘highly sexualized’ ‘Kinky Boots’ movie in class 

An Oklahoma mother is outraged by a teacher secretly showing a “highly sexualized” movie about drag queens to her daughter’s class.   Catherine Davis told local media her daughter’s Union High… Read More

October 22, 2024
Public Education
Nearly 3 of 5 teachers weigh leaving classroom, Illinois teachers’ union reports

(The Center Square) – Former Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey is sounding the alarm about a new Illinois Education Association survey that finds almost three out of every five state educators… Read More

October 22, 2024
Public Education
Poll: Democrats and Republicans back school choice

(The Center Square) â€” A poll of 1,200 likely Tennessee voters shows both Democrats and Republicans would back candidates who support school choice. Democratic voters were even more likely than Republicans,… Read More

October 22, 2024
Public Education
Public schools nationwide face mass closures due to low enrollment 

Public schools across the nation are facing widespread enrollment issues, forcing many districts to consolidate or even close schools.  School leaders often cite budget issues and thinly spread resources, as… Read More

October 22, 2024
Public Education
Three of four public schools still struggle to find teachers, government reports

Public schools across the nation are still struggling to hire enough teachers, government researchers report. The average public school had six teaching vacancies as of August,… Read More

October 21, 2024
Public Education
Kentucky school board accused of illegal election interference after advocating against school choice

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A joint school board meeting in Kentucky on Thursday has been accused of violating the state’s law by openly using taxpayer resources to oppose a… Read More

October 21, 2024
Public Education
Report: Arizona ESA program to have long-term benefits for taxpayers, public schools

(The Center Square) – A recent report from the Fiscal Research and Education Center shows that school choice programs may save taxpayers money despite some Arizona politicians’ concerns about oversight… Read More

October 18, 2024