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Conservative billionaire revives South Carolinaâs school choice program rocked by sudden court decisionJust weeks after the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down school choice in the state, a conservative billionaire is coming to the rescue, at least through the end of this… Read More
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Texas school board ignores motherâs complaints about abusive gym teacherA Texas school district is defending an educator who allegedly physically and verbally abused a young student. At Tuesdayâs Edgewood Independent School District school board meeting, Carolann Reyes accused a… Read More
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University’s $250M DEI spending spree reportedly created ‘culture of grievance’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Michigan (UM) has spent around $250 million on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since 2016, which have led to high tensions… Read More
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Millions in taxpayer funds went towards programs taught by professors who fan flames of anti-Israel protests(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Professors connected to anti-Israel protests head programs that received millions of taxpayer dollars, according to a report released Wednesday by government transparency group Open The… Read More
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Florida universities purge general ed courses following order to step away from ‘woke ideologies’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Floridaâs public universities are purging general education courses that include âwoke ideologies,â  following a state law enacted by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Politico reported Monday. Hundreds of courses… Read More
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Policy expert commends New Orleansâ charter schools, criticizes new district-run openingNew Orleansâ public charter school system is superior to a traditional school district model. Thatâs what author and public policy consultant David Osborne said Thursday at the nonprofit Bureau of… Read More
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Taxpayers face 137 school referendum questions across Wisconsin on Nov. 5(The Center Square) â On Nov. 5, there will be 137 school referendum questions combined for local school districts across the state of Wisconsin. Those include 57 for a temporary… Read More
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Chicago Teachersâ Union wants $1B in city development funds to pay for teacher raisesÂThe Chicago Teachersâ Union (CTU) is pressuring city leadership to take $1 billion from a municipal development fund and give it to public schools. CTU released a proposal Wednesday to… Read More
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Unsustainable spending, declining student enrollment may force closure of 1 in 10 San Francisco schoolsNearly a tenth of San Franciscoâs 121 public schools would close under a recent proposal, which concedes the California district cannot maintain its current fiscal trajectory. âWhile not unique to… Read More
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4 suspended after adult sleep aids allegedly given to Texas preschoolersFour staff members at a Texas elementary school have been placed on leave after parents complained their preschool-aged children were given âsleepy stickersâ dosed with drugs meant for adults. The… Read More
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School choice helps close performance gap for low-income students, study finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Cities with robust charter school programs have drastically lowered the performance gap between low-income students and their peers, a study published in October found. The… Read More
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More St. Louis public-school leaders leaving after audit requests, low test scores, transportation woesFinancial shortcomings, dwindling test scores, and transportation challenges in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools are affecting future generations the most, educational advocates say. âAdults can leave. The children canât,â Chester… Read More
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Report: Traditional public school enrollments down, charter schools gainingCharter schools continue to attract more students amid a decline in government-run public schools, a new report reveals. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released a… Read More
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Professor abruptly leaves KU after telling class that men who donât vote for Kamala Harris could be lined up and shotA professor who told his class men who donât vote for Kamala Harris could be lined up and shot is no longer an employee of the University of Kansas. It was… Read More
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Brown University rejects pro-Palestinian students’ divestment demands(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Brown University rejected studentsâ demands on Tuesday to divest from 10 companies for their alleged support of âthe Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territory.â The universityâs… Read More
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Migrants overwhelming school districts in Pennsylvania, saddling taxpayers with hefty price tag(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A massive influx in non-English speaking students in Pennsylvania is overwhelming school districts across the state, and the logistical strain on administrators could be leaving… Read More
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Parents are suing Milwaukee Public Schools to bring back school resource officersWisconsin parents are suing their district for failing to hire legally mandated school resource officers (SROs). âIâm absolutely concerned for the safety of my children that attend MPS [Milwaukee Public… Read More
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US professor group defends DEI statements as âacademic freedomâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) asserted that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) criteria such as diversity statements in hiring and… Read More
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Latest Wisconsin school scores show school choice success, group says(The Center Square) â A school choice group in Wisconsin say the latest standardized test scores, even with the recent changes, show the choice is good for students. Nicholas Kelly, president… Read More
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Virginia parents livid after gang member who threatened to murder classmate returns to schoolParents in Loudoun County, Virginia, are outraged after a student with gang connections and a history of gun violence was allowed to return to school. The student in question was… Read More