Public Education
Public Education
St. Joseph, Missouri School Board president contends criminally charged member is a ‘leader’

When candidates for the St. Joseph, Missouri Board of Education were asked how to bring more civility to the board, its President Latonya Williams praised the current board for its… Read More

March 22, 2024
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union likely to lose vote it allegedly electioneered with public school students

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) appears to be heading to defeat in an election in which it allegedly violated ethics policies by using school resources, including students, to electioneer. With… Read More

March 20, 2024
Public Education
South Carolina teachers care more about school culture than pay, new teacher retention report reveals

As public schools nationwide struggle to retain teachers, one South Carolina group is trying to find answers. SC TEACHER, a group dedicated to researching the state’s education workforce, released a… Read More

March 20, 2024
Public Education
Fouled out? Calls grow for Whitney Lanning’s school board resignation after video shows her hounding Isaura Garcia, leading to criminal charges

St. Joseph, Missouri school board member Whitney Lanning is facing calls to resign after surveillance video shows her harassing other board members, allegedly screaming profanities and threatening violence. The… Read More

March 20, 2024
Public Education
High school male pushes females out of high jump honors

(The Daily Signal) – A male high school student took 10th place in the girls’ high jump in a recent national indoor track meet in Boston, continuing a streak of elbowing… Read More

March 19, 2024
Public Education
NYT report concedes that left-wing COVID-19 lockdown policies led to generational learning loss

(The Daily Signal) – The COVID-19 school lockdowns created generational learning loss, The New York Times reports. Yes, just about four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, The New… Read More

March 19, 2024
Public Education
University ‘forces’ journalism students to fork over tuition money for course on ‘microaggressions,’ pronouns

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Arizona State University (ASU) forces students to hand over tuition money to take a course that pushes left-wing ideas, according to documents obtained by the… Read More

March 19, 2024
Public Education
Another New Jersey school rescinds its transgender policy

A New Jersey school board voted 6-3 to eliminate its transgender policy after parents raised concerns. The Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education’s decision last week followed a similar decision… Read More

March 19, 2024
Public Education
Poll: Majority of Missouri voters support ESAs

A new poll of Missouri voters found strong support for various forms of school choice. The survey of 900 Missourians, conducted by Saint Louis University (SLU)… Read More

March 19, 2024
Public Education
NAACP tells student athletes to reconsider attending Florida colleges due to state’s anti-DEI policies

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging student athletes to seek higher education outside the state of Florida. “The value of Black talent is undeniable,… Read More

March 18, 2024
Public Education
Watchdog files electioneering complaint against Chicago Teachers Union for using students in get-out-the-vote effort

A policy group in Illinois filed an ethics complaint with the Inspector General of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) alleging violations of school district rules by using students for an upcoming… Read More

March 18, 2024
Public Education
‘They’re distracting’: Schools lock up phones as kids struggle to pay attention in class

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Schools around the U.S. are banning the usage of phones in the classroom, arguing that the devices are distracting students, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read More

March 18, 2024
Public Education
Teacher unions backing downstate Republicans ‘very rare,’ says researcher

(The Center Square) – Teachers unions have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to certain Republican candidates’ state legislative primary campaigns, a national trend that can be seen in incumbent… Read More

March 18, 2024
Public Education
‘Teaching 10-year-olds about lubrication?’ Parental rights group uncovers indecent sex education curriculum 

A parental rights group uncovered what it says is a California school district’s age-inappropriate and ideology-laden sex education curriculum.  Parents Defending Education (PDE), a national grassroots group,… Read More

March 15, 2024
Public Education
Middle school girl tells of torment at being forced to change clothes alongside biological males  

A sixth-grade girl has shared her personal anguish at an Indiana school district’s compelling her to change clothes beside biological males in the girls’ locker room.   “Imagine this is you,”… Read More

March 15, 2024
Public Education
‘Fighting hard to stay alive’: Fundraiser posted for teen nearly beaten to death near St. Louis

A GoFundMe has been set up to help the high school student whose brutal beating outside of a Missouri school left her with traumatic brain injuries. The victim, identified as Kaylee,… Read More

March 14, 2024
Public Education
What are they hiding? School librarians admit they hid card catalog from parents while pushing BLM, LGBTQ issues

(The Daily Signal) – At least one school library in a South Carolina school district restricted access to its online card catalog in order to hide “critical race theory books” from… Read More

March 14, 2024
Public Education
School board member Lanning delinquent on taxes that go to St. Joe public schools

A school board member in St. Joseph, Missouri, who already faces second-degree harassment charges, has refused to comment after she was fined for slow-paying property taxes… Read More

March 14, 2024
Public Education
Texas superintendent suspended after trans-identifying student removed from male role in school musical

A Texas school superintendent has been suspended for requiring actors in a school play to be cast according to their birth sex, a policy that was later overturned by the… Read More

March 14, 2024
Public Education
Lawmakers blast Bidenbucks in letter to Education Department leader

(The Center Square) – Using Federal Work-Study funds to support the campaign of President Joe Biden is called Bidenbucks and unfair by four members of Congress from North Carolina, Wisconsin,… Read More

March 14, 2024