Public Education
âThey caught those bricksâ: LA public school teacher brags about riots driving down ICE raids(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Los Angeles public school teacher and activist praised rioters on Tuesday for throwing bricks at federal agents in California, crediting them with reducing Immigration… Read More
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Colorado parents decry board memberâs description of school safety as a âprivilegeâSeveral parents in a Colorado district have taken issue with a board memberâs description of school safety as a âprivilegeâ that cannot be guaranteed. The criticism comes after a September… Read More
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Pennsylvania schools scramble to cut costs as legislative impasse withholds $4 billion in state fundingPublic-school districts across Pennsylvania are dipping into financial reserves to meet expenses after the state failed to pass a budget July 1 for the coming fiscal year. âEach passing day,… Read More
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St. Louis Public Schools fires superintendent after âintenseâ discussions with school boardThe troubled St. Louis Public Schools district remained tight-lipped about the reasons it has fired its latest superintendent, Dr. Millicent Borishade, during an Oct. 20 press meeting. âNot one specific… Read More
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Watch: Loudon County students campaign for board candidates who will protect female private spaces, bathroomsSome Virginia teens are so fed up with policies allowing biological males in female bathrooms and spaces they are campaigning for school board candidates that will do something about it. … Read More
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Trump admin agrees to resume student loan forgiveness, payment plans(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Trump administration has agreed to continue some forms of student loan forgiveness and payment plans in a court settlement reached with one of the largest… Read More
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âWe must accelerate our efforts:â 5 San Antonio districts race to implement turnaround plans to avoid state takeoversFive San Antonio districts are in danger of state takeovers if they continue to earn âDâ or âFâ ratings for their performance in teaching students, the Texas Education Agency (TEA)… Read More
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Oklahoma district investigates allegations of staffers serving alcohol to minors at weekend party, reported hospitalizationLocal and state officials in Oklahoma are investigating allegations of âpotential misconductâ by Elgin Public Schools staffers reportedly serving alcohol to minors, resulting in a hospitalization. âElgin PS has been… Read More
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3 wounded after shots fired at Oklahoma State University(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A gunman reportedly opened fire Sunday at a dormitory on the campus of Oklahoma State University (OSU), multiple outlets reported. Three people were wounded in… Read More
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Florida district highlights mental health resources after loss of 3 high school students in 1 weekSeminole County Public Schools in central Florida is mourning the loss of three students who committed suicide in a week â all who died within 48 hours of one another,… Read More
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Vermont transgender golfer finishes second at state, qualifies for all-New England championship matchA male athlete has been excelling in girls’ high school golf in Vermont this fall. Burlington High student Klara Bronz-Russo finished second at the Vermont Principals Association state championship meet… Read More
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Nebraska school district switches to manual systems after suffering cybersecurity attackA Nebraska school district switched to taking attendance manually after its technology network experienced a cybersecurity attack. âThe announcement regarding our cyber attack has understandably raised concerns among some of… Read More
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Navy veteran, former schoolteacher finds public education âutterly ineptâ at preparing youth for real life compared to militaryÂDespite all modern technological advances, the U.S. militaryâs âmost impressive assetâ remains its young servicemakers âoften barely out of high school,â argues one Navy veteran. âThe Navy has mastered the… Read More
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âDonât ask donât tellâ: Ohio schools caught saying theyâd conceal trans studentsâ sex, complaint alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Administrators employed at two Ohio school districts telling undercover journalists that the schools would allow a male student to access female sports and facilities and… Read More
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DC schools improve but school choice still way more cost effective, beneficialAfter large investments of time and money â and school choice â Washington, D.C.âs school system is beginning to show modest improvement. But experts say expanding school choice is the… Read More
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Officials: Stabbing of 8th grader in Detroit involved mother sneaking knife into schoolA Detroit school canceled classes last week after an eighth-grade student was stabbed by a classmate, officials say. âThe stabbing occurred after the childâs mother reportedly gave her child a… Read More
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Kansas school board candidate decries Charlie Kirkâs âWhite Christian Nationalismâ on day of remembranceAs Donald Trump awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Charlie Kirk Tuesday, a Kansas City-area school board candidate decried the slain patriot as a promoter of âWhite Christian… Read More
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New accreditation paths emerge for microschools, hybrids, as school choice explodesÂAccreditation for a microschool is often like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Just as education itself is undergoing a seismic shift â with the rise… Read More
Public Education
WATCH: UW professor says campus problems go much deeper than anti-Semitism(The Center Square) â On the day remaining Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and reunited with their families and friends after more than two years, much of the free… Read More
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Ohio school district wrestles with looming budget shortfall, higher costs despite âbetter financial standingâDespite enjoying âbetter financial standingâ than its Cleveland counterpart, Akron Public Schools (APS) in northeastern Ohio is still facing an estimated $10 million shortfall this academic year. âIf nothing changes,… Read More