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Teen faces suspension for harassment after defending MAGA hat worn in honor of Charlie Kirk(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A high school student had his MAGA hat snatched from his head and thrown in the trash by a female classmate on 9/11, but he… Read More
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Landmark year for school choice chronicled in Heritage Foundationâs 2025 Education Freedom report ÂThe exploding school choice movement has seen a âbanner year,â reports The Heritage Foundationâs hot-off-the-presses 2025 Education Freedom report. Jonathan Butcher, acting director for Heritageâs Center… Read More
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âWe need to actâ: Dismal childrenâs reading, math scores prompt congressional concernFederal lawmakers are grappling with how to address a crisis in K-12 education, following the release of test scores that revealed alarming numbers of graduating students unable to read and… Read More
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New Jersey parents urge state to end district takeover, citing âweakened trust, reduced family involvementâParents in a New Jersey school district are calling for the State Board of Education to end a government takeover, expressing frustrations with academic and other outcomes. âState intervention in… Read More
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Teachers’ union, administrator at odds on handling teaching shortage, ‘excessing’The Milwaukee Teachersâ Education Association (MTEA) has filed grievances against the cityâs school district, arguing a recent move to address classroom vacancies harmed both staffers and students. “Administration could have… Read More
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University of Kansas employee wonât face discipline for Charlie Kirk commentThe University of Kansas says it will not punish an employee who posted online that slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is âbetter in the ground as worm food than up… Read More
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Florida Board of Education chair outlines principles to create âinformed, virtuous citizenryâEducation shouldnât just transmit knowledge â it should form character and cultivate âcivic virtues essential to freedom,â argued the Florida State Board of Education chair in a recent address. âWe… Read More
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EdChoice Survey: Parents want more options, strongly support school choiceAs American public schools continue to struggle with declining performance, a new survey shows parents overwhelmingly want more education options â and they continue to strongly support school choice. … Read More
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NYCâs public schools âleast efficientâ yet most expensive nationwide, commentary warnsImmigration alone canât solve New York Cityâs public-school enrollment shortfall, a recent commentary concludes. âSince 2020, New York City public schools have lost nearly 70,000 students in grades Kâ12 â… Read More
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Report: Americans’ trust in higher education is plummetingRoughly one-third of Americans believe college is âvery importantâ â nearly 20 percentage points lower than in 2019, according to a recent Gallup poll. âMost Americans… Read More
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Kansas education official leaves job after post calling Charlie Kirk assassination âwell deservedâA Kansas State Department of Education employee has left the agency after posting that the assassination of Charlie Kirk was âwell deserved.â The Manhattan Mercury reported Monday that Katie Allen, a… Read More
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Public schools grapple with âdisgracefulâ employee posts after Charlie Kirkâs assassinationPublic schools nationwide are facing fallout after numerous educators sparked community outrage with posts about Charlie Kirkâs assassination. In one example, a teacher from Framingham Public Schools in Massachusetts was… Read More
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Chinese Communist Party members are studying on campuses near you(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members enrolled in U.S. universities have established overseas party branches on American campuses supported by their Chinese alma maters, a Daily… Read More
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Report: Florida, Arizona, Mississippi top list for teacher freedom(The Center Square) â Only two states are better than Mississippi in teacher freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says The Education Freedom Report Card put Mississippi 17th overall, and… Read More
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Financial uncertainties propel Michigan districts to ponder ending free meals continued after COVIDMichigan school districts are considering whether they can afford to continue free lunches and breakfasts to all students, given uncertain state funding and other financial challenges. âFor two years, students… Read More
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Majority of teachers disapprove of âequitableâ grading practices that âenable laziness,â survey showsMost K-12 teachers are giving equitable grading practices an F, a recent survey discovered. Michael Petrilli, president of the Fordham Institute, explains equitable grading policies were invented by those who… Read More
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California district reverses course on locker room privacy exemptionsA Southern California school district is changing course after initially telling girls they would need a mental health or religious exemption to avoid changing in front of biological boys in… Read More
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Nationâs Report Card reveals all-time low test scoresThe National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2024 results released Tuesday reveal historically low scores â furthering the national downward trend that began over a decade ago. The assessment evaluated… Read More
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Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a childâ(The Sentinel) â Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to charges… Read More
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Texas teacher guilty of sexting 15-year-old studentA 54-year-old Texas teacher will serve eight years of probation and lose her teaching license after sending nude photos to a 15-year-old student. Christine Paige Cockrell, who taught eighth grade… Read More