Public Education
Education scholarship account bill signed into Alabama law(The Center Square) â Education savings accounts worth $7,000 per year to Alabama families has been signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, sponsored Creating Hope… Read More
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Baltimore teacher recruitment program discriminates on the basis of race and sex, critics sayA parent group is crying foul after Baltimore County Public Schools announced a teacher hiring initiative designed only for racial minorities and women in STEM. The Baltimore local government is… Read More
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Milwaukee schoolsâ request for $252M property tax hike criticized(The Center Square) â The head of one of downtown Milwaukeeâs largest employers says voters need to say ânoâ to the latest tax hike request from Milwaukeeâs public schools. Northwestern Mutual… Read More
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School choice candidates win big in Texas Republican primary(The Center Square) â Candidates who support school choice won big in Republican primaries Tuesday night in Texas. The majority of Republican primary voters also passed a nonbinding proposition supporting… Read More
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New report details the enormous strain illegal immigration is putting on public schoolsMass illegal immigration during the Biden administration has cost the nationâs public schools more than a billion dollars, a recent report estimates. âSince public schools must enroll minors regardless of… Read More
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Kansas universities spent $45 million on DEI, received $116 million from foreign sources last year(The Sentinel) â A new state audit says the six Kansas state universities spent $45 million on various Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activities during the 2022-2023 school year and… Read More
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Collusion: Rhode Island school district sends 8,800 pages of emails to SPLC, docs show(The Daily Signal) â When concerned mom Nicole Solas requested all emails from her Rhode Island school district to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the request turned up more than 8,000… Read More
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Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the Illinois Policy… Read More
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Illinois State Board of Education, diversity recruiters, ask for more tax dollars(The Center Square) â Teach Plus, a special interest group, contributed to a $2.3 million increase in the 2023 state budget for the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship to attract… Read More
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San Francisco Unified latest public school district to face closures over falling enrollmentThe San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)Â is set to close some of its schools due to declining enrollment leading to large budget deficits, reported local CBS… Read More
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Report: Teachers unions quietly spend millions on GOP primaries in 32 states(The Daily Signal) â Though teachers unions are well known for donating huge sums to Democratic candidates, a closer look at donor data reveals that the unions have spent the last… Read More
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Former elementary teacher charged with 40 counts in sexual abuse case involving studentA North Carolina elementary teacher is facing multiple charges for sexually assaulting a former student. The Rowan County Sheriffâs Office began investigating Sara Kathleen Majors in October, when the… Read More
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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their district… Read More
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New York teacher forced to resign after preventing 7-year-old male student from using girls’ bathroomA New York elementary school teacher was forced to resign for refusing to allow a biologically male transgender student to use the girlsâ restroom. The Elmira Heights gym teacher, who… Read More
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Report: New Hampshire leads the country in student enrollment decline(The Center Square) â New Hampshire is a leader in public education spending growth even as the state has lost more students over the past two decades than any other… Read More
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Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parentsâ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacobâs New Dress… Read More
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Florida university eliminates all DEI positions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â University of Florida has fired all of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff effective immediately, a spokesperson for the university told the Daily Caller… Read More
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âA discouraging storyâ: Teachers continue to flee profession years after pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers are still fleeing schools in higher numbers than before the pandemic as schools continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemicâs fallout, according to The Wall… Read More
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Outrage over teen âtoe suckingâ event billed as school charity for disabled peopleThe founder of a non-profit coffee shop that benefited from a public school charity which featured teens sucking and licking peanut butter off each othersâ toes told The Lion heâs not… Read More
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Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldnât read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so âdisgusting and horrendous,â even the teacher was âuncomfortable.â âIâm here to talk about the book… Read More