Public Education
Republican lawmakers push for higher academic standards for Wisconsin schools(The Center Square) â A pair of Wisconsin lawmakers are asking the state to reverse the process of lowering school standards. State Sen. John Jager, R-Watertown, and Rep. Bob Wittke,… Read More
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Missouri mayor calls for resignation of school board member who called conservatives ‘Nazi f***s’The mayor pro tem of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, has called on a local school board member to step down after the member called conservatives âNazi f***sâ in a social media… Read More
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Ohio must foster competition in higher ed, stop favoring four-year degrees, policy expert saysÂA new report by Ohioâs Buckeye Institute features numerous recommendations to help college education better equip the next generation. âThe reforms outlined in The Buckeye Instituteâs report will foster competition… Read More
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Harvard students describe ‘stigma’ around conservatism(The Daily Signal) â Conservative Harvard students spoke Wednesday at a luncheon in Washingtonâs Capitol Hill Club, detailing the harsh stigma involved in writing for a conservative publication on an Ivy League campus. Read More
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Public schools still failing students, new report revealsA government report released incriminating data last week that dispels the myth that public education serves all students equally. The U.S. Department of Educationâs Office of… Read More
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Gunman, female student dead, others wounded in shooting at Nashville high schoolTwo students are dead and another wounded after a 17-year-old opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School in Nashville Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place… Read More
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Troubled St. Louis-area district refuses potential help from charter schoolÂA shrinking St. Louis-area school district that ranks among the stateâs worst wants to solve its own problems instead of partnering with a proposed charter school, possibly viewing it as… Read More
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Kansas school board poster removal policy brings anxious protestors to meeting(The Sentinel) â The Paola, Kansas, school board policy of removing non-instructional posters inside school property drew protests from supporters of the LGBTQ community at a recent … Read More
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US universities failed to disclose tens of million in Chinese funding(Daily Caller News Foundation) â American universities are failing to disclose millions of dollars in funding from China, a report released Wednesday found. The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)… Read More
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More than 60% of parents considered sending children to new schools last yearSchool choice continues to sprout like spring flowers across the country. The National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF) surveyed 2,873 parents around the country from Dec. Read More
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Judge rules Wisconsin school district must release email list used for referendum(The Center Square) â A Rock County judge ruled the Beloit, Wisconsin School District needs to release an email distribution list used to send emails promoting the districtâs $33 million… Read More
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National teachersâ union hosts anti-Trump webinar covering illegal immigration, âtrue historyâ of U.S. âland grabsâThe National Education Association has prepared its members for President Donald Trumpâs second term by discussing how to protect immigrants and consulting the ACLU. Videos of the… Read More
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St. Louis school board member resigns after audit revealing former superintendentâs misuse of public fundsIn the latest upheaval for the troubled St. Louis Public Schools, Sadie Weiss blamed a âless than sufficient response and no supportâ concerning finances when resigning from the school board. Read More
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Parents ready to retake America’s classrooms with new presidential administration(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Five years after the COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures reshaped Americansâ perception of public education, parents who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation are… Read More
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Indiana bill would solve enrollment free fall by closing 5 districts and converting to charter schoolsTo combat declining enrollment in public education, an Indiana lawmaker is suggesting âunprecedented actionâ â dissolve underperforming districts and convert existing schools into charters. âA state bill introduced earlier this… Read More
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Missouri State University defies trend, continues DEI spendingMissouri State University is continuing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) spending, even as public sentiment and many state lawmakers have turned against it. A survey of the DEI programs… Read More
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Undercover journalist proves some leftist school administrators are OK with breaking the lawA school administrator in Texas has no qualms about circumventing state law to promote radical gender ideology. An undercover reporter from Accuracy in Media, a media watchdog group, posed as… Read More
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Virginia county bans so-called gender identity instruction in public schoolsA Virginia public school district will no longer offer instruction on transgenderism and so-called gender identity. Shenandoah County Public Schools recently approved a policy that bans instruction on gender identity… Read More
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Colorado Springs school district ends relationship with teacherâs union(The Sentinel) â Late last year, the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Board of Education voted to end its collective bargaining agreement with the Colorado Springs Education Association â the union representing… Read More
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Texas A&M sponsors trip to DEI conference banning Asian and white students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Texas A&M University is reportedly sponsoring a trip for faculty and PhD students to attend a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) conference that explicitly states… Read More