Public Education
Michigan claims 98% of its teachers âeffectiveâ despite low reading, math scoresMichiganders may be scratching their heads at a state report claiming nearly 100% of its public school teachers are effective. The state released its teacher ratings for the 2024-25 school year, which ranked a whopping 98% of K-12 teachers as… Read More
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Californiaâs educational institutions work to limit smartphone use by July 1 deadline ÂIn response to national and global trends, Californiaâs public education system has committed to implement âpolicies to limit or prohibit smartphone use during school hoursâ by July 1. âThis… Read More
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Kansas low-income students tax credit scholarship program hits $10 million cap for first time(The Sentinel) â For the first time in a decade, the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program reached the $10 million cap set by the legislature at its… Read More
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âBeyond parodyâ: Teachers’ union overseeing failing schools sends out flyer with glaring typo(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Chicago Teachers Unionâs (CTU) social media accounts disseminated a flyer across multiple platforms that misspelled the word âgovernor.â CTUâs official accounts on… Read More
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Kansas offering grants to schools for âgun detectionâ monitoringKansas is rolling out grants for real-time gun-detection software that can spot and report an active shooter in seconds. The Legislature appropriated $10 million in grants â $2.5 million in… Read More
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Texas strips American bar of law school oversight after âunlawful discriminationâ complaints(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Law schools in Texas will no longer need the American Bar Associationâs (ABA) approval after the state supreme court ruled this month that the organization will… Read More
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NYC charters outperform public schools by double digitsCharter schools may be the silver lining of Americaâs declining public education system. The New York City Charter School Center analyzed the stateâs 2025 public school data and found charter schools surpass… Read More
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New Mexico school district launches ‘clear’ backpack initiative as safety measureFive of Albuquerque Public Schoolsâ middle schools have implemented a new policy requiring all student backpacks to be clear, citing efforts to enhance safety and security. âClear backpacks will make it tougher… Read More
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School district cares more about hiring ‘diverse,’ ‘culturally competent’ teachers over effective ones(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Wisconsin school district has been hit with a federal complaint for allegedly using race-based hiring practices and prioritizing âdiversityâ over qualifications. West Allis-West Milwaukee… Read More
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New York teachers claim schools force them to pass failing students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers are accusing higher-ups at New York Cityâs Flushing High School are forcing them to pass students who are failing math classes. Educators at the… Read More
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Minneapolis teachers union president says district will offer virtual learning for next five weeks(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The president of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers said Thursday that Minneapolis Public Schools will allow students to shift to virtual learning through Feb. 12. Read More
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Clear path for protests: Minneapolis Public Schools cancels classes following officer-involved shootingMinneapolis Public Schools (MPS) announced it will close schools for the remainder of the week following a fatal law-enforcement shooting involving a woman federal officials say weaponized her car. âOut of an abundance of caution,… Read More
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What one former university president says to expect in higher ed for 2026Less DEI and more AI could be in store this year for institutions of higher education. Thatâs according to Missouri State University President Emeritus Michael Nietzel, who suggests in a recent piece with… Read More
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Watchdog slams CPS employees for bad behavior, âblurredâ boundaries enabling sexual misconduct, $1+ million in fraudA recent report chastised Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for allowing a campus culture enabling sexual misconduct in the wake of a former deanâs conviction of committing sex abuse and assault against… Read More
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Wisconsinâs increase in emergency teacher licenses raises concerns about educator quality  ÂAs school choice gains traction, Wisconsin public schools are struggling to keep students and recruit enough teachers. A brand new report from the Wisconsin Policy… Read More
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âGet your children outâ: State education board member blasts system as rotten and corrupt by design(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A member of the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) is warning parents that the education system is corrupt beyond repair and urging them to… Read More
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Californiaâs lack of accountability for public schools leads to âworld of hurt,â columnist warnsFor all Californiaâs talk about equity and liberalism, it has condemned nearly 6 million students in its public schools to âa world of hurtâ that fails to hold administrators accountable, a recent commentary concluded. âA state… Read More
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Harvard dean removed after posts criticizing police, ‘whiteness’ and Trump resurface(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A resident dean at Harvard University was removed from his position after past social media posts attacking police, denouncing âwhiteness,â and musing on the death… Read More
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Harvard professor calls out âexclusion of white malesâ in scathing public resignation(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A history professor who has taught at Harvard for 40 years is publicly calling out the Ivy League school over race-based hiring and admissions policies,… Read More
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K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowaâs certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the stateâs education department confirmed recently â downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by lower… Read More