Public Education
School district uses increasingly familiar ploy to charge $11K for FOIA-type requestA school district is punishing an advocacy group with a familiar tactic: adding onerous fees to open records requests. The Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) presented a… Read More
Public Education
School choice chalking up more wins across country(The Daily Signal) â The momentum for school choice is continuing to build nationwide. Eight states have enacted new education choice policies or have expanded existing ones so far this… Read More
Public Education
Study: South Carolina learning loss could lead to reduced earnings(The Center Square) â South Carolina students lost months of learning over the past few years, which could result in billions of dollars of reduced wages. While the results vary… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County âactivistâ Facebook group contains death threats against parents opposed to LGBT ideologyA Loudon County, Virginia Facebook group is being investigated after members allegedly made death threats against parents who spoke against LGBT ideology at local school board meetings. “The… Read More
Public Education
Georgia education board opts to eliminate Common Core standards(The Center Square) â The State Board of Education has approved changes to the stateâs K-12 English Language Arts Standards, a move officials said eliminates the last vestiges of Georgiaâs… Read More
Public Education
Charges dropped against student arrested after handing out Constitutions on Arizona campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The state of Arizona dropped all charges against a former Arizona State University (ASU) student who was convicted of trespassing after handing out pocket Constitutions… Read More
Public Education
California school district caves to teachers unionâs âreparationsâ demands(Daily Caller News Foundation) â After striking for nearly two weeks, the Oakland Education Association (OEA) reached a tentative agreement Monday with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), winning reparations for… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district bans backpacks after 3rd grader brings loaded handgun to schoolAnother school district in Michigan is instituting a no-backpack policy after school officials confiscated a loaded handgun from an elementary school student on Wednesday. Grand Rapids Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
Presidential candidate: End the U.S. Department of Education(The Center Square) â Georgian Chase Oliver, a Libertarian who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 and has launched a 2024 presidential bid, wants to end the U.S. Department… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin announces funding for school safety(The Center Square) â Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced a grant program to improve student safety by beefing up security infrastructures in schools of higher needs. The Stronger Connections… Read More
Public Education
California mom says special needs child was taught about lesbian sex, called âbigotâ for refusing lessonA mom is alleging that her special needs daughter was taught about lesbian sex at school, despite the fact that she opted out of lessons relating to the material. Read More
Public Education
Amid policy changes, criminal acts up in school district(The Center Square) â A North Carolina school district that spent more than half a million dollars on policy changes in pursuit of equity has seen an uptick in crime… Read More
Public Education
Michigan teachers’ effectiveness ratings flourish while student performance stumbles(The Center Square) â In Michigan, local school district evaluations stated that there were only 165 teachers out of the 115,910 evaluated in 2021-22 that were found to be “inefficient.”… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Colorado school district over secrecy in extracurricular gender group(The Center Square) â A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Colorado alleges parental civil rights were violated when an extracurricular group in the Poudre School District told… Read More
Public Education
Texas on the verge of allowing chaplains in public schools(Daily Caller) â A bill allowing chaplains in schools passed the Texas Legislature Tuesday evening after the stateâs House of Representatives voted largely along party lines, according to Religion News… Read More
Public Education
School district sued over policy that allegedly punishes students for âmisgenderingâ othersA parental rights organization is suing an Ohio school district over a policy that allegedly punishes students who intentionally âmisgenderâ their peers. Parents Defending Education (PDE), a parental rights organization, … Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ union president Weingarten touts AI to delete embarrassing social media postsThe president of the second largest teachersâ union is marketing a new artificial intelligence “clean-up” tool to teachers that post embarrassing or controversial messages to social media. Randy… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district contemplates removing Bible after student activist makes sardonic, retaliatory complaintA school district in Kansas will review the Bible for indecency and possible removal from school shelves after a studentâs formal request, made in retaliation for other books being flagged and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gov. Youngkin: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion went âoff the rails’Virginiaâs Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, says that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), while laudable a decade ago, has âgone off the railsâ because of political manipulation. âThe concept… Read More
Public Education
Kansas Ed. Dept. and other agencies fail to fully implement multiple audit recommendations(The Sentinel) â Several state agencies have failed to fully implement recommendations made by auditors over the last several years. According to a report from the Sunflower State Journal, the Kansas Department… Read More