Public Education
Biden administration blocking Josh Hawley bill requiring a cleanup of radioactivity at Missouri elementary school, senator saysA lone U.S. senator Wednesday blocked a bill requiring a cleanup of an allegedly radioactive elementary school near St. Louis, even after an ardent appeal to his colleagues by Josh Hawley. Read More
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Missouriâs House budget committee cuts governorâs proposed increases to pre-K funding, child care subsidiesMissouriâs House budget committee made major changes to the stateâs spending plan Thursday, which included cutting proposed increases to pre-K funding and child care subsidies. House Budget Committee… Read More
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New dynamics influence education spending choices in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) â Pennsylvania’s top education official told House lawmakers this week the state’s proposed budget makes a âdown paymentâ on the future of schooling in the commonwealth. This,… Read More
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DeSantis to reward teachers with $3K bonus for refresher training on civics(The Center Square) â Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Florida teachers to emphasize civic education and reward those who do with a $3,000 bonus. The second-term Republican held a news conference… Read More
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‘Intimidating parents into silence’: Garland’s FBI order on school meetings had ‘chilling’ effect, attorney testifies(Daily Caller) â Attorney General Merrick Garlandâs order directing the FBI to âuse its authorityâ on people who protested at school board meetings led to âintimidating parents into silence,â an… Read More
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Youngkin appoints new superintendent of public instruction(The Center Square) â Tennessee’s Chief Academic Officer Lisa Coons has been appointed to serve as Virginiaâs new superintendent of public instruction, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. Coons, who… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill regarding gender pronouns headed to Gov. Burgum’s desk in North DakotaImage via Facebook. (The Center Square) â The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that makes using transgender student pronouns optional for teachers. Senate… Read More
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Florida lawmakers make K-12, welfare and Medicaid budget recommendations(The Center Square) â Three of the biggest components of Florida’s state budget were revealed this week as lawmakers set out to appropriate $42 billion in state revenues for fiscal… Read More
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Middle school science teacher pushes anti-capitalism and anarchy on students in biology lessonsA middle school science teacher in Minnesota is teaching anarchy and anti-capitalism in the classroom â and the district is defending her actions as free speech. Mandi Jung,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bathroom bill aimed to protect studentsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill on Tuesday restricting bathroom use in public schools to members of the same biological sex. “The Governor has said she… Read More
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Shooting at Denver East High School, no SROs on site, suspect found deadTwo adult faculty members were shot by a 17-year-old student in a Denver high school on Wednesday morning. The suspect, identified by police as Austin Lyle, was… Read More
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Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student breaks silence with interviewIn her first public interview since being shot by a 6-year-old student, Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner said she will be haunted forever by memories of the incident. “Thereâs… Read More
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Seattle Schools will not consolidate next year despite deficit and budget cuts(The Center Square) â Seattle Public Schools is working on its upcoming budget to address a $131 million deficit, but no consolidation of schools will occur in the 2023-24… Read More
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Murphy, lawmakers agree to spend more to taxpayer money on schools to offset revenue losses(The Center Square) â New Jersey’s schools will be spared deep budget cuts next year under a new deal reached between Gov. Phil Murphy and a group of Democratic lawmakers… Read More
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Public school workers in PA claim ‘dignified’ retirement now out of reach(The Center Square) â Pennsylvania educators say the âdignifiedâ retirement promised to them decades ago no longer exists thanks to record inflation and benefits âfrozenâ in time for the last… Read More
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Michigan House votes to repeal right-to-work, reinstate prevailing wage, end A-F grading system(The Center Square) â The Michigan House on Tuesday voted to repeal right-to-work, reinstate the prevailing wage, and trash the stateâs A-F grading system for public schools. The Democrat-dominated House… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas mom pulls child from middle school after sexual game in classroom, rethinks progressive commitmentsA mother removed her child from a Texas middle school after the teacher had some students portray âseductive hookersâ as part of a game. Laura Maria Gruber says… Read More
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Strike shuts down LA schools, âcould have been avoided,â says superintendentWorkers in the nationâs second largest school district walked out Tuesday, even as district authorities allege the union isnât negotiating. âI believe this strike could have been avoided,â… Read More
Public Education
Student searches legislation gets hearing Tuesday in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will review legislation to set parameters on student searches in schools. Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 90 will receive a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mom sues military officials who allegedly retaliated against her complaints of school âpolysexualâ postersA New Jersey mom is suing military officials who deemed her social media post voicing concern over an elementary schoolâs âpolysexualâ posters a âsecurity threat.â In November, Angela Reading posted… Read More