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Texas school district restricts bathroom use to biological sex, won’t require staff to use preferred pronounsA Texas school district unanimously passed two gender policies, keeping bathroom and locker room use based on birth sex, and preventing faculty from being forced to use students preferred pronouns. The… Read More
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Stanford CREDO study shows charter schools outperform traditional public school(The Sentinel) â A new study by Stanford Universityâs Center For Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) shows that charter school students outperform traditional public school students. The study also shows… Read More
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NYC Department of Education accuses Orthodox Jewish schools of failing students, even though they score higher than public schoolsNew York City has accused Orthodox Jewish, or yeshiva, schools of not adequately educating their students in âsecularâ topics. After an eight-year investigation, the NYC Department of Education… Read More
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Labor union’s own data contradict teacher exodus claims(The Center Square) â Teacher compensation across Pennsylvania grew over the past decade, despite claims from officials that low salaries and high stress scare educators from the state in droves. Read More
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Books under review ignite debate in Leeâs Summit, MissouriA flurry of book complaints filed by community members in January have reached the Leeâs Summit Board of Education for review, igniting fiery debates at recent board meetings. The complaints… Read More
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Massachusetts poised to teach gender ideology to preschoolersMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healy and state education officials proposed new physical and sex education guidelines for public schools â which include teaching gender ideology to preschoolers. The curriculum, which was… Read More
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Missouri school district rejects LGBT lobbyâs requested âstatement of supportâAfter months of lobbying by the LGBT community, the Springfield Public Schools Board (SPSB) decided not to offer a statement of support for the gay community. Board members instead chose… Read More
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School board members defy anti-Christian watchdog and teachersâ union, continue quoting ScriptureEven when threatened with legal action, two Arizona school board members refuse to be silent about their Christian faith and wonât stop quoting Bible verses during school board meetings. Rebecca… Read More
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Biden DOJ is âusing litigationâ to block child sex change bans, prop up trans ideology in schools, top official says(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is using its resources to reverse state laws that ban sex-change procedures for minors, according to a Department… Read More
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Inquiry into teachers unions influence over school COVID closures ramps up(The Center Square) â The U.S. House Committee tasked with reviewing the federal pandemic response is ramping up its investigation into what influence teachers unions had over federal rules that… Read More
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More than 500 parents of different faiths rally against mandatory LGBT materials in Maryland school districtParents rallied outside a Maryland school district office Tuesday to protest the districtâs newly unavoidable LGBTQ materials. The parents in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are outraged that new policies… Read More
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âI was shockedâ: Minnesota mother exposes ‘highly sexually graphic’ books in school districtMinnesota mother Natalie Sonnek knew parents were complaining about sexually explicit books, but never thought sheâd find them in her own childâs school library. She was wrong. LaDawn Severin, another… Read More
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NYC mayor, Department of Ed announce new religious holidays, mindful breathing program for public schools, panned by criticsDuring New York Cityâs last week of school, five new religious school holidays were announced, as well as a mandatory daily âmindful breathingâ program to begin next year. On Monday,… Read More
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Interview: Mississippi leads in reading while nation faces education âhumiliationâMississippi students have gone from 49th in reading to first, according to the latest national assessments data. Those same assessments have Mississippi ranked second in math. Read More
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Higher graduation rates in Illinois don’t show full picture, critics say(The Center Square) â Illinois saw its highest graduation rate in more than a decade last year, according to the Illinois Report Card. Yet critics are wondering if the state’s… Read More
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âMission creepâ: Missouri K-12 spending has doubled to $15B even though enrollment is shrinkingOver the past 20 years, Missouri has lost 30,000 K-12 students but managed to nearly double its education budget â from $8 billion to $15 billion. Read More
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School board passes âequity policyâ that distributes resources based on studentsâ âmarginalizationâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Fairfax County Public School Board unanimously passed an equity policy on Monday that will allocate resources to students based on their level of âmarginalization.â Under… Read More
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Nearly 1 in 4 public school students are from immigrant families, putting pressure on a public system already in crisisMore immigrants are attending public schools than ever before, nearing one quarter of all students. A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found… Read More
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Kansas district used $4 million extra at-risk state aid to boost SPED cash reserves(The Sentinel) â The Kansas Legislature provides over $500 million of at-risk funding to deliver services to students at risk of academic failure.[i] According to a 2019 state audit,… Read More
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Elizabeth Warren among 12 U.S. senators who oppose school choice for others yet choose private schools for their own kidsAt least 12 U.S. Senators oppose school choice policies despite discreetly sending their own children to costly private schools, leading to charges of hypocrisy and elitism by critics. Sen. Elizabeth… Read More