Public Education
NC Gov. Cooper reiterates his ask of lawmakers for more money in education(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s Democratic governor is asking the Republican majorities in the Legislature to help fund the repair for costly stay-at-home orders he and Health Secretary Dr. Read More
Government, Public Education
New book sounds alarm on America’s ‘failing’ public education systemPublic schools are failing American children, even 40 years after a Ronald Reagan-appointed commission warned that a “rising tide of mediocrity” was eroding our “educational foundations.”… Read More
Public Education
School apologizes, reinstates fire teacher who raised book concerns(Daily Caller) – A Georgia school district will reinstate and pay $181,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees to a substitute teacher who was fired after speaking out against a book… Read More
Public Education
Kansas approves interstate teacher licenses pact; 6 more states neededThe Kansas Legislature approved the Interstate Teaching Mobility Compact, which would make teaching licenses portable among member states, when it’s approved by a sufficient number of states. The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Michigan spent $6.2M on COVID advertising to target students(The Center Square) – Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services spent $6.2 million on COVID advertising, which targeted K-12 students between October 2022 and July 2023. The campaign budgeted… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC linked to progressive plan in schools to replace parents, critics warnThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been linked to a progressive group’s plan to challenge parents as the main moral authority in children’s lives, warns a… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district sued for viewpoint discrimination(The Center Square) – Two Michigan students sued their school district for viewpoint discrimination after they were banned from wearing apparel implicitly critical of President Joe Biden. In February 2022, two Tri… Read More
Public Education
Report: Massachusetts school enrollment declines projected through 2030(The Center Square) – A new study of public-school enrollment changes reveals that Massachusetts could have a decline over the next several years. Pioneer Institute on Tuesday released Enrollment in… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Biden says government working with union allies against parents for control of childrenIn a partisan speech on the eve of announcing his reelection bid, President Joe Biden, joined by First Lady Jill Biden, sided with the teachers’ union and their progressive… Read More
Public Education
D.C. public schools increased graduation rates despite plummeting test scores, report revealsA new report reveals that Washington D.C.’s public schools have increased their graduation rates despite marked declines in both reading and math. The D.C. Policy Center report… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Report: schools tossing Chromebooks designed to expire after four years(The Center Square) – A new report has found that the millions of taxpayer-funded Chromebooks that flooded schools during the pandemic are being discarded because of their expiration dates. Read More
Public Education
‘Politics in classroom’ tussle gets another voice in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Another Republican lawmaker at the Wisconsin Capitol is challenging the state’s superintendent of schools over her letter to Waukesha Schools about its “no politics in the… Read More
Public Education
Report: More Ohio students score at lowest levels on state tests(The Center Square) – Nearly a quarter of Ohio students scored at the lowest level on state performance tests in 2022, which rose to nearly one-half in other districts, according… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gender Queer tops list of most challenged books for second year in a row(The Center Square) – The graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe was the most challenged book of 2022, according to an annual list of the most controversial books as… Read More
Culture, Public Education
DC Public Schools require negative COVID-19 tests after spring breakThe District of Columbia Public Schools system will require staff and students to submit a negative COVID-19 test when they return from spring break. This will mark the… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Lawsuit claims New Hampshire public schools aren’t adequately funded despite billion-dollar increaseSeveral school districts are suing New Hampshire, alleging their state fails to meet the constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education. Even though both state and local funds… Read More
Government, Public Education
Chicago Public Schools takes over successful charter school, which vows legal fight(The Center Square) – Nationally recognized Urban Prep Academy will now be under the control of the Chicago Public School system after state education officials rejected the nonprofit’s appeal of… Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island bill would help special ed students left behind by public schoolsThe Rhode Island House is considering legislation to help special education students currently neglected or underserved in public schools. “In too many cases, parents feel left out,”… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas House passes bill to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries(The Center Square) – The Texas House, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans, passed a bill that seeks to ban sexually explicit books from being in public school and classroom libraries. Read More
Government, Public Education
Stitt proposes $800 million education bill(The Center Square) – Gov. Kevin Stitt offered what he called a “compromise” Friday to two education bills that have the House and Senate at odds. The governor’s $800 million… Read More