Public Education
Biden administration threatens to kill federal funds for school districts that remove sex booksThe Biden administration is going to war to stop local school districts from removing explicitly sexual books. The Department of Educationâs Office of Civil Rights will soon start notifying districts… Read More
Public Education
More teachers are skipping school post-COVID than ever beforeMany education officials are concerned with the rise of chronic absenteeism among students. After all, schools canât teach if students donât attend. But an equally pressing, though less publicized, issue… Read More
Courts
Judge blocks Biden admin from colluding with Big Tech social media, in staggering injunction sought by Missouri, LouisianaA federal judge Tuesday blocked the Biden administration from content-related contact with social media firms, as part of Missouriâs lawsuit alleging the government colluded with the companies to impede and… Read More
Public Education
Secretary Mayorkas appoints teachersâ union boss responsible for lockdowns to DHS safety committeeThe secretary of the Department of Homeland Security appointed American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to a DHS school safety committee, outraging critics. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appointed Weingarten to… Read More
Culture
A year after Dobbs, Biden administration ramps up plans for abortion rights push at UN(The Daily Signal) â As we approach the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Womenâs Health Organization abortion ruling from the Supreme Court, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the… Read More
Legislation
House to consider resolution banning schools from sheltering illegal immigrants(The Center Square) â The U.S. House of Representatives plans to take up legislation this week that would ban the use of public elementary and secondary schools as overflow housing… Read More
Public Education
Arlington Public Schools lowers grading standards in the name of âequityâA Virginia school district is revising its grading policies to create âequitable grading processes.â The new policies allow students to redo assignments, turn in late work,… Read More
Opinion
Bidenâs ed department tells nationâs schools to go back to race-based discipline(The Daily Signal) â The school year is over, but a new race-based missive from Washington will loom over teachers and students all summer. Just before Memorial Day, federal education… Read More
Public Education
‘Political theatreâ: Democratic governor calls for education âstate of emergencyâ as school choice reform rollsNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a prerecorded speech declaring a âstate of emergencyâ as Republicans are on the verge of passing education reforms amidst failures in the public school… Read More
Public Education
North Dakota preschool enrollment drops even as state spending increased(The Center Square) – Preschool enrollment dropped from 12% to 3% in North Dakota last year while state spending per child increased, a new report found. The National Institute for… Read More