Government
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
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
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
Courts
SCOTUS to decide if public officials such as school board members can block critics on social media(The Sentinel) â Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices consider whether public officials can restrict access… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia University makes COVID-era âtest-optionalâ policy permanentWest Virginia University announced applicants can continue to opt-out of taking entrance tests, making its pandemic âtest-optionalâ policy permanent. WVUâs move is part of an emerging, nationwide trend away… Read More
Courts, Culture
Moms for Liberty receives support from 10 state attorneys general in lawsuit against school board for restricting parentsâ speechSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed an amicus brief with nine other AGs on behalf of Moms for Liberty, which accused a Florida school board of violating the… Read More