Government
Report: Florida ranks first in education freedom(The Center Square) â Floridaâs approach to education and education outcomes ranked first out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a new Heritage Foundation Education … Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools use one-time COVID relief for pay increases, increasing long-term taxpayer burden(The Center Square) â Many Michigan schools are spending one-time federal COVID relief dollars on pay hikes that will increase the long-term taxpayer cost of education, according to more than… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school superintendent, board president silence parents upset by transgender issue(The Sentinel) â USD 491 Eudora superintendent Stu Moeckel and school board president Mark Chrislip denied parentsâ requests to address the board about mistreating a student at a recent school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia rally against âracist and divisive ideologiesâ to include prominent speakers and local stakeholdersThree Loudon County, Virginia parent advocacy groups will host a rally on Tuesday to demand âan end to the racist and divisive ideologiesâ in public education. Â … Read More
Public Education
Heritage Foundation ranks Missouri schools dead last in academic transparency, Top-10 in all other categoriesMissouri schoolsâ âeducation freedomâ rating sits in the Top 10 in several categories, but one aspect is holding back the Show-Me Stateâs overall rank. According to the Heritage Foundationâs newly… Read More
Public Education
Miami-Dade school board members vote against designating October as LGBTQ History Month(The Center Square) â Miami-Dade County Public Schools board members this week voted 8-1 to uphold state law and not designate October as LGBTQ History Month. “It was clear here… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Judge requires public school board to pay $40K to parent for First Amendment violation after banning him from meetingsA Maine school board was forced to pay $40,000 for violating the First Amendment rights of a father in the district it banned from attending school functions. … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Harassed and ostracized Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter has its religious liberty rights restored by courtIn another landmark ruling for religious liberty, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes high school chapter whose status was revoked by the school and whose members were harassed have had… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent proposes tax-payers fund meals for all Washington school children(The Center Square) â All children in Washington would receive free school meals under a plan proposed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. He will ask the Legislature… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma sued over transgender bathroom law that restricts access according to birth sex(The Center Square) â Three transgender students are suing Oklahoma over a law that requires them to use bathrooms based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Read More
Homeschools, Public Education
Email chain exposes teachersâ union âcloak and daggerâ operation against parents who wanted schools to reopenA simple clerical error confirmed suspicions that a California teachersâ union was spying on parents who simply wanted their kids to return to school. In the wake… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool nonprofit counters unlawful challenges to parental freedomsÂA $2,000 bill just to process homeschool paperwork in New York? A threatening letter from a school district in West Virginia, stating that a student would be required… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Popular podcast helps families âmake the leapâ from public education to better alternativesParents donât have to be stuntman Evel Knievel to make the leap from traditional public education to something better. It just takes a little courage. So says… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed(The Center Square) â Students from Washingtonâs largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA) could… Read More
Government
Catholic education leaders urge support for federal school choice bill(reimaginED) â The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic education leaders are urging support for a federal school choice bill that is poised to aid families whose children attend… Read More
Public Education
Kent teacher union reaches tentative agreement with school district(The Center Square) â After 13 days of a strike, the Kent Education Association (KEA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Kent School District (KSD). Read More
Government
Morrisey files WV Supreme Court brief in support of school voucher program(The Center Square) â In the legal battle to expand school choice opportunities in West Virginia, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a brief with the state Supreme Court to ask… Read More
Government
Group recommends greater school choice in Ohio(The Center Square) â A new report from an Ohio policy group recommends four education policy changes that it believes will help state students regain learning losses from the COVID-19… Read More
Government
West Virginia charter schools finding solid ground(reimaginED) â Weeks into the start of a new school year that saw the launch of the first approved public charter schools in West Virginia, a report on the schoolsâ… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers OK strike; first day of school delayed(The Center Square) â Seattle teachers went on strike Wednesday, delaying the start of school for the school district’s 50,000 students. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) saw 75%… Read More