Public Education
Washington charter schools have less funding, better academics than traditional public schoolsIt seems impossible that public education could be made cheaper without skimping on quality. But Washingtonâs charter schools appear to be doing just that. Charter schools are public schools â… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) â The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didnât have enough people working in diversity, equity,… Read More
Public Education
âTheyâve done nothingâ: Parents are outraged school left them in the dark about teacher allegedly grooming 12-year-oldWisconsin parents are outraged after their school district kept families in the dark about a middle school teacher accused of grooming a 12-year-old student. âTheir silence is deafening,â… Read More
Courts
California school system sued over falsified history about Israel-Hamas war(The Daily Signal) â A California public school district that attempted to hide pro-Hamas course material from parents now faces legal action. The Deborah Project, which describes itself as… Read More
Opinion
K-12 âaction civicsâ trained students encamped on college campuses. Hereâs what parents need to know.(The Daily Signal) â Parents asking why their college studentâs graduation is canceled this year need only remember when their child was in high school. K-12 schools have been training… Read More
Courts
NC educator wins settlement after teaching âviewpoint diversityâ got him firedA North Carolina teacher won his lawsuit against the public school that fired him for teaching âviewpoint diversity.â David Phillips spent eight years teaching English at the… Read More
Opinion
This Kansas City-area school district used to take in education refugees; now it may be creating themWhither do you flee when the county to which you fled needs fleeing? This is the uncomfortable question more than a few Johnson County, Kansas, residents find themselves asking. A… Read More
Public Education
Parents file $100M unfair labor practice complaint vs. Portland teachersâ union over 2023 strikeParents have filed an unfair labor complaint against the Portland teachersâ union, claiming its strike last November was illegal and necessitates restitution for the harmed families. The… Read More
Public Education
Maineâs once-great public schools have fallen behind, research revealsOnce the premier state for public education, Maine has since fallen to below the middle of the pack. The Maine Policy Institute (MPI) set out to discover why. Its new… Read More
Legislation
Hobbs vetoes bill requiring party affiliation listed for school board races(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have required a school board candidate’s party affiliation to be listed on the ballot. Read More