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Public Education
‘Serious design problem’ causes Oregon schools to offer drastically different instructional time

What if you can legally miss eight weeks of school each year – just by moving to a different district? It’s possible according to a recent nonprofit analysis, which… Read More

By Shanxi Omoniyi
April 28, 2026
Public Education
Wisconsin public-school enrollment drops across 68 of 72 counties

Public-school enrollment has dropped this academic year across Wisconsin, continuing “a decades-long trend” and threatening district budgets. “According to a Wisconsin Policy Forum Report released in July, by percentages the state’s… Read More

By Shanxi Omoniyi
March 19, 2026
Culture
Men are returning to church, reversing a decades’ long trend

(The Daily Signal) – For the past several decades, church attendance has become an increasingly female-oriented activity. Church leaders have either given into that fact and no longer try to… Read More

By Timothy Goeglein
November 3, 2025
Public Education
Report: Chronic absenteeism in public schools a national crisis

(The Center Square) – A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes… Read More

By Bethany Blankley
April 11, 2024
Public Education
American students are now absent at record rates after missing months of classroom instruction during the pandemic

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American students have been missing class at record rates following the COVID-19 pandemic, which kept them from in-person learning for months, according to a Friday… Read More

By Reagan Reese
August 14, 2023
Public Education
Credit for class attendance requires just 10 minutes in this Kansas school district

(The Sentinel) – Wichita Public Schools, USD 259, have declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the majority of a… Read More

By Patrick Richardson
February 6, 2023
Public Education
South Dakota’s school report card shows drop in attendance

(The Center Square) – The South Dakota Department of Education’s 2021-2022 school report card shows a drop in attendance from prior years while graduation rates… Read More

By Kim Jarrett
October 14, 2022