Public Education
School staff sued for failing to follow safety protocol after student sex assault on Hawaii campusThe family of a 9th-grade student is suing school officials for negligence after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at a school in Hawaii. The girl at McKinley High… Read More
Culture
‘Woke’ agenda leads to 400% rise in child mastectomies, doubling of children identifying as transgender. Here’s why, according to someChildhood mastectomies are up nearly 400% and the number of transgender children has doubled – shocking statistics former politician Tulsi Gabbard and others blame on the… Read More
Public Education
Large Kansas school district focuses on equity audit, DEI while achievement plummets(The Sentinel) – Student achievement is precipitously dropping in Olathe USD 233, but district administration and the board majority seem more concerned about an equity audit and pushing the tenets… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Michigan Department of Education provided educators with materials on how to create a ‘Gay Straight Alliance’ club(Daily Caller) – The Michigan Department of Education (MDOE) promoted resources for educators on how to start a “Gay Straight Alliance” (GSA) club in their schools, according to training materials. Read More
Public Education
Kansas special education funding exceeded expenditures, contrary to claims of school funding advocates(The Sentinel) – School funding advocates met at the Capitol in Topeka recently to make the case that special education in Kansas is underfunded. But other testimony presented shows the… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Democratic majorities in Lansing will target public charter schools(The Center Square) – Michigan Democrats and public school advocacy groups plan to regulate public charter schools among repealing the state’s third-grade reading law and other education changes. Michigan Democrats… Read More
Public Education
KS education establishment out of touch with parents, student needs(The Sentinel) – The education establishment in Kansas appears to remain remarkably out of step with parents’ and students’ needs. While polling in Kansas indicates parents overwhelmingly believe they should… Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island school board member promoting CRT on website also says misgendering is ‘violence’A Rhode Island school board member is under fire for her view that misgendering is “an act of violence” that “should be dealt with accordingly.” North Kingstown School… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school official’s wife was paid $41,000 in overtime(The Sentinel) – Last week, the Sentinel reported that Beth Schutte, a school nurse in USD 261 Haysville, was paid $126,000 last year. The district didn’t respond to our inquiries before… Read More
Public Education
Former California high school football coach sentenced to prison for secretly photographing female studentsA former high school coach in California has been sentenced to over nine years in prison after admitting to secretly photographing 21 students in the girls’ locker room. … Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Pennsylvania charter school enrollment up 12%, public enrollment down 3%(The Center Square) – Since the pandemic began, Pennsylvania’s public charter schools enrollment has gone up by almost 12% as parents have chosen to take their children out of… Read More
Culture
Lawmakers blast Pentagon funding for CRT, liberal gender ideology training, policies(The Center Square) – A new GOP report details how the Pentagon has prioritized promoting critical race theory, progressive gender ideology and more using taxpayer dollars. The report, commissioned… Read More
Public Education
Kansas K-12 spending ranked #11, but ‘bang for the buck’ falls to #38(The Sentinel) – Public school spending and student achievement in Kansas resemble an escalator; one side (spending) goes up, and the other (achievement) goes down. That’s the analysis of a… Read More
Public Education
Some question Ayala’s legacy as Illinois’ education superintendent sets retirement date(The Center Square) – The outgoing Illinois state superintendent of education’s legacy is being remembered in different ways. Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Illinois State Superintendent of Education Carmen Ayala’s… Read More
Public Education
Senate Bill would wrest most authority from Ohio State Board of Education(The Center Square) – Legislation introduced to the Ohio Senate proposes to overhaul the Ohio State Board of Education and remove nearly all its authority and duties. Read More
Legislation
West Virginia’s highest court’s opinion: Education choice programs, traditional public school systems can co-exist(reimaginED) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, which last month upheld the constitutionality of the Hope Scholarship education choice program, issued on Thursday a 49-page majority decision that… Read More
Public Education
Hawaii’s public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic(The Center Square) – Public school enrollment in Hawaii decreased during the pandemic, and the students who left don’t seem to be coming back, according to a new report. The… Read More
Public Education
Nevada education official resigns after 3 months with $110,000 payout(The Center Square) – Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Chief of Staff and Special Counsel Robert Kilroy resigned Thursday after just three months on the job. Read More
Public Education
Abbott reminds TEA, school superintendents COVID-19 vaccines are only voluntary(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is reminding school leaders that the COVID-19 vaccine is prohibited from being made mandatory as a school entry requirement in Texas, a prohibition… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Nov. 14-18)Community Christian School celebrates new playground – Community Christian School in Orange, Texas, recently welcomed its brand new playground, commemorating the new facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Kids and… Read More