Public Education
Families that could left public schools during COVID and didn’t return for these reasonsÂFamilies that could afford alternatives fled public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking reliable in-person instruction and greater academic rigor â and many have not returned, even years later, according… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in âbiggest decreaseâ year over year, report findsÂThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding â and the findings represent âa major shift,â warned… Read More
Public Education
College students fail basic math, English skills thanks to grade inflationAmerican college students canât solve basic math problems or write grammatical sentences, forcing some students to enroll in college classes that teach elementary-school concepts, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Left-leaning news magazine acknowledges âsomething disastrousâ within public-education systemPublic schools have fallen so far even left-leaning commentators in some of the so-called âbestâ school districts admit the problem goes beyond partisan bickering. âSomething disastrous happened here, and academics… Read More
Culture
Report: Religious decline may be plateauingÂWhile religious beliefs have declined in the past decade, an increase in church attendance among Gen Z and Millennials may be flattening the downward curve. âThe data on this is… Read More
Public Education
Analysis: Media handwringing over homeless students downplays âimplosion of California public-school educationâLance Christensen of the California Policy Center typically characterizes EdSource as the stateâs âforemost publication on educational issues.â However, one of his X posts took issue… Read More
Public Education
Rigorous instruction, school safety cited as reasons families are leaving NYCâs public schoolsNearly half of families leaving New York Cityâs public schools are looking for âmore rigorous education,â and a quarter of them have safety concerns, a new survey reveals. âEducation Department… Read More
Public Education
Teachers, American public both pessimistic about future of educationNeither teachers nor the American public are optimistic about the present state of education, new research reveals. Pew Research Center has released two new studies that found general dissatisfaction with… Read More