Public Education
Report: 56% of Tennessee’s sales tax collection go to education(The Center Square) â The state of Tennessee spent 43% of the state sales tax on education last fiscal year and 56 cents of every dollar of state and local… Read More
Government
New year, new laws related to education in New York(The Center Square) â A new year signals new laws in New York, with the implementation of changes related to education. To improve public safety for college students, a Senate… Read More
Culture
‘Sunlight is the best disinfectant.â The Lion 2023 year in reviewEver since the 2020 pandemic, K-12 education has become almost unrecognizable to many readers of education news. Race-, gender- and sex-obsessed education bureaucrats â and sometimes teachers themselves â have… Read More
Public Education
Having low-performing elementary students repeat a grade boosts long-term success, new study showsGrade retention helps students reach higher levels of achievement, new research reveals, defying education establishment claims that repeating grades does more harm than good. Traditionally, public schools have discouraged grade… Read More
Public Education
Year in Review: Pennsylvania education policy(The Center Square) â From preschool through college, from the family wallet to the stateâs coffers, the cost of education stretching budgets beyond their capacity has been a major theme… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Education, economy most important state topics for Tennessee voters(The Center Square) â Tennessee voters say education and the economy should be the top priorities of state government, according to a recent Vanderbilt Poll. The poll surveyed 1,005 registered… Read More
Public Education
Missouri public education still playing catch-up, says latest report cardNewly released data from Missouri reveals that one in six school districts fall short of meeting new state accreditation standards. The 2023 annual performance report, which… Read More
Government
Abortion, elections, education laws take effect Friday in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Twenty-six new North Carolina laws are scheduled to take effect Friday when the calendar turns to December. They include the emotionally fraught battles for laws on… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Education reform is answer to boost workforce, economy in New MexicoNew Mexicoâs Legislative Finance Committee has produced a new report looking at the issue of the state’s low workforce participation rate. Here is one of many… Read More
Culture
Rise of adolescent fentanyl overdoses forces schools to stock up on NarcanChildren under 14 are dying from fentanyl overdoses at the highest rate of any age group in the nation, leading schools to keep plenty of Narcan… Read More
Public Education
The science of reading revolutionized reading instruction. Now itâs mathâs turn, experts sayItâs no secret that Americaâs students are failing to master even basic subjects like reading and math. While the return of the âscience of readingâ is… Read More
Culture
Fathers have unique, positive impact on a childâs education, study showsA fatherâs engagement in a childâs early years has significant positive effects on education, even years later, a new study has found. Researchers from Leeds University Business School and the… Read More
Government
School choice is better for democracy than government schooling(The Daily Signal) â As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a âthreat… Read More
Public Education
Blue state officials vote to shove âclimate changeâ education into math class(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The New Jersey Board of Education adopted K-12 standards for math and language arts that include climate change education Wednesday, according to New Jersey Spotlight… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: How the Marxist left captured higher education(The Daily Signal) â The mission of a university is to discover truth and transmit that essential knowledge to future generations. That has been achieved by what we call in… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Why young Americans are not taught about evil(The Daily Signal) â Most of our schools teach almost nothing of importance, and nothing is more important than the study of good and evil. In the United States today,… Read More
Culture
Presidential hopeful Tim Scott releases sweeping âEmpower Parents Planâ to fight unions, Big Tech, Biden policiesPresidential candidate Tim Scott released his “Empower Parents Planâ for improving education on Monday, covering a variety of hot-button topics and reversing several of President Bidenâs major policies. Among the… Read More
Public Education
âLeftists are doubling down on gaslighting parents.â DeAngelis fires back at professorâs claim parental rights concerns are based on a âmade-up crisisâA round table panel on education sparked controversy when a professor argued that parents having no say in schools is âa made-up crisis.â The panel was… Read More
Culture
Florida Board of Education imposes tough penalties for violation of trans bathroom lawsThe Florida Board of Education (FLBOE) approved tough new rules that would penalize those who repeatedly violate transgender bathroom laws. While much of the media is treating the unanimous approval… Read More
Public Education
What do this yearâs gubernatorial candidates in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi think about education?Three states will elect governors in November. Here’s where the frontrunners stand on education. Kentucky In the Bluegrass State, Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear is running against Republican Daniel Cameron,… Read More