Opinion
Virginia shouldnât bail out Fairfax Countyâs failing schools(The Daily Signal) â Hungry dogs run faster, but Fairfax Countyâs leadership is so bloated that it can barely move. Contrary to what these overfed âdogsâ would have you believe, the… Read More
Public Education
Watch: âSchools serve adults, not students,â says school board member, critical of districtIn Baltimore County, Maryland, school spending is up, the number of teachers is down and the graduation rate is falling, leading one school board member to criticize the district. âThe majority of… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee schools scrambling to cut back after audits reveal $46 million shortfallAs Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) begins to deal with a $46 million budget deficit, the community is questioning how such a situation arose in the first place. “You say this… Read More
Public Education
U.S. colleges report $5.2B in foreign funds for 2025(The Center Square) â American colleges and universities have received $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts in 2025, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. The… Read More
Government
Partial government shutdown imminent as Congress leaves town(The Center Square) â Lawmakers have left town after failing to pass the Homeland Security full-year funding bill, ensuring a partial shutdown of DHS beginning Saturday. This is the second… Read More
Culture
Gov. Newsom signs $90M bill to fund Planned Parenthood(The Center Square) â California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a budget bill into law that would allocate $90 million to Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health care… Read More
Public Education
California district wrestles with facilities challenges amid âmassive operating deficitâCaliforniaâs Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is facing twin troubles of a major budget shortfall while preparing a widespread revamp of its 70-plus buildings, according to a recent report. âEven as the… Read More
Government
Iowa governor proposes equal funding for charter schoolsÂIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing legislation to give public charter schools the same state funding as traditional public school districts. Reynolds announced the proposal in a… Read More
Government
âI failedâ: House Democrat who voted to fund ICE publicly apologizes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi voiced regret on Monday after crossing party lines to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week. Suozzi, a… Read More
Government
John Fetterman bucks Democrats on ICE as country barrels toward likely shutdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party Monday by rejecting calls from Democrats to defund or abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following… Read More
Culture
Conservative org urges Trump admin to close loophole allowing blue states to fund child sex changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A conservative organization is urging the Trump administration to close a loophole that allows blue states to fund sex-rejecting procedures for minors. While commending the… Read More
Public Education
What one former university president says to expect in higher ed for 2026Less DEI and more AI could be in store this year for institutions of higher education. Thatâs according to Missouri State University President Emeritus Michael Nietzel, who suggests in a recent piece with… Read More
Opinion
Department of Education cracks down on foreign influence(The Daily Signal) â On Jan. 2, the Department of Education officially launched its new and improved portal for universities to report foreign funding. In an earlier… Read More
Government
Leftist nonprofit behemoth got $37.8 million in taxpayer money in year before Trumpâs return(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A giant nonprofitâs annual influx of taxpayer money rose to $37,810,397 in 2024 while it gave millions to numerous left-wing activist groups before President Donald… Read More
Politics
Funding for Minnesota child care centers paused(The Center Square) â Taxpayer dollars provided each year to Minnesota day care centers will be frozen, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Alex… Read More
Public Education
Overpayment leaves New Mexico education department with $35 million deficitThe New Mexico Public Education Department is working on damage control after admitting it overpaid one of its vendors â amounting to millions of taxpayer money lost. âWhat should have… Read More
Public Education
âDysfunctionalâ education funding hampers student learning while bloating systems with bureaucracy, commentary arguesWould you pay more for an educational system that yields lower test scores, diminished civics awareness, and a greater likelihood of divorce among graduates? Hardly â yet this is exactly… Read More
Public Education
Hmong families plan stay-home-from-school day to protest Minnesota districtâs waffling on language, culture programMinnesotaâs St. Paul Public Schools may face a steep one-day drop in attendance on Monday, as families from the Hmong ethnic group commit to keep their children home in a… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire marks nationâs steepest enrollment decline amid fourth-highest spending growth per student, analysis showsDespite boosting its per-pupil spending by 60.5% over two decades, New Hampshire has experienced âthe nationâs largest decline in enrollment,â a recent analysis concluded. âNew Hampshireâs K-12 public school students… Read More
Public Education
Why arenât teacher salaries rising? Rising benefits costs partly to blameDespite large increases in K-12 school spending across the board since 2002, teacher salaries have actually fallen 6.1%, a new study finds. Analysis by the Reason Foundation… Read More