Public Education
Majority of colleges tie diversity, equity and inclusion to graduation requirements: Report(Daily Callers News Foundation) â A majority of colleges and universities require students to take courses related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in order to graduate, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Mixed message? States cut college degree requirements for hiring but mandate FAFSA applications for high schoolersMore states are eliminating college degree requirements for some government jobs, bringing the total to at least 16 states announcing such rollbacks since last year,… Read More
Public Education
Louisianaâs new Republican governor vetoes ed boardâs attempt to lower high school graduation requirementsJust days after his inauguration, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order, vetoing an attempt to circumvent high school academic standards. The order addresses the… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana legislative committee strikes down graduation proposal critics say was lowering bar(The Center Square) â A policy approved by Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow students who failed state tests to graduate by other means was nixed by… Read More
Public Education
Oregon wonât require high school students to read, write or do math to graduate until 2028The Oregon Board of Education has approved lower high school graduation standards through the school year 2027-28. In 2021, former Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill… Read More
Public Education
Oregon students can currently graduate high school without âessential skills.â Top education officials want to keep it that wayThe Oregon State Board of Education is considering an extension of lowered high school graduation requirements. The OSBE recently delayed a vote regarding the stateâs controversial high school graduation requirements… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana superintendent opposes proposal to lower graduation standards(The Center Square) â Opposition is mounting as Louisianaâs Board of Elementary and Secondary Education prepares for a final vote next week on a proposal to allow students who failed… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana graduation requirement rule change will receive a public hearing(The Center Square) â A proposed rule that would allow Louisiana high school students who failed state tests to graduate by other means will receive a public hearing next week. Read More
Public Education
Higher graduation rates in Illinois don’t show full picture, critics say(The Center Square) â Illinois saw its highest graduation rate in more than a decade last year, according to the Illinois Report Card. Yet critics are wondering if the state’s… Read More
Public Education
Critics blast attempt to lower Louisiana high school graduation standards(The Center Square) â The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is moving ahead with plans to create waivers for high school graduation requirements critics believe will hurt students… Read More
Culture
High school valedictorian goes viral for speaking about her Christian faith in the wake of losing her momA South Carolina high school valedictorianâs speech has gone viral on social media after she dared to talk about her faith in God. At Woodmont High Schoolâs commencement ceremony, Lydia… Read More
Culture
WWII vet finally walks graduation stage 80 years after earning degreeAfter 80 years of waiting, a WWII veteran walked across the stage to officially be handed the diploma he earned in 1943. Fred Taylor was a senior at Cornell College… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas Department of Education takes ‘another lap on the grade inflation tour’(The Sentinel) â The Kansas Department of Education conducted a fifty-city âKansans Can Success Tourâ in 2021 that felt like high school pep rallies, with the announcement of record-setting… Read More
Public Education
Georgia’s graduation rate hits 84.1% as steady increase over past decade continues(The Center Square) â Georgia public high schools recorded a graduation rate increase in 2022, continuing a steady uptick over the past decade. On Thursday, state officials said the 84.1%… Read More
Legislation
Kentucky celebrates high school grads moving to jobs, trades(The Center Square) â Over the weekend, Louisville area high school students took part in a ceremony where they committed to working at area companies after graduation. The âsigning dayâ event… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies lead to dropping high school graduation rates, reversing decades-long trendHigh school graduation rates for the class of 2021 dropped in 20 out of 26 states examined in a recent education report. The… Read More