Courts
West Virginia AG supports lawsuit from 4 middle school athletes who protested(The Center Square) ā The parents of a group of four West Virginia middle school track and field athletes filed a lawsuit against the Harrison County Board of Education regarding… Read More
Public Education
Teacher and union leader on leave after allegedly posting antisemitic comments(The Daily Signal) ā A Maryland middle school teacher has been placed on paid leave while her school investigates a stringĀ of antisemiticĀ social media posts in her name, although she… Read More
Public Education
School district fair promotes Palestine, excludes Israel, raising questions from critics(The Center Square) ā A Northern Virginia middle school chose āPalestineā as their country to represent as part of a school district-wide multicultural fair, omitting any recognition of the State of… Read More
Public Education
California middle-schooler suspended, banned from sporting events after school claims eye black is blackfaceĀ ĀA California middle school student was suspended for wearing eye black to a football game after school officials claimed it was blackface. An 8th-grader identified only as J.A. attended a… Read More
Public Education
āLosing our freedom of speechā: Parent speaks out against middle schoolās explicit reading list(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā Cooper Middle School in McClean, Virginia, gave students an age- inappropriate reading list for their 7th grade English class this year, a concerned parent told… Read More
Public Education
Middle school math scores see biggest drop in 50 yearsMath test scores for 13-year-old students have plummeted by the largest drop ever recorded in 50 years, according to a Wednesday report. Between 2020 and 2023, 13-year-old studentsā math scores… Read More
Public Education
Middle school science teacher pushes anti-capitalism and anarchy on students in biology lessonsA middle school science teacher in Minnesota is teaching anarchy and anti-capitalism in the classroom ā and the district is defending her actions as free speech. Mandi Jung,… Read More
Public Education
Justice Page Middle schoolers get BLM protest advice(The Center Square) ā Justice Page Middle School in Minneapolis gave protest advice in a school newsletter on Feb. 15 after police killed 22-year-old Amir Locke in… Read More