Public Education
Louisiana legislative task force conducts hearing on student behavior, mental health(The Center Square) â Mental health experts on Wednesday provided numerous recommendations to a legislative task force focused on addressing Louisianaâs student behavior and mental health crisis. Cade Canepa, health… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mask mandates make comeback in some public schools amid push back from MDs, parentsExperts and parents are questioning school districts which are imposing mask mandates over seasonal increases in viruses. Districts in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts are among those… Read More
Culture, Public Education
States resort to desperate measures to make up for pandemic learning loss(Daily Caller) â State leaders are implementing new ways to boost their studentsâ academic scores after recent reports found that national averages plummeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Georgia education officials cite education loss as a top priority for 2023(The Center Square) â Georgia education officials say they plan to address lost learning opportunities stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. But a leading Georgia nonprofit says state lawmakers should pass… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Public school enrollment plunge was especially deep among younger students, report findsEnrollment in Americaâs public schools plummeted during the pandemic particularly in lower grades, according to a new report. The American Enterprise Institute report examines how… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
No going back? Americansâ engagement, trust in public schools is irreparably shaken, report showsThree years after the advent of COVID-19, public education has lost what may be permanent amounts of both students and trust, a new report says. The… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts education official: No substitute for in-person learning(The Center Square) â As the widespread impact of pandemic-induced classroom closures has come into sharper focus, Massachusetts educators and lawmakers alike are grappling with how to make up for… Read More
Public Education
Hawaii’s public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic(The Center Square) â Public school enrollment in Hawaii decreased during the pandemic, and the students who left donât seem to be coming back, according to a new report. The… Read More
Public Education
Abbott reminds TEA, school superintendents COVID-19 vaccines are only voluntary(The Center Square) â Gov. Greg Abbott is reminding school leaders that the COVID-19 vaccine is prohibited from being made mandatory as a school entry requirement in Texas, a prohibition… Read More
Public Education
The pandemic fundamentally changed the way parents view K-12 education, report says(reimaginED) â The Covid-19 pandemic proved that K-12 education was ripe for disruption. A new report from Tyton Partners finds that a majority of parents âprefer to direct and curate… Read More
Public Education
âTrick on Taxpayersâ outlines questionable projects, for schools and others, funded by COVID-19 relief(The Center Square) â More and more federally funded, controversial projects that came as part of pandemic-relief spending passed by Congress are coming to light, and few of them do… Read More
Public Education
Back in the classroom after suffering from pandemic policies, children with special needs still struggling(The Center Square) â Illinois schools continue to cope with the effects of the school shutdowns during the pandemic. Recent studies have shown that remote learning and school closures… Read More
Public Education
Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s pandemic school-closure claim heavily scrutinized(The Center Square) â The negative repercussions of the Michigan school closures include national test scores so low as to prompt state leaders to distance themselves from mandating extended in-person school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
WSU professor details COVID school closures impact on students, parents(The Center Square) â Benjamin Cowan, associate professor at Washington State Universityâs School of Economic Sciences, delved into the impact COVID-19 school closures have had on children and parents during… Read More
Public Education
Nationwide test scores show unprecedented decline in K-12 education due to pandemic policies that kept kids out of classroomsPandemic-era shutdowns and virtual learning caused a historic setback in K-12 education, according to new national data released on Monday. The âNationâs Report Cardâ… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC may add COVID vaccine to list of required childhood vaccines despite âno clinical data’In an unprecedented move the CDC is expected to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the mandated child immunization schedule â despite a lack of clinical data, a respected doctor… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC directorâs only meeting with âparentsâ on school reopening was actually with left-wing activists, new documents revealCenters for Disease Control and Prevention directorâŻDr. Rochelle WalenskyâŻmet with âparentsâ only once prior to releasing school reopening guidance last year. But even that one meeting appears to have… Read More
Public Education
Virginia’s high accreditation numbers don’t reflect huge learning losses, says Gov. Youngkin(The Center Square) â Although almost nine in 10 public schools in Virginia earned full accreditation with the state Board of Education, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is warning that those numbers… Read More
Courts
DOJ charges 47 in $250M pandemic fraud scheme involving child nutrition program(The Center Square) â The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 47 defendants for allegedly defrauding taxpayers of $250 million by exploiting a child nutrition program. People defrauded taxpayers… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Is a global program enlisting teachers to fight ‘misinformation’ really about quelling dissent?Some of the worldâs most powerful health organizations have gained a major ally in their campaign to quell dissent within the medical profession and the public at large. … Read More