Christian Schools
School choice grows as nearly 3% of students enroll in private programs, research findsSchool choice is continuing to expand, with nearly 3% of students nationwide now enrolled in a private school choice program and fewer than 75% attending traditional public schools, according to new research. EdChoice Share, a… Read More
Courts
Oregonâs new pro-union law accused of chilling free speech, defying Supreme Court precedentÂAdvocates for workersâ rights are challenging a new Oregon law in court for allegedly violating the First Amendment and discriminating in favor of unions. Freedom Foundation filed the lawsuit Dec. 31 over HB 3789, which took effect on… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsinâs increase in emergency teacher licenses raises concerns about educator quality  ÂAs school choice gains traction, Wisconsin public schools are struggling to keep students and recruit enough teachers. A brand new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum (WPF) found emergency teacher… Read More
Public Education
Californiaâs lack of accountability for public schools leads to âworld of hurt,â columnist warnsFor all Californiaâs talk about equity and liberalism, it has condemned nearly 6 million students in its public schools to âa world of hurtâ that fails to hold administrators accountable, a recent commentary concluded. âA state… Read More
Government
Bipartisan K-12 cell phone ban bill hits Kansas Senate, swift passage expectedKansas Senate leaders of both parties Tuesday proposed a bill banning cell phones in the stateâs K-12 schools. In a remarkable show of bipartisanship, Republican Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi,… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowaâs certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the stateâs education department confirmed recently â downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by lower birth rates and… Read More
Public Education
The biggest parental rights fights of 2025 â and what parents face next(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Parents faced dozens of challenges in 2025, from school policies hiding details about their own kids from them to technology taking over the classroom. Here… Read More
Public Education
Illinois school districtâs teachers decry lavish superintendent salary while pressing for pay raisesAn Illinois school district has stalled on salary negotiations with the local teachersâ union while approving $285,000 annually for its incoming superintendent â almost $50,000 more than the governorâs $237,900. âItâs like we really donât… Read More
Homeschools
Maine marks jump in homeschool population since pandemic, law removing exemptions for school-mandated vaccinesÂThe Pine Tree State is seeing a new kind of growth since the COVID-19 pandemic â almost double the number of homeschoolers in the 2024-25 academic year (6.4%) compared to… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for âunconscionable, highly disturbingâ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an âunprecedentedâ $18 million deficit. Read More
Public Education
West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in âbiggest decreaseâ year over year, report findsÂThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding â and the findings represent âa major shift,â warned… 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
Opinion
Op-ed: Public education failed our children and our nation(Broad+Liberty) â If the Russians or the Chinese Communist Party wanted to take over or weaken America without firing a shot, they could focus on our children to slowly undermine… Read More
Public Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warnsÂForget reading, writing and arithmetic â the real âRâ public schools are teaching these days is âreducing (academic) rigorâ by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in The Hill argues. âThe… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district tightens credit card policies after audit finds disturbing lack of documentationA Minnesota school district is re-evaluating its financial policies after a recent audit noted a failure âto meet state requirements for credit card purchases,â according to news reports. âWe donât… Read More
Public Education
Study: K-12 public spending nears $1 trillion in USDespite a decline in enrollment, California is among eight states that spend the most per student Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Valid criticisms on gifted preschool programs fail to recognize homeschooling as ultimate âindividualized instructionâA recent Hechinger Report commentary skillfully highlighted the challenges of implementing gifted education programs for preschoolers, but it fell short of identifying a proven solution: homeschooling. âIn an ideal world,… Read More
Culture
Public schoolsâ âmission creepâ diminishes familyâs role while academic quality declines, commentary arguesIf schools fail to educate your children, should you trust them to deliver health care as well? Absolutely not, concludes one mom serving on the board… Read More
Courts
Former Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old awarded $10 million after lawsuitA Virginia jury has awarded $10 million in damages to a former first-grade teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, 27, was wounded in January 2023 as… Read More
Public Education
New Orleansâ only âtraditionalâ public school wrestling with $500,000 deficit, low enrollmentA ballooning budget deficit, coupled with lower-than-projected enrollment, is forcing New Orleansâ sole âtraditionalâ public school to reconsider its operational model. âDespite loud public support last year for the Orleans… Read More