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
Montana generated $8M for public education from timber sales in fiscal year 2023(The Center Square) â Montana sold 52 million board feet of timber from State Trust Land in fiscal year 2023, state agencies announced this week. Those sales resulted in $8 million… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school board approves âcommonsenseâ policy that keeps biological males out of female facilitiesA Pennsylvania school board voted to pass a policy requiring students to use facilities that align with their biological gender, reversing its earlier decision, which hundreds of students protested. During… Read More
Public Education
Trans student charged after caught on video assaulting female student in middle school hallwayA male student who identifies as female was caught on video physically assaulting a female student at an Oregon middle school, causing outrage and questions about the schoolâs safety and… Read More
Opinion
Biden administration cherry picks data, targets private colleges with updated ruleThe U.S. Department of Education is updating its rules ostensibly to protect Americans from excessive student debts. But the rule actually targets private colleges while public universities are off the… Read More
Culture
Anger mounts as high school trans runner takes 4th place against girls after coming in 206th against boysA transgender high school student in Maine is facing mounting anger over concerns of unfairness after placing 4th in a girlâs cross-country race. As the biologically male student crossed the finish… Read More
Public Education
Denver Public Schools appears to have paid hush money to prevent board VP from suing, newly released document revealsColoradoâs largest school district secretly signed an agreement with its board vice president to prevent him from suing. The revelation comes after the district released a copy of the settlement… Read More
Public Education
Study: Sexual misconduct by teachers is still rampantNearly 12% of recent high school graduates report theyâve experienced sexual misconduct from teachers or coaches, a recent study found. As high it is, that figure has increased over 2… Read More
Culture
âThis is how tyranny begins.’ California parents defend censured school board member who advocated for their rights, transparencyParental rights advocates came to the defense of a California school board member who was censured by his own board for his willingness to speak at a meeting hosted by… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts’s new âhealth and physical educationâ standards are loaded with sex and gender ideologyMassachusetts public schools will now teach radical gender ideology and explicit sexual content to students of all grade levels â even preschoolers. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education… Read More
Public Education
US House, Senate pass bill to reverse Biden admin ban on school hunting and archery programs; Biden expected to signThe U.S. House passed legislation Tuesday to block the Biden administration from cutting federal funding from schools with archery and hunting programs. The House approved the Protecting Hunting Heritage and… Read More
Public Education
Arizona school districtâs new PE resources produced by woke publishers, emphasize inclusivity and gender identityAn Arizona parental rights group learned its local school district approved two physical education resources, published by organizations advocating for leftist gender and racial ideology. Scottsdale Unites for Educational Integrity… Read More
Culture
2023 has been a battleground for transgender athletics(The Center Square) â A law took effect in Texas this month that bans transgender women from playing a woman’s sport at the college level. It was similar… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma school district under scrutiny for elementary principal who moonlights as a drag queenThe Oklahoma State Department of Education is investigating a school district âbased on concerns over the districtâs hiring practices as well as the use of taxpayer money on drag queens.â… Read More
Public Education
Parental rights advocates, church leaders urge board to repeal school transgender policy in Nevada school districtA Nevada school board meeting got heated as parental rights advocates and church leaders urged its members to repeal a policy created in 2018 for âstudents… Read More
Public Education
School board chair shuts down parent who asked to pray in her public comment, leading to spontaneous recital of Lordâs Prayer from audienceVirginia parents joined forces to recite the Lordâs Prayer at a heated school board meeting last month, sparking a debate about the permissibility of prayer during public comment at meetings. Read More
Homeschools
Nearly half of homeschool parents cite âliberalâ public schools as motivating factor: Poll(The Center Square) â Almost half of parents turning to homeschooling today say they are concerned about their children being âinfluenced by liberal viewpoints,â according to a Washington Post and… Read More
Culture
Viral video shows Maryland teacher giving lesson on how to âdisrupt gender binaries and cis-normative thinkingâA video going viral on social media from a teacher in Maryland shows her instructing other teachers and staff about how to âdisrupt gender binaries and cis-normative thinkingâ of students. Read More
Christian Schools
Oklahoma education department files motion to dismiss lawsuit against nationâs first-ever religious charter schoolThe battle over the legality of a Catholic charter school continues in Oklahoma, as top education officials in its support recently filed for the pending lawsuit to be dismissed. St. Read More
Public Education
âLosing our freedom of speechâ: Parent speaks out against middle schoolâs explicit reading list(Daily Caller News Foundation) â 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