Public Education
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their district… Read More
Public Education
Report: New Hampshire leads the country in student enrollment decline(The Center Square) â New Hampshire is a leader in public education spending growth even as the state has lost more students over the past two decades than any other… Read More
Public Education
âA discouraging storyâ: Teachers continue to flee profession years after pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers are still fleeing schools in higher numbers than before the pandemic as schools continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemicâs fallout, according to The Wall… Read More
Public Education
Outrage over teen âtoe suckingâ event billed as school charity for disabled peopleThe founder of a non-profit coffee shop that benefited from a public school charity which featured teens sucking and licking peanut butter off each othersâ toes told The Lion heâs not… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldnât read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so âdisgusting and horrendous,â even the teacher was âuncomfortable.â âIâm here to talk about the book… Read More
Opinion
Google AIâs recent debacle draws stark comparison to public educationâs own âracial justiceâ algorithm(The Daily Signal) â âHappy Daysâ thought they had a great idea for juicing ratings back in 1977, featuring an episode where âthe Fonzâ jumped a real-life shark on water… Read More
Courts
Washington superintendent gets diversion agreement on misdemeanor charge for removing political signs opposing school bondÂA Washington state school superintendent is on paid administrative leave after being charged with defacing and removing political signs urging voters to oppose the districtâs capital bond measure. Superintendent of… Read More
Public Education
Legal group demands DA investigation of alleged Denton ISD election law violationsA public interest law group is demanding a district attorney investigate claims that officials at the Denton (Texas) Independent School District engaged in illegal electioneering. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC)… Read More
Culture
âNo one can do that better than a parentâ: FRC President Tony Perkins discusses the state of American educationAs the longest serving president of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins has spent his career defending families and advocating for public policies consistent with biblical values. âWe [at FRC]… Read More
Public Education
Missouri AG orders school district to end race-based hiring(The Daily Signal) â Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey ordered a St. Louis school district Wednesday to abandon race-based hiring after The Daily Signal reported on the districtâs plan to double its… Read More
Public Education
Illinois shields schools’ sex ed, gender trainings from public view(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Illinois Attorney Generalâs Office allowed the stateâs largest school district to withhold records related to gender and sexuality lessons offered in classrooms, according to… Read More
Legislation
Florida House committee approves bill to create Communism Education Task Force(The Center Square) â Florida students could be required to learn about communism and other socio-political and economic systems after a bill advanced in a House committee on Wednesday. A… Read More
Public Education
Texas school officials in hot water after email to district employees on how to vote in GOP primaryIn an email published online by school reform advocate Corey DeAngelis, a Denton (Texas) Independent School District official instructs district employees, possibly illegally, how to vote… Read More
Culture
Denver schools facing ‘unprecedented challenge’ with influx of migrant students(The Center Square) â Denverâs public school system has been taking in as many as 250 new students a week since the new year, which it attributes to the increase… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Supt. Ryan Walters, Rep. Mark McBride agree on literacy, parentsâ rights, but clash on teaching traditional values in educationRyan Walters has only been the State Superintendent of Oklahoma for a year, but heâs already made a huge impact to the stateâs public education system. The pro-parental rights conservative… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska public school district discriminates against deaf students, DOJ report saysAn investigation into a Nebraska school district by the Department of Justice found it was violating deaf and hard of hearing studentsâ rights. The investigation came after multiple parental complaints. … Read More
Public Education
18-year-old Ohio school board member arrested for drunk drivingAn 18-year-old Ohio school board member elected on a platform prioritizing student safety was arrested and charged with drunk driving Friday. Brady Hall assumed his position… Read More
Public Education
4 largest Kansas school districts continue to âcut parents out of the pictureâ on student gender issues, despite AGâs warningFour of the largest school districts in Kansas will continue to keep parents in the dark about their studentâs âtransgenderâ status despite a warning from the… Read More
Public Education
Emerging studies show charter school performance benefits students everywhereNew studies on the efficacy of charter schools and the impact their presence has on local public schools are fueling the fire for school choice advocates. Amid debates within the… Read More
Opinion
Kansas school officialsâ accreditation testimony exposes assault on academic achievement(The Sentinel) â You might think that mandating loss of accreditation for requiring school districts that donât comply with state law would not be controversial, but that proposal in … Read More