public education
Opinion
Hey Kamala: Leave them kids alone

(The Daily Signal) – As summer ends, students across the country are making their way back to school and into classrooms. Some parents and students find this time of year to be… Read More

September 10, 2024
Public Education
Liberal law school offers course that worries about threat of ‘authoritarian Christianist nationalism’ in legal system

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A top public university’s law school is offering a class this fall that aims to explore the U.S.’ political shift towards “authoritarian Christianist nationalism” in… Read More

September 9, 2024
Public Education
High school student arrested after allegedly gunning down classmate in bathroom

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Friday after allegedly gunning down a fellow classmate in a school bathroom, local officials said. Officials responded to… Read More

September 9, 2024
Public Education
School board president shares strategies handling ‘white parents’ at ‘white privilege’ conference

(The Daily Signal) – An Illinois school board president gave a presentation at a “White Privilege Conference” accusing “white parents” of stirring controversy against racial progress, according to documents obtained… Read More

September 5, 2024
Public Education
California city to sue state over anti-parents’ rights policy

(The Daily Signal) – The city of Huntington Beach is set to file a lawsuit against California’s “unconstitutional” law requiring school districts to hide students’ gender identity from… Read More

September 5, 2024
Public Education
FBI tipped off about Georgia school shooting suspect a year ago, agency says

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Local authorities questioned the Georgia school shooting suspect in 2023 following anonymous tips about alleged threats, The Washington Post reported. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office… Read More

September 5, 2024
Public Education
Report: More than 100,000 students withdraw from Texas public schools to be home-schooled

(The Center Square) – More than 100,000 students combined were withdrawn from public schools in 2022 and 2023 to be home-schooled, according to a new report from the Texas Home… Read More

September 4, 2024
Public Education
Ohio AG tells Columbus schools to bus choice students

(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is threatening to sue the Columbus Public School District if it doesn’t restart transportation for charter- and private-school students. About two weeks… Read More

September 4, 2024
Politics
Prominent women leaving Democratic Party over education

They were fed up and just couldn’t take it anymore. That’s what four prominent women said of their decision to leave the Democratic Party, addressing a crowd at the Moms… Read More

September 4, 2024
Opinion
Kansas school district ignores financial realities while blaming legislators for lack of support

(The Sentinel) – School board members of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, are pondering whether it is equitable to allow community-funded employees since most of the money comes from parents in wealthier… Read More

September 4, 2024
Public Education
School district policy allowing staff to hide kids’ ‘gender identity’ doesn’t infringe on parental rights, court rules

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling Friday that upholds a school district’s policy that “encourages” officials to not inform parents of… Read More

September 3, 2024
Public Education
Nearly 1 in 3 public school students are lagging behind in school, government data shows

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Nearly one-third of K-12 students were behind grade level at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, according to a recent survey by the National… Read More

September 3, 2024
Opinion
‘What did you learn in school today?’

(The Daily Signal) – It is an undeniable reality that children are the custodians of our future, destined to shape the world we leave behind. Children indisputably hold the responsibility… Read More

August 30, 2024
Public Education
‘Absolute garbage’: Critics ridicule massive bill signed by Walz that boosts ‘race-based’ teacher training

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Gov. Tim Walz signed off on a sprawling budget bill containing programs aiming to increase the number of “diverse” teachers in schools. Yet experts are… Read More

August 30, 2024
Public Education
Budget crisis: Seattle Schools will reveal proposed school closures in October

(The Center Square) – Parents and faculty of Seattle Public Schools will soon learn which school buildings will close as the district works to fix a $100 million budget deficit. Read More

August 30, 2024
Politics
Tim Walz signed law creating ‘ethnic studies’ requirements extending to elementary school students

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz signed a law in May 2023 as Minnesota governor that will require schools to offer “ethnic studies” courses that… Read More

August 29, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin group sues Biden admin over race-based scholarship program

(The Center Square) – There is another lawsuit over another race-based program from the Biden Administration with a Wisconsin tie. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Wednesday filed a… Read More

August 29, 2024
Public Education
Kansas school board to debate budget with a 24% property tax hike

(The Sentinel) – Taxpayers in Lansing, Kansas, will likely seek answers when they gather to hear a presentation on the local school district’s 2024-2025 budget that calls for a 24%… Read More

August 28, 2024
Public Education
Satanic temple vows to ‘raise hell’ over Florida law allowing chaplains in schools

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Satanic Temple (TST) is threatening to “raise hell” over a Florida law that allows school chaplain programs, according to local outlet WOKV. Republican Florida… Read More

August 28, 2024
Opinion
States should fight critical race theory in schools. Here’s how.

(The Daily Signal) – Critical race theory gripped the nation’s attention after the summer of 2020 and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to Google Trends, the search… Read More

August 28, 2024