Public Education
Youngkin urges education reforms after drop in math, reading proficiency(The Center Square) â Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is urging education reforms after data showed a reduction in fourth grade math and reading proficiency scores in the 2022 National… Read More
Public Education
Iowa school district becomes second in the state to allow staff to carry guns  ÂAn Iowa school district voted to approve a measure that will allow some teachers and staff to carry firearms on campus, Fox News is reporting. … Read More
Public Education
Colorado Proposition FF would give all students a free lunch, but at what cost?ÂIn two weeks, Colorado voters will cast their ballot on a proposition that effectively raises taxes for some to offer free lunches to all the stateâs public school students. Read More
Public Education
Latest school shooting leaves at least three dead at magnet school in St. LouisA school shooting at a St. Louis magnet school Monday morning has killed at least three, including the young gunman, while injuring and traumatizing others. Teacher Jean Kuczka,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Vermont school suspends father of female volleyball player who spoke out against transgender policyVideo screenshot (source) Already under fire for banning female volleyball players from using their own locker room after speaking out against changing with a biological male,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Here are the states that are rejecting mandatory COVID-19 shots for kids(Daily Caller) â As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to add the COVID-19 vaccine to childrenâs recommended list of vaccines for pediatricians, many states are rejecting… Read More
Public Education
Enforcing new transgender school policies could be a bumpy road in VA(The Center Square) â Although the Virginia Department of Education unveiled new guidelines on transgender issues they say give power back to parents, enforcing those rules in school districts could… Read More
Public Education
2022 pay increases for some school administrators dwarf teacher pay in Kansas(The Sentinel) â The average teacher pay increased by 4.3%Â (contracted base salary) in the 2022 school year, but some administrators received much larger increases. Wichita Superintendent Alicia Thompson got… Read More
Public Education
Washington state schools superintendent wants billions for teacher retention, recruitment(The Center Square) â Washington stateâs Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction will ask the state Legislature for $3.15 billion for the 2023-25 biennium and $3.7 billion for the 2025-27… Read More
Public Education
Florida board of education policy can revoke teachersâ licenses for teaching gender identity to 5-year-olds(Daily Caller) â The Florida Board of Education unanimously approved a series of policies Wednesday, including one that disciplines teachers who teach gender identity or sexual orientation to 5-year-olds. Under… Read More
Public Education
Virginia superintendent wants to further delay history, science revisions(The Center Square) â Revisions to Virginiaâs history and science standards in the public school system could be delayed further following a request from Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow. Read More
Public Education
Parents group blames Colorado school district leadership for 25% staff turnoverA Colorado school district has been losing its teachers at an alarming rate due to the toxic culture created by its leadership, a local parents group says. Stand… Read More
Public Education
Florissant elementary school and Army Corps of Engineers face backlash for mishandling âunacceptably highâ radioactive waste levelA St. Louis-area elementary school and the Army Corps of Engineers are under fire for their handling of âunacceptably highâ levels of radioactive waste detected at the school. During the… Read More
Public Education
âThis is truly about the kidsâ: parents challenging explicit content in schools respond to âbook bannersâ label(Daily Caller) â Parents challenging books in school districts are being deemed âbook banners,â but they respond that itâs not about banning the books but rather giving parents the right… Read More
Public Education
Lansing Public Schools plans $19M of COVID relief for air conditioners(The Center Square) â How does a district of 10,000 students recover from a pandemic that disrupted learning for longer than a year? Lansing School District received more than $100… 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
Courts, Public Education
Nebraska school district sues another for alleged misallocation of millions due to ‘bad mathâOne Nebraska school district is suing another in an attempt to expedite recovery of millions of dollars in misallocated property tax funds. Auditors discovered that the wrong… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Parents sue Missouri school and staff members charged with shocking abuse of their autistic childParents of an autistic student are suing their childâs former school and some staff members in response to an alleged assault. The 13-year-old child was allegedly assaulted in… Read More
Public Education
College wonât place student teachers at schools that ban CRT(Daily Caller) â A California university said it will stop sending student teachers to a school district that banned the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT), according to a statement… Read More
Public Education
Teachers in two Massachusetts districts strike, despite offer of biggest pay raise in 20 yearsClasses in two Massachusetts cities were canceled Monday due to a teachersâ strike, even though those teachers were offered what would be their biggest raise in 20 years. Read More