Public Education
Dispute: Could earlier contract deadline reduce Washington teachers strikes?(The Center Square) â The recent teacher strikes in King County have some people questioning why contracts between teachers unions and school districts expire around the beginning of the… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board delays decision on transgender policy(The Sentinel) â Approval of a transgender policy on restrooms and other issues at Gardner-Edgerton USD 231 will be delayed for at least a month while opinion surveys issued to… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district to allow armed faculty members as part of safety enhancementsOne school district in southern Missouri is enhancing its safety protocols by allowing district staff to carry concealed firearms. Hurley R-1 School District began exploring the policy change in 2018… Read More
Public Education
Washington school district nixes proposals to limit CRT, gender identity(The Center Square) â The Mead School District has chosen not to move forward on proposals to ban Critical Race Theory instruction and gender studies materials from elementary libraries. Nearly… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Furor over English worksheet in Connecticut public school; âThis is Critical Race TheoryâFrustrations over a racially-charged worksheet advocating woke concepts such as anti-racism and âwhite privilegeâ spilled into a Connecticut school board meeting on Thursday night. The three-page worksheet was given… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mother: CRT is in my daughtersâ Washington school where ‘divisive ideology has taken root’A Washington state mother says Critical Race Theory and similar woke topics have replaced traditional curricula in her daughtersâ middle and high school classes while educators deny it or… Read More
Public Education
Tentative agreement reached in Seattle teacher strike, start of school year still unknown(The Center Square) â A tentative agreement has been reached between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA). According to the teachers union, the tentative… Read More
Public Education
Illinoisâ Amendment 1 would be costly and give too much power to unions, including the Chicago Teachers Union, critics argue(The Center Square) â Amendment 1 on the November ballot is being promoted by unions in Illinois. Supporters say the measure will protect workers’ rights. Opponents say it will further… Read More
Public Education
Seattle begins meal distribution, recreational activities for kids as teacher strike continues(The Center Square) â The City of Seattle has begun distributing meals to students in Seattle Public Schools (SPS) as the district continues negotiations with the Seattle Education Association… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouriâs Park Hill School District refuses to answer questions about teacher who was investigated for solicitation and may have quietly resignedA large Missouri public school district refuses to answer questions about its investigation of a teacher accused of soliciting a minor, and a quiet resignation may put other kids… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools use one-time COVID relief for pay increases, increasing long-term taxpayer burden(The Center Square) â Many Michigan schools are spending one-time federal COVID relief dollars on pay hikes that will increase the long-term taxpayer cost of education, according to more than… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school superintendent, board president silence parents upset by transgender issue(The Sentinel) â USD 491 Eudora superintendent Stu Moeckel and school board president Mark Chrislip denied parentsâ requests to address the board about mistreating a student at a recent school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia rally against âracist and divisive ideologiesâ to include prominent speakers and local stakeholdersThree Loudon County, Virginia parent advocacy groups will host a rally on Tuesday to demand âan end to the racist and divisive ideologiesâ in public education. Â … Read More
Public Education
Heritage Foundation ranks Missouri schools dead last in academic transparency, Top-10 in all other categoriesMissouri schoolsâ âeducation freedomâ rating sits in the Top 10 in several categories, but one aspect is holding back the Show-Me Stateâs overall rank. According to the Heritage Foundationâs newly… Read More
Public Education
Miami-Dade school board members vote against designating October as LGBTQ History Month(The Center Square) â Miami-Dade County Public Schools board members this week voted 8-1 to uphold state law and not designate October as LGBTQ History Month. “It was clear here… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Judge requires public school board to pay $40K to parent for First Amendment violation after banning him from meetingsA Maine school board was forced to pay $40,000 for violating the First Amendment rights of a father in the district it banned from attending school functions. … Read More
Public Education
Superintendent proposes tax-payers fund meals for all Washington school children(The Center Square) â All children in Washington would receive free school meals under a plan proposed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. He will ask the Legislature… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma sued over transgender bathroom law that restricts access according to birth sex(The Center Square) â Three transgender students are suing Oklahoma over a law that requires them to use bathrooms based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Read More
Homeschools, Public Education
Email chain exposes teachersâ union âcloak and daggerâ operation against parents who wanted schools to reopenA simple clerical error confirmed suspicions that a California teachersâ union was spying on parents who simply wanted their kids to return to school. In the wake… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed(The Center Square) â Students from Washingtonâs largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA) could… Read More