Public Education
Infectious disease experts advocate for making masks optional in schoolsThis week, the Washington Post published an opinion piece written by three infectious disease specialists, Shira Daron,… Read More
Public Education
Teacher shortages nationwide causing public education crisis(The Center Square | Bethany Blankley) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In… Read More
Public Education
California bill would mandate COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 schools, ban personal exemptions(Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square) – All medically-eligible California students would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend in-person learning without the option for a personal belief… Read More
Public Education
Flint schools go virtual indefinitely despite $114 million federal assistance, family inconvenience and student harm(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) – Despite known harm associated with virtual school and $114 million of federal stimulus money incoming, Flint Community Schools announced last week… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
After backlash, Michigan Democratic Party deletes Facebook post that criticized parents, went against Mich. lawOn Saturday the Michigan Democratic Party posted on its official Facebook page, criticizing parents who want a say in the education of their children. After the post went… Read More
Legislation
School Choice Week celebrates freedom to choose the best education for your childIf you love your school (or better yet, the freedom to choose the best education for your child), this January provides the perfect time to share that with… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Youngkin signs executive orders on education, ensures parental rights in first day in officeGlenn Youngkin was sworn in on Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor. On his first day in office he enacted 11 Executive Orders, and as promised, a significant portion… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut in-person class time by 20% in Washington schools(Brett Davis | The Center Square) – In 2020, students and parents got a crash course in remote learning as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now some Washington… Read More
Legislation
Why we can hope for a better K-12 world in 2022(Jonathan Butcher | remaginED) –  Federal officials are trying to appear analytical. Facing dismal student outcomes and lower enrollment at assigned schools in the wake of—and, in some places,… Read More
Culture
Op-Ed: When will school closures end? Not until we empower parents(Justin Owen | The Center Square) – Many kids across the country have begun to return to school after the holiday break. But others have not. Due to the uptick in… Read More
Public Education
Parents left reeling after district reviews, keeps inappropriate content in school libraryAs Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) decided to remove the sexually explicit book, Gender Queer, from the district’s school library shelves, the neighboring school district in Fairfax County… Read More
Public Education
Critics say national teachers union complaint letter to social media companies suggests coordinated effort to shut down parentsIn October, National Education Association (NEA) wrote a letter to representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok demanding that they “regulate lies and fix… Read More
Public Education
California settles lawsuit with parents, removes Aztec chants, prayers from Ethnic Studies curriculum(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) – The California Board of Education and Department of Education (CDE) settled a lawsuit with parents over a controversial ethnic studies program that included… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County teen boy who wore skirt into girl’s restroom to commit crime at school sentenced for two sexual assaultsThe Loudoun County, Virginia teen who sexually assaulted two fellow students in incidents at two different schools has been found guilty and sentenced to probation with supervision at… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools continue flip-flop, resume in-person learningTensions remained high this week in Chicago as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which essentially forced the schools to close last week, held… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Chicago Teachers Union over school closures, ‘illegal strike’(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) – Seven parents of Chicago Public Schools students are suing the district’s teachers union, calling this week’s closure of schools over union claims they were… Read More
Culture
Court seems poised to block vaccine-or-test policy for workplaces but may allow vaccine mandate for health care workersThe Supreme Court heard oral argument on Friday in two sets of challenges to the Biden administration’s authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. For over two hours of debate, the… Read More
Public Education
Debate over in-person learning concerns parents, politicians, educatorsFla. Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking to the press this week about keeping schools open. With the surge of the milder Omicron variant affecting the country this… Read More
Public Education
Vaccine mandates for student athletics and other extracurriculars increasing nationwide as some schools also go remoteAs Covid cases increase nationwide, some schools have implemented vaccine mandates for students involved in extracurricular activities, including athletics. Critics worry that the mandates will have detrimental effects… Read More
Public Education
Classes canceled at last minute in Chicago after teachers union votes to return to remote learning(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday to urge Chicago Public Schools to switch to remote learning because of a spike in COVID-19 cases. Read More