Opinion
Op-ed: Moms can decide the 2024 electionThe 2024 election is five months away, but pollsters and pundits are already hard at work determining which groups will play a decisive role in charting Americaâs future. Turn on… Read More
Public Education
Rush to deploy electric school buses raises worries over maintenance, safety issuesAs hundreds of school districts nationwide work to replace gas-fueled school buses with electric ones, journalists and school officials are sharing concerns over maintenance and safety. Districts in places such… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schoolâs financial crisis in spiraling out of controlThe education funding scandal in Milwaukee has worsened as those in charge appear to be passing the buck. Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is under fire for failing to submit important… Read More
Public Education
Incoming Ohio superintendent charged with theft from former school districtA recently hired superintendent is facing charges of theft after police say he stole over $4,300 worth of electronics from an Ohio high school. Gerald âTonyâ DelBoccio, 43, was indicted… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Chicago Mayor Johnson personifies the main problem of public educationChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just demonstrated the primary problem with public education in 10 words. In an interview with The Economic Club of Chicago, Johnson was… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Parents, teachers, lawmakers must unite to untether kids from smartphones in classrooms(The Daily Signal) â In what has been coined the âNew Great Depression,â the number of high schoolers who agree with the phrases âI canât do anything right,â âI do… Read More
Public Education
University of Arizonaâs required DEI courses are ‘academically unserious,’ new report findsThe University of Arizona (UA) forces students to take âacademically unserious,â diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)-focused courses, a new report by the Goldwater Institute says. The… Read More
Public Education
Former Missouri assistant coach charged with attempted sexual contact with studentA former football assistant coach and substitute teacher in Platte County, Missouri has been released on bail after being charged with attempted sexual contact with a student. Dillon D. Thomas… Read More
Public Education
School choice doubles proficiency rates in minority, low-income Philadelphia studentsPhiladelphia students who receive school choice scholarships are twice as likely to be proficient in reading and math, a new report reveals. Childrenâs Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP), a nonprofit scholarship-granting… Read More
Public Education
Teachers pessimistic about future of education, but many support school choice, survey revealsK-12 educators have a bleak outlook on the teaching profession, social media use and other aspects of education, a new survey revealed. A new Ed Choice… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee superintendent resigns after mismanagement puts millions of state dollars in jeopardyAngry Wisconsin parents forced their superintendent to resign after a letter from the state revealed the district was being badly mismanaged. Milwaukee Superintendent Keith Posley became mired in controversy when… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union pushes kindergarten curriculum demonizing ‘Zionist bullies’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The teachers union in Portland, Oregon, has reportedly sparked controversy with a curriculum that portrays Jewish people In Israel as engaged in âsettler colonialismâ and… Read More
Government
State superintendent tells Washington school districts to ignore Parents Bill of Rights law(The Center Square) – A new parents bill of rights took effect Thursday in Washington, but State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal is telling school districts to ignore it. Read More
Public Education
Louisiana superintendents raise concerns with new accountability standards(The Center Square) â The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Superintendents’ Advisory Council voted to oppose new accountability standards at a meeting on Thursday. David Claxton, president of the Louisiana… Read More
Courts
âFighting parents rather than educating childrenâ: Couple sue Colorado district for refusing to accommodate special-needs daughterA Colorado couple are suing their school district for denying special education services to their disabled daughter. Victoria Broyles is 10 years old and requires in-home education due to a… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachersâ union faces firestorm from Jewish community for promoting pro-Palestinian instructionThe Portland teachersâ union has released a social justice guidebook encouraging educators to promote pro-Palestinian sentiments in their classrooms. The guidebook claims Portland Public School leadership… Read More
Public Education
Kansas AG says implementing Biden’s Title IX policy is “foolish and a waste of money”(The Sentinel) â The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies â contrary to state law â that allow boys who identify as… Read More
Public Education
Feds sending millions for Georgia schools to buy ‘clean school buses’(The Center Square) â The federal government is sending more than $25 million to school districts in Georgia to buy “clean school buses.” The money, part of the U.S. Environmental… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schools needs to be split up or taken over, says former Wisconsin governor(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs former governor says Milwaukee Public Schools must be âsavedâ for the students. Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson told a crowd at the Milwaukee Press Club on… Read More
Courts
Preliminary injunction sought for teen suing North Carolina school district over ‘illegal aliens’ statement(The Center Square) â Clearance of a North Carolina teenâs academic record for saying âillegal aliensâ in a classroom setting is sought in a preliminary injunction filed Tuesday. Christian McGhee,… Read More