public education
Opinion
Op-ed: Moms can decide the 2024 election

The 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 America’s future. Turn on… Read More

June 14, 2024
Public Education
Rush to deploy electric school buses raises worries over maintenance, safety issues

As 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

June 14, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee Public School’s financial crisis in spiraling out of control

The 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

June 13, 2024
Public Education
Incoming Ohio superintendent charged with theft from former school district

A 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 “Tony” DelBoccio, 43, was indicted… Read More

June 11, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Chicago Mayor Johnson personifies the main problem of public education

Chicago 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

June 11, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Parents, teachers, lawmakers must unite to untether kids from smartphones in classrooms

(The Daily Signal) – In what has been coined the “New Great Depression,” the number of high schoolers who agree with the phrases “I can’t do anything right,” “I do… Read More

June 10, 2024
Public Education
University of Arizona’s required DEI courses are ‘academically unserious,’ new report finds

The University of Arizona (UA) forces students to take “academically unserious,” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)-focused courses, a new report by the Goldwater Institute says. The… Read More

June 10, 2024
Public Education
Former Missouri assistant coach charged with attempted sexual contact with student

A 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

June 7, 2024
Public Education
School choice doubles proficiency rates in minority, low-income Philadelphia students

Philadelphia students who receive school choice scholarships are twice as likely to be proficient in reading and math, a new report reveals. Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP), a nonprofit scholarship-granting… Read More

June 7, 2024
Public Education
Teachers pessimistic about future of education, but many support school choice, survey reveals

K-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

June 7, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee superintendent resigns after mismanagement puts millions of state dollars in jeopardy

Angry 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

June 7, 2024
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union pushes kindergarten curriculum demonizing ‘Zionist bullies’

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The teachers union in Portland, Oregon, has reportedly sparked controversy with a curriculum that portrays Jewish people In Israel as engaged in “settler colonialism” and… Read More

June 7, 2024
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

June 7, 2024
Public Education
Louisiana superintendents raise concerns with new accountability standards

(The Center Square) — 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

June 7, 2024
Courts
‘Fighting parents rather than educating children’: Couple sue Colorado district for refusing to accommodate special-needs daughter

A 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

June 6, 2024
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union faces firestorm from Jewish community for promoting pro-Palestinian instruction

The Portland teachers’ 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

June 6, 2024
Public Education
Kansas AG says implementing Biden’s Title IX policy is “foolish and a waste of money”

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies — contrary to state law — that allow boys who identify as… Read More

June 6, 2024
Public Education
Feds sending millions for Georgia schools to buy ‘clean school buses’

(The Center Square) — 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

June 6, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schools needs to be split up or taken over, says former Wisconsin governor

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s former governor says Milwaukee Public Schools must be “saved” for the students. Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson told a crowd at the Milwaukee Press Club on… Read More

June 6, 2024
Courts
Preliminary injunction sought for teen suing North Carolina school district over ‘illegal aliens’ statement

(The Center Square) – Clearance of a North Carolina teen’s academic record for saying “illegal aliens” in a classroom setting is sought in a preliminary injunction filed Tuesday. Christian McGhee,… Read More

June 5, 2024