Public Education
Oakland teachers union calls Israel ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocidal’(The Center Square) â Leaders of the Oakland Education Association in Oakland, California, called on school leaders to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and called for a ceasefire as tensions… Read More
Culture
Scholastic reneges on pledge to separate inappropriate content after woke mob attacksÂChildrenâs book publisher Scholastic backtracked on a recent policy decision to separate age-inappropriate sexual and race-related materials at bookfairs after protests from LGBT and CRT-minded lobbyists. The abandoned policy separated… Read More
Public Education
âYou donât care about disadvantaged childrenâ: the Biden administration is bullying school districts into complying with radical policies, says parent advocateThe Biden administration is being accused of bullying school districts into submission â even if it requires taking meals from disadvantaged students. In Missouri, the stateâs largest school district, Springfield… Read More
Public Education
California college savings program flops in first yearWith a budget of almost $2 billion, Californiaâs new college savings program is getting few takers. The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, or CalKIDS, is a state-funded program… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school district holds t-shirt contest for BLM group some consider antisemiticA school district in Wisconsin is holding a t-shirt design contest for students to promote a controversial organization critics accuse of having antisemitic and socialist ties. The group, called Black… Read More
Courts
High school teacher accused of offering $140 for sex act with minor(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a California high school science teacher who allegedly offered a 16-year-old student $140 for a sex act,… Read More
Culture
Dennis Prager explains whatâs wrong with public educationFamous talk show host Dennis Prager isnât optimistic about public education â but he does have a few ideas about how to fix it. In a conversation with Making the… Read More
Public Education
Grade inflation leads to resignation, retirement and job hunting at James Madison UniversityÂPressure to inflate grades at James Madison University has caused one professor to resign, another to retire early and others to be actively job searching. The pressure to give higher… Read More
Public Education
Former state lawmaker announces campaign for Alabama Board of Education, promises to support school choiceFormer Alabama Rep. Charlotte Meadows announced her campaign for the stateâs top education board, promising to advance school choice and parental rights. âMy passion has always been for education in… Read More
Public Education
Health textbook with explicit sexual content pulled from Kansas district(The Sentinel) â A âhealthâ textbook describing everything from anal sex to ârational suicideâ and presenting ideas such as the âgender spectrumâ as fact was heavily questioned at the Oct. Read More
Public Education
Atlanta Public Schools wonât give grades below a 50, and even the teachersâ union isnât happy about itThe Atlanta, Georgia school district is no longer giving grades less than 50%, even if no work is submitted. Teachers in Atlanta Public Schools (APS) are being directed to give… Read More
Public Education
Mississippians want their new state superintendent to put students first ÂA recent survey revealed the majority of Mississippi citizens want their top education official to prioritize studentsâ needs and retain effective teachers. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) commissioned the… Read More
Public Education
Legislative committee taking deep look at costs as it considers rejecting federal education funding in Tennessee(The Center Square) â As members of a committee sit down to analyze the impact of federal funding on Tennesseeâs K-12 schools, they will be diving in depth into numbers… Read More
Public Education
Oregon wonât require high school students to read, write or do math to graduate until 2028The Oregon Board of Education has approved lower high school graduation standards through the school year 2027-28. In 2021, former Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill… Read More
Public Education
Jewish group warns about radical California faculty pushing antisemitism through K-12 ethnic studies lessonsA group fighting antisemitism says radical faculty in the University of California system (UC) are promoting anti-Jewish sentiments by pushing ethnic studies requirements in K-12 education in the state. The AMCHA… Read More
Public Education
âThe status quo hasnât been workingâ: Ohio lays groundwork for major education overhaulsDespite resistance from education bureaucrats, Ohio is forging ahead with major education reforms to the education department, school choice and reading science. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine received a judgeâs approval… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school board dodges federal âguidanceâ to enact sexual orientation, gender identity clauses â and officials warn other districts not to fall for itSteve Makoski sees the role of a school board member as protecting schoolchildren â even from the president of the United States. He feels he and three of his Springfield,… Read More
Public Education
Soft bigotry of low expectations: Oregon joins list of states dumbing down education(The Daily Signal) â The Oregon Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to remove requirements for students to be proficient in reading and writing in order to… Read More
Public Education
Report reveals meager results for $24.7 million Connecticut program to address chronic absenteeism in schoolsA new report on the nearly $25 million initiative to combat chronic student absenteeism in Connecticut reveals only modest gains. Despite the mixed results, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Education… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school board likely to add sexual orientation, gender identity to non-discrimination policy, bending to federal pressureWould the Biden administration stop feeding Springfield students if the school board doesnât bend to its will on gender identity policies? Thatâs the central question behind Tuesday nightâs vote by… Read More