Legislation
Gov. Polis signs bill giving $24M to schools for new migrant students(The Center Square) â Colorado schools will receive $24 million in state money for one-time allocations to pay for the influx of new migrant students. House… Read More
Public Education
Report: Chronic absenteeism in public schools a national crisis(The Center Square) â A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes… Read More
Opinion
Education eclipsed: Unnecessary school closures breed anxious children(The Daily Signal) â A total eclipse crossed the country this week in a display of natural wonder. Rather than seize the opportunity for an engaging science lesson, hundreds of… Read More
Public Education
Conflicts of Interest? CAPSTJOE Treasurer Williams and Executive Director Lanning both on board of school, which contracts with organizationTwo St. Joseph, Missouri school board members also work for an organization awarded a contract by the school district, one of many possible conflicts of interest within the power of… Read More
Courts
Texas school officials indicted for criminal electioneering, face jail time and fine if convictedA husband and wife employed by a local school district have been criminally charged after allegations of illegal electioneering in a recent Texas school election. Lindsay and Jesus Lujan, who… Read More
Public Education
Illinois superintendent faces backlash over handling of sexual abuse allegationsÂAn Illinois school board has placed the superintendent of Fenton Community High School District 100 in Bensenville on administrative leave over his handling of sexual abuse allegations. During a… Read More
Legislation
Kansas House Democrats fundraise off school funding lies(The Sentinel) â An email sent on March 27 by Kansas House Democrats under the signature of Rep. Valdenia Winn, D-Kansas City, contains multiple lies about school funding and uses… Read More
Public Education
âBring it onâ: School board president challenges parents concerned over gender policy changes(The Daily Signal) â An Arizona school board has taken a combative approach toward parents concerned over proposed curriculum or policies focused on sex education and transgenderism. These proposed changes described… Read More
Legislation
Washington state enacts law forcing K-12 schools to teach LGBTQ history(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee reportedly signed a bill into law Monday mandating public schools to teach LGBT history starting next year. Guided by the… Read More
Culture
Most voters support parental role in child gender transitions at school, survey finds(The Daily Signal) â About 6 of 10 voters in America say schools should alert parents if their child wishes to change gender, name, or personal pronouns, and… Read More
Public Education
âTeaching 10-year-olds about lubrication?â Parental rights group uncovers indecent sex education curriculumÂA parental rights group uncovered what it says is a California school districtâs age-inappropriate and ideology-laden sex education curriculum. Parents Defending Education (PDE), a national grassroots group,… Read More
Public Education
Middle school girl tells of torment at being forced to change clothes alongside biological males ÂA sixth-grade girl has shared her personal anguish at an Indiana school districtâs compelling her to change clothes beside biological males in the girlsâ locker room. âImagine this is you,â… Read More
Legislation
Tennessee bill would allow schools to dispense whole milk(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Senate is expected to take on legislation allowing public schools to serve whole milk again in Tennessee. The U.S. House passed a similar measure… Read More
Courts
California school can keep gender notification policy, critical race theory ban(The Center Square) â Temecula Valley Unified School District can keep its ban on critical race theory and its policy requiring parents to be notified if a child wishes to… Read More
Public Education
Report: teachers ran LGBT education program at Dallas school without approval(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An LGBTQ program that partnered Dallas Independent School Districts (ISD) teachers with a local transgender care-providing clinic was never approved by Dallas ISD officials, documents obtained… Read More
Courts
Mother blasts school for transgender policies disregarding parental debate(The Center Square) â One Wisconsin mother is blasting a school policy allowing students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their chosen gender identity without public discussion from… Read More
Public Education
NYC elementary school reportedly teaches âcommunistâ politics and expressions to children(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A public elementary school in Brooklyn is allegedly teaching young kids with pro-communism rhetoric and materials. Instructors at the K-5 school called PS 321, also known… Read More
Public Education
Teacher absences put strain on schools as student learning loss drags on following pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teacher absences around the U.S. are spiking as learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of substitute teachers continue to plague the… Read More
Public Education
Proposed âgenderfulâ charter school wants kids to âexplore their genderâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Concerned critics are reportedly pushing back against a proposed public charter school in Brooklyn, New York, that would encourage kids as young as the fifth grade… Read More
Legislation
Colorado Dems introduce bill forcing schools to socially transition students questioning âgender identityâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A bill to require public and charter schools in the state to socially âtransitionâ children who request using a different name than their birth name is… Read More