Homeschools
Former schoolteacher: Homeschooling âchallenged me to redefine successâ in educationÂA former public-school teacher thought she knew how to measure educational progress â by âstandards, benchmarks, and measurable outcomesâ â until she started homeschooling her own children. âI had… Read More
Public Education
Public school test scores continue to decline since pandemic(The Center Square) â Academic achievement in U.S. public schools continues to fall behind pre-pandemic levels, with national test data showing a persistent decline in math and reading scores years… Read More
Government
LA school superintendent target of 3 federal raidsÂFederal agents executed search warrants Wednesday at three locations tied to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. The searches covered LAUSD headquarters, his current San Pedro… Read More
Public Education
Ohio schools failing to prepare graduates for workforce, economists concludeÂPublic-school graduates in Ohio have limited job options because their education hasnât fully prepared them for the workforce, a new survey of economists finds. The survey,… Read More
Public Education
Kansas offering grants to schools for âgun detectionâ monitoringKansas is rolling out grants for real-time gun-detection software that can spot and report an active shooter in seconds. The Legislature appropriated $10 million in grants â $2.5 million in… Read More
Public Education
New Mexico school district launches ‘clear’ backpack initiative as safety measureFive of Albuquerque Public Schoolsâ middle schools have implemented a new policy requiring all student backpacks to be clear, citing efforts to enhance safety and security. âClear backpacks will make it tougher… Read More
Courts
Federal appeals court revives Missouri case over mandatory DEI teacher trainingA federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by two school employees who claimed they were forced to take part in âracist and unconstitutionalâ diversity, equity, and inclusion training… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma parent sues as 7-year-old son recovers from severe playground injuryA mom is suing an Oklahoma school district as her 7-year-old son recovers from a serious playground injury in 2024 that resulted in significant medical costs the school’s liability insurance hasn’t helped cover. âThe first surgeonâs bill was $118,000,â Michaela Borden… Read More
Public Education
Schools must improve to compete with school choice, says Texas superintendent facing enrollment crisisA Dallas-area school district is cutting more than 500 jobs amid a budget crunch and declining enrollment, but the superintendent says more profound changes are needed. The Mesquite Independent School… Read More
Public Education
Texas taking over three more districts after schools fail for five straight yearsTexas is taking over three more school districts as part of its efforts to boost education accountability. The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday it will assume… Read More
Public Education
Family sues school after teen âcensoredâ for tribute to Charlie Kirk(The Daily Signal) â A North Carolina teen painted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on her schoolâs âspirit rock,â and was promptly censored, according to Alliance Defending Freedom. Read More
Public Education
Major teachers’ union bankrolled advocacy org driving anti-school choice propaganda(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Payments from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to the left-wing advocacy organization Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) seem to coincide with anti-school choice reports… Read More
Public Education
Georgia city’s clash with feds over school buses will cost taxpayers $5 million(The Center Square) â For decades, the city of Rome ran school buses that looked like public buses, with no stop arms and nothing to stop passing traffic. And the… Read More
Public Education
Oregon’s public school enrollment continues decline as administrators scramble to collect data, track studentsMore than 37,000 students have left Oregonâs public schools since the COVID-19 pandemic â reversing a years-long trend and raising questions about enrollment tracking, according to recent reports. âWhile declining birth rates in… Read More
Public Education
Detroit high school teacher charged after reportedly agreeing to pay minor for sexOhio police have charged a Detroit schoolteacher with a felony after arresting him at a downtown Toledo parking lot for trying to arrange sex with a minor. âCourt documents… Read More
Public Education
Colorado teacher arrested after allegedly stalking middle school student who ended yearlong affairA Colorado gym teacher allegedly preyed on a studentâs mental health challenges to begin a sexual relationship, then stalked the student after they broke up, according to media reports. Teresa… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis public school employees vote to authorize strike(The Center Square) â Less than a day after authorizing a strike, hundreds of Minneapolis teachers demonstrated outside the district office. Teachers rallied for higher pay, smaller class sizes, and… Read More
Public Education
Maryland high school student handcuffed, searched after AI weapons detection system flags bag of chips as possible gunA Maryland high school student triggered an AI weapons detection system by placing a bag of chips in his pocket last week, leading to a response from multiple police officers. Read More
Courts
Former CA teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes, admitted affairs with studentsA California jury convicted a former high school teacher of multiple sex crimes against students Friday, including sending a sexually explicit video of himself to a 15-year-old girl. Nicholas Moseby,… Read More
Culture
Watch: Missouri man boards bus, orders daughter, 6, to beat up another girlA St. Louis-area man is facing charges of harassment and fourth-degree assault after he apparently boarded his daughterâs school bus and instructed the 6-year-old to beat up another girl who… Read More