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
Public Education
Teacher who criticized âWoke Kindergartenâ program put on leave by school district(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An elementary school teacher who questioned a California school spending $250,000 on a teacher training program called âWoke Kindergartenâ was placed on leave by Hayward… Read More
Public Education
TEA takes over another school district after extortion, kickbacks, bribery convictions(The Center Square) â The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has taken over another school district in Texas, this time, La Joya Independent School District in Hidalgo County in the Rio… Read More
Public Education
It took approximately 20 minutes for kids to revolt when school put tampon dispenser in boysâ bathroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) â It only took roughly 20 minutes for a tampon dispenser in the boyâs restroom at Brookfield High School in Connecticut to be torn down, according… Read More
Courts
School district lied to mother, socially transitioned young girl without parental consent, lawsuit claims(The Daily Signal) â A New York school district socially transitioned a girl without her motherâs consent, repeatedly lying to the mother about the childâs mental health and… Read More
Public Education
âEnough is enoughâ: Outrage erupts at a New Jersey school board meeting over sexual assault allegations against board presidentParents and residents expressed anger and frustration during a New Jersey school board meeting last week, after sexual assault allegations against the school board president were made public. Camden Advisory… Read More
Public Education
Connecticut school district faces backlash after removing Columbus Day and Veterans Day from calendar(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Connecticut school district is receiving backlash after stripping both Columbus Day and Veterans Day from the schoolâs calendar following a vote from the Board of… Read More
Public Education
Legal group: Oregon school district is violating mother’s First Amendment rights(The Center Square) â On Monday, the Liberty Justice Center sent a demand letter to a school district on an Oregon mother’s behalf. The mother alleges that her… Read More
Public Education
Virginiaâs public-school enrollment is declining faster than expectedPublic school enrollment in Virginia is decreasing faster than expected, and started going down long before the pandemic, new data reveals. The University of Virginiaâs Weldon Cooper Center for Public… Read More
Public Education
Walters proposal would suspend teachers under investigation for sexual assault(The Center Square) – Teachers accused of sexual assault would automatically be suspended, and school districts would be required to report the investigation to the Oklahoma State Department of Education,… Read More
Courts
Loudoun County Public Schools slapped with another lawsuit(The Center Square) â Loudoun County Public Schools is being sued by media outlet The Daily Wire for withholding information about its legal settlements. The Wireâs lawyers at America First Legal say… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district reverses transgender bathroom policy after community backlashThe Wentzville, Missouri school board reversed course on its transgender bathroom policy after two members blew the whistle, leading to public backlash and a lawsuit. The Wentzville Board of Education… Read More
Public Education
Report: School building closures help Pittsburgh taxpayers(The Center Square) â The Pittsburgh Public School District recently passed a budget that again spends more money than it collects, leaving some analysts sounding the alarm about deferred building… Read More
Courts
Parent sues school district for âunconstitutionalâ policy concealing studentsâ gender dysphoria from parentsÂA mother who wants to be informed of her childâs expressed gender dysphoria has filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania school district. According to the lawsuit,… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire public school funding now exceeds $20,000 per student ÂThe New Hampshire Department of Education has announced that education funding has officially exceeded $20,000 per student. Despite a 20% drop in public school enrollment, per-pupil… Read More
Legislation
Spokane lawmaker resurrects $86 million taxpayer-funded school lunch plan(The Center Square) â A Spokane lawmaker is bringing back legislation to put school meals for every student attending public, charter, and state-tribal schools in Washington on the taxpayers’ tab. Read More
Public Education
âIt should not be toleratedâ: Antisemitic slurs cause Jewish girlsâ high school basketball team to end game early ÂA high school girlsâ varsity basketball game in New York was abruptly ended after players yelled antisemitic slurs at the opposing Jewish team. Roosevelt High School, a public school in… Read More
Public Education
School boards begin voting on new measure to allow chaplains to volunteer in Texas schools(The Center Square) â Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services to… Read More
Courts
Taxpayersâ dollars being used to right an Oklahoma school districtâs wrongs in hazing caseÂResidents in an Oklahoma school district are facing a 12% tax hike after a school district âdropped the ballâ and settled a doomed hazing lawsuit. “The citizens of our school… Read More