Public Education
Survey places Oregonâs public schools among lowest nationwideA new report ranks Oregonâs K-12 public schools as 45th out of 50 states, based on a methodology emphasizing âqualityâ and âsafetyâ factors. âItâs important for parents to find a… Read More
Public Education
Report: 8th-grade students need whole school year to reach pre-pandemic performance(The Center Square) â An education organization that administers a nationwide assessment has found that students are still not performing as well as they were immediately before the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More
Public Education
Leftist takeover of Pennsylvania school district results in conflict, upheavalThe takeover of a county school district in Pennsylvania by a group of hard-leftists has sent the district reeling with corruption and insider dealing, opponents have charged. Two Republican members… Read More
Christian Schools
Wisconsin district refuses to sell empty building to Catholic school, faces legal actionA Wisconsin school district is facing legal action for refusing to sell a vacant building to a Catholic school. The Marinette School District (MSD) has allowed its former Garfield Elementary… Read More
Public Education
Fairfax County special education teacher charged with assaulting multiple studentsA Virginia public school elementary teacher is facing charges for allegedly assaulting multiple students in the classroom. Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, a Fairfax County Public Schools special education teacher, faces… Read More
Christian Schools
âStiff-armedâ: Iowa Christian school’s generous offer for vacant building rejected by Iowa public school in favor of low-ball bid from developerAn Iowa public school board rejected the bid of a Christian school to buy district property, even though the offer came in at over twice the winning bid. The decision… Read More
Government
Policy weighs locking up Pennsylvania studentsâ cell phones(The Center Square) â A new plan moving through the state Senate would disconnect students from their cell phones during school years â literally. The pilot program covers the cost… Read More
Public Education
Madison public schools to ask for $600M more from taxpayers(The Center Square) â There are questions about the plan from public schools in Madison to raise taxes by more than half-a-billion dollars this fall after the Madison Metropolitan School Board… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana becomes first state to require public schools display Ten Commandments(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Louisiana is set to become the first state to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms under a bill signed into… Read More
Public Education
Report shows 1-in-4 Iowa students chronically absent from school(The Center Square) â Twenty-six percent of Iowa students are considered chronically absent, according to a new report that measures the well-being of children. The 2024 Kids Count Data Book… Read More
Culture
âReally uncomfortableâ: 16-year-old girl speaks out about having to share school restrooms, locker rooms with males(The Daily Signal) â A 16-year-old Minnesota girl forced to share private spaces with males under a public school transgender policy says that girls deserve privacy in their restrooms and locker rooms. Read More
Public Education
Gender identity belongs in science class, Missouri teacher says(The Daily Signal) â A Missouri high school teacher has discussed her ex-husbandâs transgender identity with minors in her science class, a former student told The Daily Signal. Read More
Public Education
High school used $10K grant to hand out âchest bindersâ at local pride parade, stock library with LGBTQ books(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A New Mexico high school used $10,000 in grant funds to purchase âchest bindersâ and pro-LGBTQ books for its library, emails show. Centennial High School received… Read More
Homeschools
Tennessee family switches to homeschooling after public school fails special-needs sonA Tennessee school district was failing a special-needs student, so his family decided to homeschool him instead. Seven-year-old William Rose has autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression, but the lack of… Read More
Government
Ohio bill would stop schools from tracking studentsâ web activity(The Center Square) â Public school districts in Ohio could soon have access limited to school-issued computers used by students and monitoring studentsâ web-browsing activity during non-school hours. A bill that… Read More
Courts
Former Indiana teacher charged with neglect following lawsuit over âfight clubâ videoCharges have been filed against a former Indiana teacher who allegedly encouraged students to beat up another student, whose mother is now suing the school district. Julious Johnican, who previously… Read More
Public Education
These state groups are redefining what it means to be a school board member(Chalkboard News) â As school board candidates run and win on more conservative-leaning platforms promising public school reforms, alternatives to traditional school board member associations have launched in states like… Read More
Public Education
âDo as I say, not as I doâ: What do public school teachers know that parents donât?ÂOn their face, public school teachers and members of Congress donât have much in common. But they share at least one surprising characteristic. Both send their children to private schools… Read More
Courts
California school district pays out $360K to fired Christian teacher who opposed transgender policy requiring secrecyA Southern California school district that fired a Christian teacher who put her faith above the districtâs transgender policies has paid out $360,000 to settle the lawsuit. The Lion reported… Read More
Courts
Texas school district responds after teacher arrested on charges related to prostitution ringÂFollowing the arrest of a Texas high school teacher accused of involvement in a prostitution ring targeting students, the Klein Independent School District (ISD) is trying to rebuild public trust. … Read More