Public Education
‘This isnât Coca Colaâ: Former employee blows whistle on Denver superintendent, reveals staff forced to sign NDAsA former employee has blown the whistle on Denver Public Schools for forcing staff to sign non-disclosure agreements. During a DPS school board meeting on Monday, Will Jones, former communications… Read More
Public Education
Maineâs once-great public schools have fallen behind, research revealsOnce the premier state for public education, Maine has since fallen to below the middle of the pack. The Maine Policy Institute (MPI) set out to discover why. Its new… Read More
Opinion
Tylenol vs. transgenderism: Schools need parentsâ permission for one, but not for other?Â(The Daily Signal) â Schools across the country routinely inform parents â and often must obtain their written permission â about all sorts of things, from a trip to the… Read More
Legislation
Californiaâs fast-food minimum wage hike could spell trouble for public schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Two policies backed by Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom could place serious strain on Californiaâs already fiscally unhealthy public schools. Californiaâs new minimum wage law,… Read More
Culture
Poll: Voters want schools to focus on basics instead of critical race theory(The Center Square) â The vast majority of people think schools should focus on traditional subjects like math, reading and science, and a majority also say critical race theory should… Read More
Legislation
Banning school mandates for COVID-19 vaccines to get a floor vote in Louisiana(The Center Square) â Prohibiting requirements of a COVID-19 vaccine in all Louisiana schools, public or private, will get a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives. Legislation… Read More
Public Education
âTheyâre distractingâ: Schools lock up phones as kids struggle to pay attention in class(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Schools around the U.S. are banning the usage of phones in the classroom, arguing that the devices are distracting students, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read More
Public Education
Why cybercriminals are increasingly targeting public schoolsWhen Minneapolis Public Schools were hacked last year, many parents didnât understand how much was at risk. âIt felt really, really overwhelming,â… Read More
Courts
Two more school districts sued for electioneering(The Center Square) â More public-school districts are being sued for allegedly using taxpayer resources to instruct staff to vote against school choice candidates in the Republican primary election regardless… Read More
Culture
E-buses: Republicans seek delay for ‘mother of all unfunded state mandates’(The Center Square) â Delaying a mandate requiring hundreds of school districts to replace fossil fuel powered buses with e-vehicles has been requested of the state by New York Republicans. State… Read More
Culture
Indiana AG launches portal for parents to monitor public schoolsâ discriminatory policies, content(The Daily Signal) â Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced, in an exclusive interview Monday with The Daily Signal, the launch of a public portal online for parents in the stateâs public… Read More
Public Education
School districts, teachers unions kick off âBlack Lives Matterâ Week Of Action(Daily Caller News Foundation) â School districts and teachers associations across the country are preparing to celebrate Black Lives Matter (BLM) at Schoolâs annual âWeek of Action,â from Feb. 5 to… Read More
Public Education
Legal issues cloud Missouri school districtâs race-based hiring(The Daily Signal) â A Missouri school district intends to double its percentage of minority teachers even as the stateâs attorney general has warned that private companies that racially discriminate… Read More
Public Education
Report: Tennessee K-12 students recovered from learning loss faster than most(The Center Square) â Tennessee saw some of the largest learning recovery from pandemic conditions, according to a study from the Harvard Center for Education Policy Research. The state saw… Read More
Culture
Republican senators hold listening session with parents fighting indoctrination in schools(The Daily Signal) â Republican senators met Wednesday with a group of parents to discuss the state of education in the U.S. and school systems affected by … Read More
Public Education
As enrollment declines, Michigan has more public school teachers than past 10 years(The Center Square) â A report on Michiganâs teacher shortage found that despite high numbers of teachers leaving their jobs, the state has more total teachers employed at public schools than… Read More
Legislation
Washington legislation would ban student cell phones in most cases(The Center Square) â Some Washington public school districts have already done it, but a bill being considered in Olympia this week would ban cell phones for students during the school day… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina releases guideline for AI in schools, encourages educators to ârethink plagiarism and cheatingâThe North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released artificial intelligence guidelines on Tuesday to âdirect responsible implementationâ of AI in public schools. The guidebookâs implicit goal is to strike a… Read More
Public Education
Washington official certifies student parent rights initiative, sends to Legislature(The Center Square) – The Washington Secretary of Stateâs Office has formally certified Initiative 2081, which would give parents of public school students the right to review educational and health material and… Read More
Courts
School board member and his brother arrested on felony child porn chargesThe vice president of a North Dakota school board has been arrested and charged with five felony counts for possessing prohibited content involving minors. Joel Opp, the vice president of… Read More