Politics
WATCH: Lawmakers clash over religious instruction bill(The Center Square) â Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would require public schools to allow students to leave campus for religious instruction, raising questions about parental rights and… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma governor praises principal who helped âprotect studentsâ livesâ in school shootingA high school shooting in Oklahoma could have ended very differently without the intervention of the schoolâs principal, who sustained injuries April 7 after being shot by a former student. âIâve spoken… Read More
Public Education
Boston schools approve $1.7 billion budget despite spending issues, dwindling enrollmentEven as enrollment falls and expenses rise, Boston Public Schools continues to pump up its budget numbers for the next school year â to $1.7 billion. âI really feel it’s a time that… Read More
Courts
Public education nonprofit sues Wisconsin county for selling empty property to Christian schoolÂA thriving Christian school in Wisconsin is facing a lawsuit against its effort to purchase an unused public college campus. FaithRidge Christian School, formerly Ozaukee Christian School, has offered… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina considers mobile panic button system for schools to increase safetyA South Carolina bill â patterned after Alyssaâs Law in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in a Florida high school shooting in 2018 â may soon mandate mobile panic… Read More
Public Education
Retirements, state takeovers drive high number of North Texas superintendents leaving postsAt least eight superintendents in North Texas districts have revealed plans to step down this academic year, with four of them making the announcement this month. âThis comes as… Read More
Public Education
Pittsburgh schools boost salaries, roster despite talk of consolidationEven as Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) has been discussing school closures and other cost-cutting measures, it ended the 2025 school year with a bigger roster and increased payroll spending, according to reports. Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin public-school enrollment drops across 68 of 72 countiesPublic-school enrollment has dropped this academic year across Wisconsin, continuing âa decades-long trendâ and threatening district budgets. âAccording to a Wisconsin Policy Forum Report released in July, by percentages the stateâs… Read More
Public Education
Schools still secretly transitioning students without parentsâ knowledge, probe revealsAn investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents in… Read More
Public Education
Study: Private school choice helps public school outcomesA new study finds programs allowing families to choose private schools may also improve academic performance in nearby public schools. Patrick Graff, a senior fellow… Read More
Public Education
Portland schools report âmid-year operating gapâ on top of $50 million deficit for next yearIn yet another financial blow to Oregonâs largest district, Portland Public Schools has admitted a âmid-year operating gapâ in addition to its $50 million budget shortfall for next year. Read More
Public Education
Baltimoreâs schools battle 20% dropout rate, more than twice the state averageÂMore than 20% of Baltimore students are leaving high school before graduating, a new report discovered. âThe Maryland State Department of Education says Baltimore City Public Schools has a 20.8% dropout rate,… Read More
Government
Hard-hitting Kansas bill would publicly track school staff guilty of professional, criminal misconductA bold Kansas bill would create an education inspector general and require schools to report teacher misconduct and those responsible for the misdeeds to be listed on a statewide… Read More
Public Education
Jewish families sue California over violent antisemitism in public schoolsJewish families are suing the state of California, accusing it of ignoring or even encouraging countless instances of antisemitic violence in its public schools. A coalition of Jewish parents… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS answers emergency request to protect parental rights, forbid schoolsâ secret gender transitions in California caseThe U.S. Supreme Court protected parental rights in a âlandmarkâ preliminary ruling Monday â prohibiting schools from socially transitioning children in secret. The ruling answered an emergency application from… Read More
Public Education
Stunning Texas study: College prep courses may be âsetting students up for failureâCollege prep courses may actually hinder studentsâ preparation for higher education â the opposite of what they promise, a recent study concludes. âWhile English and math college prep courses have seen a… Read More
Public Education
DOJ demands St. Louis special schools ban âseclusion and restraintsâ after âgross violationsâThe U.S. Justice Department notified a Missouri school district Monday that its seclusion and restraint practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 21-month investigation into the Special School District… Read More
Public Education
Public schoolsâ woes stem from bureaucratic tendencies, not underfunding, analyst arguesIf public schools are suffering from inadequate funding â a common complaint among their advocates â then we should see other nations spending more, a recent commentary argues. However, American… Read More
Public Education
Washington needs to join states passing school âbell-to-bellâ cellphone bans, commentary arguesBy failing to restrict cellphones in classrooms, Washington schools are rerouting a quarter of their funding to social media instead of education, a recent commentary concludes. âWhen you consider that Washington state spends more… Read More
Uncategorized
More than 30 schools cut ties with race-based program after fed crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) â At least 31 universities are severing their partnerships with an organization that the Trump administration has accused of illegal racial discrimination in Ph.D. programs. The Department… Read More