Courts
Amicus brief: Loudoun County schools ‘silenced’ parents(The Center Square) â Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed an amicus brief in support of Loudoun County parents âsilencedâ by the school board. The brief was filed in… Read More
Public Education
Public schools still failing students, new report revealsA government report released incriminating data last week that dispels the myth that public education serves all students equally. The U.S. Department of Educationâs Office of… Read More
Public Education
Troubled St. Louis-area district refuses potential help from charter schoolÂA shrinking St. Louis-area school district that ranks among the stateâs worst wants to solve its own problems instead of partnering with a proposed charter school, possibly viewing it as… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board poster removal policy brings anxious protestors to meeting(The Sentinel) â The Paola, Kansas, school board policy of removing non-instructional posters inside school property drew protests from supporters of the LGBTQ community at a recent … Read More
Public Education
St. Louis school board member resigns after audit revealing former superintendentâs misuse of public fundsIn the latest upheaval for the troubled St. Louis Public Schools, Sadie Weiss blamed a âless than sufficient response and no supportâ concerning finances when resigning from the school board. Read More
Public Education
Parents ready to retake America’s classrooms with new presidential administration(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Five years after the COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures reshaped Americansâ perception of public education, parents who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation are… Read More
Courts
Kentucky student group sues public schools over failure to educate; lawmaker says more funding isnât the solutionKentucky schools are failing to provide an adequate and equitable public education, according to a recent lawsuit by a group of students. The Kentucky Student Voice Team filed the suit… Read More
Government
Ohio public-school funding criticized as âunsustainableâ amid attendance and discipline issuesOhio Republicans are questioning the current model of public-school funding, with House Speaker Matt Huffman describing the billion-dollar package as âunsustainable.â “That’s often how a lot of projects go â… Read More
Public Education
PowerSchool hack exposes personal data of millions of kids, raises cybersecurity questionsSchools in North Carolina and nationwide are doing damage control after a âcybersecurity incidentâ compromised the personal information of millions of K-12 students and teachers. PowerSchool, a cloud-based education software… Read More
Public Education
Reports call for billions more to fund Colorado K-12, some say unnecessarily(The Center Square) â Two studies released last week are calling for Colorado to spend billions more on K-12 education programs. This comes as absenteeism grows and enrollment and graduation rates… Read More
Government
New Hampshire’s Republican governor announces plan to ban cell phones in schools(Daily Callers News Foundation) â Republican New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Thursday that she plans to ban cell phones from schools. She stated her intention in her inaugural address… Read More
Public Education
Washingtonâs public schools languish despite high spending, admits left-leaning newspaperMoney canât buy you literacy â or in the case of Washingtonâs public schools, a decent education in reading or math. So concludes the left-leaning Seattle Times, one of many… Read More
Public Education
Delaware school district policy allows hiding transgender identities from parentsA Delaware public school district policy allows students to live out their transgender identities at school â including in locker rooms and sports â without the knowledge of their parents. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma ed chief proposes rule to track number of illegal immigrants in public schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Oklahoma State Department of Education proposed a rule that would require schools to report the number of illegal immigrants enrolled at public K-12 schools. Read More
Opinion
Crumbling public-school infrastructure showcases trap of institutionalized bureaucracyÂIf nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic should have taught us the danger of trying to confine learning only to institutional classrooms. Unfortunately, public-school advocates are ignoring this valuable lesson in… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin watchdog files federal complaint after district closes school for having too many whitesÂA Wisconsin school district shut down a successful charter school for having too many white students. Now, it may face a federal investigation for violating civil rights. The Wisconsin Institute… Read More
Public Education
State tests show students still struggling with learning loss(The Center Square) â Test results from last yearâs PSSA and Keystone tests, two measures of academic performance across Pennsylvania, show modest improvement in most areas, but the schools have miles… Read More
Public Education
Teacher guilty of abusing special-needs students in North Carolina; school district delayed police report 2 yearsA North Carolina public school teacher has been found guilty on six counts of assaulting persons with disabilities and now faces two federal lawsuits for his conduct. The November verdict… Read More
Public Education
Public school teacher fired after blocking first graders from using restroomAshley Barrera, a Houston area public elementary school teacher, has been fired after denying her first grade students permission to use the restroom, causing multiple accidents. Read More
Public Education
Parents outraged Maine school clinic could give students confidential ‘reproductive health care’(The Daily Signal) â A Maine high school may open a new health clinic that would give students confidential âreproductive health care.â At other school-based health centers, that term has… Read More