Public Education
Public schools are literally paying for people to go bang on chronically absent students’ doors(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Public school districts are resorting to paying door knockers to go to the homes of chronically absent students as more schools struggle with filling the… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board event attracts experts discussing ways to improve student achievement(The Sentinel) – With the theme of Improving Student Achievement by Changing Adult Behaviors, the Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSBRC) brought education experts from Kansas and nationwide to Wichita for a… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools to consider school closures after 2024-25 school year(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is pursuing the consolidation of schools after the 2024-25 school year as a structural deficit continues to grow. Seattle Public Schools faces a… Read More
Public Education
School locks down after brawl ends with 2 students stabbed(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Los Angeles high school went into lockdown Wednesday after a fight broke out, leaving four students injured, two of whom were stabbed, according to… Read More
Public Education
School staff appeared to hide ‘gender identity’ of bullied student being told to commit suicide(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Educators at a Pennsylvania middle school acknowledged that the school was withholding information about a student’s “gender identity” and preferred name after the child was… Read More
Public Education
With cyber attacks on the rise, schools brace for higher costs(The Center Square) – Ransomware attacks on schools have doubled in the last year and pose a growing threat to public and private districts across the country, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog says Texas schools ‘some of worst in country’ in teaching critical race theory(The Daily Signal) – Public schools in Texas continue to teach racially discriminatory content to children in violation of state law and without parents knowing, Accuracy in Media President Adam… Read More
Public Education
Biden admin wants explicit content to stay in school libraries, house panel’s chairman says(The Daily Signal) – What’s been labeled an epidemic of “book banning” is actually an epidemic of sexually explicit materials getting into American school libraries, witnesses at a House hearing say. Read More
Public Education
Report: Ohio chronic absences in schools nearly triples in six years(The Center Square) – Ohio’s percentage and volume number of students chronically absent from school has almost tripled from six years ago. Nearly 34% percent, or 565,651, were considered chronic… Read More
Public Education
Report: Colorado schools could get billions from Prop HH, but funds would lack guardrails(The Center Square) – Colorado’s public schools could receive billions in funding if voters pass Proposition HH in November, but those funds would lack guardrails, according to an analysis by… Read More
Public Education
Schools spent millions in COVID bucks on educational software. It was barely used(Daily Caller News Foundation) – School districts across the country spent millions in federal relief funds on educational software intended to mitigate pandemic learning loss, but in many cases, much… Read More
Courts
Female victim who was sexually assaulted by trans student files lawsuit against Loudoun County school district(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A former female student, who was sexually assaulted by a male student claiming to be transgender, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Loudoun County Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
School districts with DEI officers see worse black, hispanic learning loss and secretive transgender policies(The Daily Signal) – Administrators focused on diversity, equity and inclusion have ballooned in public school districts across the country, but their presence doesn’t translate to educational improvement for black… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school test scores plummet, chronic absenteeism skyrockets as bureaucrats throw money at problemsChronic absenteeism in Minnesota’s public schools has skyrocketed from 15% to 70% in just four years. “We will not shy away from what the data are telling us. These results… Read More
Legislation
Sen. Cruz calls for preventing schools from being turned into housing for illegal immigrants(The Daily Signal) – Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced a bill that would prevent educational institutions from being turned into shelters for illegal immigrants. The … Read More
Legislation
Minnesota cops say Dem law is forcing them out of schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Minnesota Democrats are trying, and in some cases failing, to convince police officers to return to public schools after a law they passed caused 40… Read More
Courts
School boards rebel against California AG’s gender ideology guidance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Multiple school boards in California are openly defying the attorney general’s gender ideology guidance and passing parental notification policies, which require notification if a child… Read More
Public Education
Free speech suffering at many top universities across the country(The Center Square) – Tensions over free speech have been intensifying on college campuses across the United States. From campus speakers to what professors can and cannot say, more speech… Read More
Courts
Some Kansas districts still paying millions to legal group to sue the state and monitor funds won(The Sentinel) – More than four years after the Kansas Supreme Court compelled school funding to be increased by more than $1 billion, 32 school districts in the state are still dues-paying… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma education board accredits Tulsa Public School with conditions(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma State Board of Education agreed to accredit Tulsa Public Schools with deficiencies Wednesday and asked schools to examine policies dealing with pronoun use and… Read More