Public Education
Toxic lead discovered in Asheville, North Carolina schoolsâ waterÂAsheville public schools still donât have clean water, city officials have reported. On Thursday, Clay Chandler of Ashevilleâs Water Resources Department (WRD) said a Nov. 7 test found lead in… Read More
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Virginia teacher fakes kidnapping, sexual assault for âattentionâ ÂA Virginia special education teacher has been charged with a misdemeanor for faking a kidnapping and assault. Alisha Ferrell, an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) teacher… Read More
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Michigan Democrats push pro-LGBT sex ed standards that de-emphasize family, abstinenceÂMichigan Democrats are trying to overhaul the stateâs sex education standards to reflect progressive ideologies. House Bill 6068, filed Tuesday by Rep. Rachel Hood, D-Grand Rapids,… Read More
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Florida, Iowa top states protecting kids with book restrictionsÂFlorida and Iowa are the most likely to ban inappropriate or controversial books in schools, according to a report from PEN America. The liberal group, which… Read More
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Low-achieving Pennsylvania schools failing to tell parents about school choice fundsSchools are failing and helpâs available, but few know about it. Thatâs apparently whatâs happening in Pennsylvania to tens of thousands of students trapped in low-achieving schools. Schools in the… Read More
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Washington school district skips audit, seeks levy after $20M shortfall(The Center Square) â Moses Lake School District in Washington state announced Tuesday it will not proceed with a forensic audit before pushing another levy in February following massive budget shortfalls this… Read More
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Illinois officials sugarcoat dismal K-12 report cardIllinoisâ leadership is somehow trying to put a positive spin on K-12 learning, even though most students havenât even recovered to pre-pandemic levels. The Illinois State Board of Education released… Read More
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Texas Senate: School choice bill is top priority(The Center Square) â After Republicans swept many state legislative seats on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott said he had more than enough votes to pass school choice… Read More
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Survey: Voters dissatisfied with K-12 achievement results, want choice and local decisions(The Sentinel) â A pre-election poll of 1,000 registered voters nationwide by the yes. every kid. foundation found overwhelming discontent with the direction of public education today… Read More
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Wisconsin taxpayers approve costly school funding measures in several regions(The Center Square) â Many of the stateâs 137 school funding referenda passed during Tuesdayâs election, including more than $600 million for the Madison Metropolitan School District. A… Read More
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Tennessee legislators introduce school choice bill(The Center Square) â The first bill introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly would put school choice before lawmakers in 2025. Sen. Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, and Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, filed… Read More
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Virginia schools secretly remove LGBTQ book amid explicit images controversy(The Daily Signal) â Public schools in a Northern Virginia county have quietly removed a pro-LGBTQ book after parents criticized it for sexually explicit images, The Daily Signal has learned. Fairfax… Read More
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Minneapolis school district set to exhaust financial reserves, faces $84M deficit in 2025A new financial projection anticipates Minneapolis Public Schools will exhaust the remainder of its budgetary reserves and enter a multimillion-dollar deficit in the upcoming 2025-26 school… Read More
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School choice is on top in Milwaukee, not public schoolsÂCan a troubled district really contain multiple top schools? Thatâs apparently the case in Milwaukee, a beleaguered urban district with widespread problems of poverty, crime and… Read More
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NC community forbids Ten Commandments, Constitution displays in schoolsA school district in North Carolina has decided against allowing the display of the Ten Commandments and other âfounding documentsâ in its schools, citing the possibility of legal repercussions. Members… Read More
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Public school undermining children’s education, future, Oklahoma parents allegeÂNumerous Oklahoma parents claim their special-needs students are being segregated and denied rigorous academic instruction, and are having their futures undermined by the public school system. Nine families of Bixby… Read More
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New Hampshire school district’s policies keep parents in dark about students’ ‘gender identity’ decisions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Some school districts in New Hampshire have implemented policies in the last decade allowing students to keep parents in the dark regarding kidsâ self-proclaimed gender… Read More
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Two Texas mothers blow whistle on public schoolâs alleged neglect of special-needs studentsÂTwo Texas mothers have filed a federal complaint after they say their local school district neglected its special education students. Tanya East and Delia Sandoval, mothers of Denton Independent School… Read More
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Shocking: Half of students might be educated outside public schools by 2030, report saysÂHalf of American children could be educated outside of public schools by 2030. Thatâs according to a stunning report from the Learning Counsel, a research institute… Read More
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Oklahoma parent blasts teacher for showing âhighly sexualizedâ âKinky Bootsâ movie in classÂAn Oklahoma mother is outraged by a teacher secretly showing a âhighly sexualizedâ movie about drag queens to her daughterâs class. Catherine Davis told local media her daughterâs Union High… Read More