Public Education
Antisemitic allegations hit Philadelphiaâs school district(The Center Square) â Several concerned residents believe teachers and students in the School District of Philadelphia express antisemitism without impunity, including in an off-campus educator event they say excluded… Read More
Public Education
âEnough is enoughâ: Outrage erupts at a New Jersey school board meeting over sexual assault allegations against board presidentParents and residents expressed anger and frustration during a New Jersey school board meeting last week, after sexual assault allegations against the school board president were made public. Camden Advisory… Read More
Courts
The Akron school board approved online tutors to help its struggling students. Then the teachersâ union suedA local Ohio teachersâ union is suing its school board for allegedly violating an Open Meetings law when considering hiring a private tutoring company to address the reading crisis among… Read More
Public Education
Maryland school board calls for superintendentâs resignation amid leadership concernsMontgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight was asked by the school board to âstep away” from her role last week, citing âserious problems with her leadership.â In a statement,… Read More
Public Education
âWhat is the need?â St. Joseph Board of Education creates $100,000 DEI position without a majority voteThe St. Joseph Board of Education (SJBE) in Missouri is under fire again for commitments to spend money without clear planning and authority. A minority of the board members, with… Read More
Public Education
Maryland county claims it could legally create school board seat voted on only by illegal immigrantsHoward County, Maryland has claimed the authority to create a public school board seat exclusively voted on by illegal immigrants. Howard County currently has a policy… Read More
Public Education
Some Kansas school districts send board members to training from NSBA, which likened parents to ‘domestic terrorists’(The Sentinel) â At least 25 state school board associations canceled their membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after it labeled parents âdomestic terrorists,â but… Read More
Public Education
School boards begin voting on new measure to allow chaplains to volunteer in Texas schools(The Center Square) â Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services to… Read More
Courts
Saying âgender is binary and cannot be changedâ got an award-winning California teacher fired. Heâs fighting back.(The Daily Signal) â A gay fifth grade teacher in Glendale, California, is suing the Glendale Unified School District after he was suspended then fired for condemning… Read More
Public Education
San Fran school board approves big raises; then projects $610 million deficits(The Center Square) â The San Francisco Unified School District is projecting a combined spending deficit of almost $611 million in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years after giving out… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania Republicans won majority of school board seats during 2023 electionIn November, political pundits bemoaned the lack of a âred waveâ in school board elections nationwide, but Republicans performed better in Pennsylvania than initially reported. One article… Read More
Public Education
Is swearing in on age-restricted books taking liberal school board members by storm?Two of the newly sworn members of the Fairfax County School Board (FCSB) were sworn in on Dec. 13 using books that have been age-restricted in the countyâs public school… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school board president replaces Bible with contested LGBT books for swearing-inA school board president in Pennsylvania rejected the tradition of being sworn into office on a Bible, placing her hand instead on challenged LGBT-themed young adult books. Karen Smith, a… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district leaves school board association, citing political differences(The Sentinel) â Jackson Heights USD 335 is leaving the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) saying KASB no longer reflects the districtâs values. Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board relents, allows mother to pray during public commentA Virginia school board reversed its decision to deny a parentâs request to pray during a public comment in August, now allowing the mother to pray during her allotted time. Read More
Public Education
Nevada school board cuts off mother reading from pornographic book, despite its presence on school shelvesA motherâs microphone was cut off in a Clark County school board meeting after she read from a sexually explicit book reportedly found in the Las Vegas-area districtâs schools. In… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County, Virginia replaces entire school board as new members promise more transparency and parental involvementÂLoudoun County voters elected a completely new slate of school board members Tuesday in what many say is a resounding victory for parents. The new board… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: As a teacher, Iâm saddened by the continued disregard for student safety at Loudoun County Public SchoolsStudents at Loudoun County Public Schools are speaking out about their safety, but LCPS administrators are more concerned about upholding woke agendas than they are about restoring common sense policies… Read More
Public Education
Historic gains in parentsâ rights are at risk in these Kansas school board elections on TuesdayHard-won, even historic, gains for parentsâ rights are at risk in Tuesdayâs Nov. 7 elections in the Lansing, Kansas, school district, warns a school board member there. The election for… Read More
Courts
School board member sues for right to recite Bible verses(The Daily Signal) â Since she began serving on her local school board in Arizona in January, Heather Rooks has made it a practice to begin her meeting… Read More