Public Education
School board member Lanning delinquent on taxes that go to St. Joe public schoolsA school board member in St. Joseph, Missouri, who already faces second-degree harassment charges, has refused to comment after she was fined for slow-paying property taxes… Read More
Public Education
Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parentsâ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacobâs New Dress… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldnât read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so âdisgusting and horrendous,â even the teacher was âuncomfortable.â âIâm here to talk about the book… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent at second Texas school district faces electioneering allegations after audio revealedThe superintendent for another Texas school district faces allegations of electioneering in the Republican primary, after a school reform activist released audio of the alleged incident. The Lion previously… Read More
Culture
Kansas school board group’s budget advice is contrary to state law(The Sentinel) â Kansas school board members are getting budget advice from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) that is contrary to state law, and it doesnât seem to be an… Read More
Courts
School board members arrested for finance fraud in campaign against conservative, pro-parent candidatesArrest warrants were issued for several Indiana school board members this week amid allegations of campaign finance fraud in 2022, when they faced a group of pro-parent candidates in a… Read More
Public Education
18-year-old Ohio school board member arrested for drunk drivingAn 18-year-old Ohio school board member elected on a platform prioritizing student safety was arrested and charged with drunk driving Friday. Brady Hall assumed his position… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school superintendent resigns after radio hot mic catches critical, profane remarksA Wisconsin superintendent resigned after he was caught criticizing the district, making racial statements about Green Bay and using a profanity towards a district employee during a commercial break of… Read More
Public Education
A Florida school board votes to retain sexually explicit book in elementary school libraryIn a contentious decision, the Alachua County School Board voted 4-1 to keep the challenged book “Melissa” on the shelves of an elementary school library. The book, previously published as… Read More
Culture
âHuge disserviceâ: Pennsylvania school district quietly reverses sex-segregated bathroom policy despite community support, student protestJust months after hundreds of students protested for same-sex only bathrooms, a Pennsylvania school board is quietly reversing its decision to avoid potential lawsuits. The Perkiomen Valley school board voted… Read More
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