Public Education
Ohio school board member gives Nazi salute to board president during meetingSchool board meeting attendees were left in shock after two members got into an argument that resulted in one member giving the other a sarcastic Nazi salute. During the monthly… Read More
Public Education
Clashes erupt as number of school districts with gender notification policies in California doubles overnight(The Center Square) â Two more school boards adopted parental notification rules for gender changes, making them the third and fourth school districts in the California to do so. The same… Read More
Public Education
Ethics Commission: No conflict of interest if school board member also works for teachers’ union(The Sentinel) â Shawnee Heights School Board Member Lauren Tice Millerâs additional responsibility as Director of Legislative and Political Advocacy for the Kansas Chapter of the National Education Association… Read More
Public Education
School board fires teacher after parents complain about âSatan worshipâ social media posts(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Illinois school board fired an art teacher Sunday after parents complained the educator was posting about âSatan worshipâ and violence on social media, according… Read More
Courts
Michigan contractor sentenced to prison for school bribery scheme(The Center Square) â A former contractor with a metro Detroit school district was sentenced to two years in federal prison for bribing a former school board president to secure… Read More
Courts
Judge sides with father who school board removed from meeting(The Daily Signal) â A U.S. district court judge in Texas upheld a fatherâs claims that school board members and police violated his constitutional rights when they forcibly… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas school board gives preliminary green light to school safety rules(The Center Square) â New school safety rules created as part of the Arkansas LEARNS Act will soon be available for public comment, pending the governor’s approval. Lawmakers included school… Read More
Public Education
‘Failed attempt to undermine an election’: Recall of conservative Kansas school board member fails(The Sentinel) â Supporters of a campaign to oust USD 453 board member Vanessa Reid failed to gather the required number of signatures on a petition to place a… Read More
Public Education
Maine school member denounces âpervasive DEI agenda,â pivots to school choice advocacyA Maine school board member has resigned after she says her district fell prey to a âpervasive DEI agendaâ that undermines parents. Jameson Davis, a school board member for Regional… Read More
Public Education
Hillsdale-affiliated charter school fights back against Tennessee school boardâs âlack of integrityâ ÂA struggling public school district in Tennessee has nonetheless rejected the application of a Hillsdale-affiliated charter school â but the education reformers are fighting back. American Classical Education (ACE)… Read More
Culture
Pro-LGBTQ radicals threaten to kill, âdismemberâ school board chief over parental rights policy(The Daily Signal) â A local school board president in California has been inundated with threats that left-wing activists will dismember her, kill her children, and slaughter her pets. Her… Read More
Culture
School Board that recently flipped conservative revokes âanti-racismâ policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A school board that recently flipped to a conservative majority rescinded an anti-racism resolution Thursday that was enacted in 2020 following the death of George… Read More
Public Education
School board votes to inform parents about student gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A California school district voted Thursday to require that school officials notify parents if their child wants to change their gender. The Chino Valley Unified… Read More
Culture
Principal of 24 years commits suicide after being âbulliedâ at âequity sessions,â family says(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A former principal for the Toronto District School Board has committed suicide after a diversity training session in 2021 allegedly left him battling bullying accusations… Read More
Public Education
School board defies Gavin Newsom, rejects curriculum despite governorâs threats(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A California school board rejected a history curriculum Tuesday that included a biography on Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to… Read More
Public Education
Local Kansas school board member says shady attempt to alter ethics policy was behind his loss of temper(The Sentinel) â Disagreement over an attempt to remove conflict of interest language from district ethics policy prompted an Olathe, Kansas Board of Education member to storm out of a… Read More
Public Education
School board passes âequity policyâ that distributes resources based on studentsâ âmarginalizationâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Fairfax County Public School Board unanimously passed an equity policy on Monday that will allocate resources to students based on their level of âmarginalization.â Under… Read More
Public Education
Parents running against race-based admissions policies sweep local school board races(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Candidates backed by an organization focused on promoting merit-based admissions notched several victories in New York Cityâs recent school board elections, according to the New… Read More
Public Education
Local news âinvestigative reportâ uses Democratic Party head to bash conservative school board, but fails to mention her jobA local station in North Carolina used the head of the local Democratic Party to bash conservative school board members, without disclosing her party or job title. In a… Read More
Public Education
These Kansas school districts continue to ignore state assessment law(The Sentinel) â For the third consecutive year, a review of 25 school districtsâ adherence to the school needs assessment law underscores why Kansas has a deepening achievement crisis… Read More