Public Education
Why arenât teacher salaries rising? Rising benefits costs partly to blameDespite large increases in K-12 school spending across the board since 2002, teacher salaries have actually fallen 6.1%, a new study finds. Analysis by the Reason Foundation… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public-school staff missed average of 12 days in 2024-25, report concludesÂPublic schools nationwide are still wrestling with high chronic student absenteeism after the COVID-19 pandemic â but what happens when staffers also skip attending? It may… Read More
Public Education
OpenAI launches teachers AI tools for classrooms(The Center Square) â OpenAI has introduced a new free version of ChatGPT for teachers, as artificial intelligence continues to grow within education. The new platform offers educators a free… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis public school employees vote to authorize strike(The Center Square) â Less than a day after authorizing a strike, hundreds of Minneapolis teachers demonstrated outside the district office. Teachers rallied for higher pay, smaller class sizes, and… Read More
Public Education
Teachers support school choice, donât want cellphones in the classroom, survey shows ÂWhile 50% of teachers feel optimistic about their local school district, just 26% are optimistic about education nationally, a new survey says. Even parents are more likely to say national… Read More
Politics
How leftists puppet children for climate lawfare schemes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An environmental lawfare group that represents children and uses tactics some critics argue amount to âbrainwashingâ and âindoctrinationâ has drawn scrutiny for the way it integrates… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Teacher survey shows they need help, but theyâre looking in all the wrong placesAs a homeschool mom, Iâm constantly discovering former public-school teachers turned homeschoolers â and I admire them as some of Americaâs greatest yet often-unrecognized heroes. Take Sallie Schaaf Borrink, a former schoolteacher who now runs a … Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma âAmerica Firstâ test designed to keep woke teachers from blue states out of classroomsÂThe Sooner State is compiling a new test aimed at keeping âwokeâ teachers from Democrat states out of its public schools. State Superintendent Ryan Walters is poised to reveal the… Read More
Public Education
Colorado university offers âQueering Literacyâ course for future high school teachersAspiring high school teachers at the University of Colorado Boulder can learn how to incorporate âqueer pedagogyâ into English and social studies instruction as part of a fall semester course… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts school district scrambles as 45 teachers take leave over 2 daysA Massachusetts school district had 45 teachers take personal time off May 29-30, relying on volunteers to fill vacancies with a few hoursâ notice. Stoneham Public Schools Superintendent David Ljungberg… Read More
Public Education
Tacoma schools cutting more than 100 staff in dealing with $30M budget shortfall(The Center Square) â Tacoma Public Schools is cutting its staff by more than 100 positions for the next school year as the district continues to deal with a $30… Read More
Public Education
The majority of parents and teachers favor ESAs, but Kansas legislators prioritize administrators over students(The Sentinel) â Nearly three out of four teachers support Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in America, and optimism among educators about their profession is increasing, according… Read More
Public Education
Teachers more optimistic under Trump administration, survey revealsEducators nationwide are more optimistic about the state of education since President Trump was reelected, a new survey shows. The poll, conducted by EdChoice and Morning… Read More
Courts
Teachersâ lawsuit against anti-parent California gender policy to move forwardA lawsuit filed by two teachers against Californiaâs support for school policies to conceal a childâs gender identity from parents can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. Escondido teachers… Read More
Public Education
Convictions pile up for Texas teachers who abused children, distributed child pornThree Texas teachers are going to prison for sex-related crimes including sexually assaulting students and distributing child porn, reports Texas Scorecard. John Collett, a former Lewisville… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools, teachersâ union ink $1.5B cost hike amid fiscal concernsChicago Public Schools and its teachersâ union have reached a tentative agreement that would boost expenses by $1.5 billion over four years, school leaders say. âThe money that we have… Read More
Public Education
Report: Teachers quitting still an issue in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Fewer North Carolina public school teachers are quitting than before, according to a new state report, but the numbers are still high. The teacher attrition rate… Read More
Public Education
Washington school admits âroom for improvementâ after investigating teacher sexual misconductThe city of Vancouver in Washington is reeling after its school district released a letter concerning teacher sexual misconduct in one of its high schools. âDistrict leaders ⌠confirmed what… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin public schools struggling with teacher retention, especially in special educationWisconsin could solve its teacher shortage not by recruiting more educators but by persuading current ones to remain in their positions, a recent government report concludes. âThe ongoing staffing challenges… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts teachersâ union backtracks after being exposed for promoting antisemitic materialsÂA Massachusetts teachersâ union is playing belated defense after allegedly directing teachers to access antisemitic images and materials via its website. The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) has said it will… Read More