Public Education
‘Cheap carnival tricks’: School district hit with complaint after DCNF exposed race-based hiring(Daily Callers News Foundation) – Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a federal complaint on Monday against Burlington School District (BSD) after the Daily Caller News Foundation exposed its… Read More
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Americans strongly support school choice, back closing Education Department, poll findsSchool choice continues growing in popularity with Americans, and support for closing the Department of Education rises significantly once people have all the facts, a new poll finds. Research conducted for the nonprofit “yes. every kid. foundation.” found more… Read More
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Texas taking over three more districts after schools fail for five straight yearsTexas is taking over three more school districts as part of its efforts to boost education accountability. The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday it… Read More
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Michigan district continues electric school bus expansion despite concerns, ‘uneven early performance’One of Michigan’s districts is preparing to implement “full electrification” of its school buses by 2035 – despite concerns over funding, maintenance, infrastructure and “uneven early performance,” WEMU … Read More
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How labor secretary is helping Linda McMahon dismantle the department of education(The Daily Signal) – Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she expects to see success from the Labor Department taking on the responsibilities of the Education Department. The Department… Read More
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‘Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination’: Innovative Big Tech program takes top high school students sans collegeA disruptive force is emerging in the college-to-work pipeline: tech giant Palantir is recruiting top high school graduates for an internship that may fast-track their careers – and even help preserve Western civilization. Read More
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Brown University shooting victim ID’d; person of interest released (The Center Square) — Authorities are continuing to search for a lone gunman who killed two Brown University students, including the 19-year-old vice president of the elite college’s Republican… Read More
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Hmong families plan stay-home-from-school day to protest Minnesota district’s waffling on language, culture programMinnesota’s St. Paul Public Schools may face a steep one-day drop in attendance on Monday, as families from the Hmong ethnic group commit to keep their children home in… Read More
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Charter school enrollment continues to grow, bolstered by minority familiesPublic school enrollment is on a steep decline, except for one type of school: charters. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released its… Read More
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Michigan schools face Title IX complaint over transgender volleyball playerA Michigan family filed a Title IX complaint this week after a transgender athlete played on Ann Arbor Skyline’s girls’ volleyball team this fall with no notice to parents. Read More
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Oregon school board apologizes after contentious meeting over $61 million construction contractThe Portland School Board has apologized after a recent meeting left one board member “in tears” over a $61 million construction management contract, OregonLive.com reported. Read More
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Electric school bus bursts into flames in LA(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An electric school bus burst into flames in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, according to news coverage. The Los… Read More
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Family sues school after teen ‘censored’ for tribute to Charlie Kirk(The Daily Signal) – A North Carolina teen painted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on her school’s “spirit rock,” and was promptly censored, according to Alliance Defending Freedom. Read More
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Second professor removed as Bible-focused gender essay upends campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A second professor at the University of Oklahoma (OU) has been removed from the school in response to a student’s controversial essay on gender… Read More
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Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for ‘unconscionable, highly disturbing’ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an “unprecedented” $18 million… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools’ $17.5M settlement in sex abuse case helps ‘pursue justice’ for survivors, lawyers sayA $17.5 million settlement has been reached involving a former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school dean convicted of committing sex abuse and assault against a student. Read More
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Report: Declining enrollment converts schools to apartments(The Center Square) – Amid a steady decline in K-12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 apartments were created from former school buildings across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new… Read More
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South Carolina area districts note enrollment slump this year after high population growthYork County’s Rock Hill in South Carolina has enjoyed “some of the highest population growth in the state for decades” – yet this year, it marked enrollment declines across… Read More
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Major teachers’ union bankrolled advocacy org driving anti-school choice propaganda(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Payments from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to the left-wing advocacy organization Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) seem to coincide with anti-school choice… Read More
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Seattle using ‘gender book kit’ to teach kindergarteners they can change gendersSeattle Public Schools is using a set of classroom materials that tells kindergarten through 5th-grade students that boys can become girls and girls can become boys. The lessons… Read More