Government
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers blasted for using ‘partial veto’ to approve 400 years of public ed funding increases instead of just two years approved by lawmakersWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed the state’s 2023-2025 budget Wednesday after partially vetoing 51 items, much to the chagrin of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Most notably, Evers… Read More
Public Education
‘I’m going to fight harder for my kids’: South Carolina father gives school board a bag of chicken feed to condemn its cowardiceA South Carolina father gave his school board a bag of chicken feed to demonstrate his lack of confidence in their “chicken” leadership. At a Beaufort County School… Read More
Government
This California assemblyman wants more LGBT books in schools but refused to answer question over book about oral sex, gay dating appsA California lawmaker who wants more LGBT book in schools refused to say if a book about gay dating apps and sexual acts was age appropriate. During the… Read More
Opinion
NEA head stresses ‘education justice’ rather than academic achievement in convention speechThe president of the National Education Association had a lot to say about social justice at its annual meeting this week, and virtually nothing to… Read More
Public Education
NYC Department of Education accuses Orthodox Jewish schools of failing students, even though they score higher than public schoolsNew York City has accused Orthodox Jewish, or yeshiva, schools of not adequately educating their students in “secular” topics. After an eight-year investigation, the NYC Department of Education… Read More