Public Education
California district engaged in ‘illegal fiscal practices’ through China partnership, audit concludesAn audit into California’s Val Verde Unified School District has uncovered “serious concerns” about “fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices” regarding its partnership with the Pegasus California School in China, Politico … Read More
Government
Philadelphia ponders $1 rideshare tax to avoid eliminating school staffIn an ever-mounting effort to find enough funds just to keep up with current public education spending, Philadelphia’s mayor has proposed a $1 rideshare tax across all rides within… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina considers mobile panic button system for schools to increase safetyA South Carolina bill – patterned after Alyssa’s Law in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in a Florida high school shooting in 2018 – may soon mandate mobile… Read More
Courts
New Jersey Supreme Court: Schools ‘vicariously liable’ in sexual abuse casesIf sexual abuse by a teacher took place outside the scope of the teacher’s employment or off school property, is the district still liable? New Jersey’s Supreme Court… Read More
Homeschools
Minnesota homeschool growth this year tops COVID-19 pandemic numbersThe number of homeschool students enrolled in Minnesota reached a record high of 32,024 students this academic year – breaking the previous year’s record, American Experiment has… Read More