Public Education
State report: Minneapolis schools violate laws with biased disability classificationsMinneapolis Public Schools has violated state and federal law by overidentifying black students within the “developmental cognitive disability” category, the state’s education department recently concluded. “The notification is… Read More
Public Education
Charter schools in New Orleans show promise 20 years after Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina did more than level a city – it revamped New Orleans’ entire education system. “With schools closed, more than 7,000 people, including more than 4,000… Read More
Education
Town considering ordinance barring homeschoolers from serving on school board(The Heartlander) — A town in Maine is re-evaluating a proposed ordinance barring homeschool co-op operators or private-school employees from its district school board, with critics arguing such language… Read More
Homeschools
First Amendment violations? Maine town reviews ordinance barring homeschoolers from school boardA town in Maine is re-evaluating a proposed ordinance barring homeschool co-op operators or private-school employees from its district school board, with critics arguing such language violates First Amendment… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma schools work on enforcing new ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone banOklahoma has joined the growing list of states passing “bell-to-bell no cell” phone bans throughout school days – although it has given districts latitude on enforcement, Griffin’s Newson6.com… Read More