Public Education
Cash-strapped Wisconsin schools ask for record tax hikes, wearying votersMore than 20% of Wisconsin school districts have turned to voters for additional funding – proposing referenda questions at the highest rate in three decades, analysts say. “2024… Read More
Education
Chicago Public Schools, teachers’ union ink $1.5B cost hike amid fiscal concerns(The Heartlander) — Chicago Public Schools and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement that would boost expenses by $1.5 billion over four years, school leaders say. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: How homeschool associations showcase US innovation, ‘social capital’ – and why we need them todayHaving just returned from a homeschool conference this weekend, I’m experiencing all the emotions – elation from the past, exhaustion for the present … but… Read More
Homeschools
Former public-school teacher, homeschool mom warns Illinois bill will hurt black familiesBorn and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Aziza Butler is passionate about educating the next generation of black children – which is why she opposes recent legislation… Read More
Homeschools
New York should revise educational policies that ‘kill innovation,’ commentary arguesJailed for teaching children in small groups? As Orwellian as it sounds, such a scenario is already written into New York’s law – where homeschool parents are forbidden… Read More