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Chicago Teachers Union leader opposed school choice, reportedly sends her child to private schoolMany leaders who oppose school choice have been known to send their children to private schools. This includes both President Joe Biden and Vice… Read More
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Audit finds Lake County schools failed to report complaints to state agency(The Center Square) – A recent report from the Florida Auditor General revealed that the Lake County District School Board failed to comply with state law when reporting complaints… Read More
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Maryland school forces kids to wear masks after 3 students test positive for COVID-19(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Maryland school is now requiring kindergarteners to wear masks, a school official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. After three kindergarteners tested… Read More
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Biden’s Secretary of Education in St. Louis for school tour to ‘raise the bar’ after government lockdowns set kids backU.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was in St. Louis Wednesday as part of the Biden administration’s “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar” event. But… Read More
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New Biden book says he kept schools locked down to appease union boss WeingartenA new book alleges that President Joe Biden changed his plans to reopen schools after meeting with union boss Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Read More
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Kansas schools continue to see a decrease in attendance three years post-pandemicThree years since the pandemic caused public schools to resort to online learning, Kansas schools are continuing to see a decrease in attendance. More than one in… Read More
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Oklahoma partnering with PragerU to provide American history and values curricula for public schoolsThe Oklahoma State Department of Education is partnering with the conservative educational organization PragerU to offer resources to public school students. “I am thrilled to announce this partnership… Read More
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Kansas state school board member misrepresents SEL position(The Sentinel) – At the August board meeting, Kansas state school board member Ann Mah misrepresented a social-emotional learning (SEL) statement she attributed to Stand Together. Read More
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Arizona to spend $40 million on tutoring to combat COVID-era learning loss(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced a tutoring program with hopes to combat the negative consequences of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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U.S. Department of Education to hold two diversity events in Denver focused on teacher hiringThe U.S. Department of Education (DOE) will be holding two events this fall focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion for educators, it announced Tuesday. “The two events, the… Read More
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Colorado teachers’ union allegedly tells schools to destroy gender identity recordsA division of the Colorado Education Association (CEA) reportedly told the Jefferson County School District to destroy records regarding children’s gender identities to avoid legal scrutiny. “[I]f you… Read More
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School district places teacher on administrative leave for reading ‘Happy Endings’ aloud in class(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Massachusetts School District teacher has been put on administrative leave after reading Margaret Atwood short stories aloud in class, WBZ-TV reported. The… Read More
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Missouri, Kansas rank No. 1 and No. 2 in this alarming school sex assault category, while Biden admin focuses on ‘gender discrimination’ insteadStatistics released by the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Civil Rights Data Collection unit shows Missouri schools rank first in rapes and attempted rapes, behind Kansas and Massachusetts. Read More
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Geography of school choice part IV: Power politics of teachers’ unionsThe political opposition of teachers’ unions must be considered as a major factor in why school choice deserts exist in Western states, education reformers say. “[Teachers’ unions] have… Read More
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‘Usual hiring practices’: School defends hiring of drag queen arrested on child porn possession(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Western Heights Public School District in Oklahoma is defending its decision to hire a drag queen who was arrested on child porn charges, the… Read More
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Working group to examine Ohio school bus safety(The Center Square) – A week after a crash killed an elementary school student in southwest Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a working group to examine the safety of… Read More
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New reports says school choice lowers education tuition inflationTuition inflation over the last decade was lower on average in states with school choice, a report by the Heritage Foundation says. “Data analysis from the past decade… Read More
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Clever DeSantis law sees new book removals over graphic, sexual languageA clever rule in a new Florida law forced a school district to finally remove books that contain graphic sexual language. The removal comes one year after the removal… Read More
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Washington state teachers’ unions strike as school starts, forcing closuresTwo teachers’ unions in Washington are on strike, preventing nearly 30,000 students from starting school. Roughly 450 educators from the Camas School District began to strike on Monday… Read More
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Philadelphia schools to use drones in ‘violence-prone’ areas to protect studentsThe School District of Philadelphia will be using drones in “violence-prone” areas in addition to new safety procedures to protect students from the city’s crime, according to Chalkbeat. Read More