Public Education
Virginia parents have the right to sue after district adopts transgender ‘rights’ violating Youngkin policy, AG says(The Daily Signal) – A Northern Virginia school district just outside of Washington, D.C., appears to be in flagrant violation of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s model… Read More
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Gadsden flag vindicated: Colorado school reverses course after kicking student out for patriotic backpack(The Daily Signal) – A Colorado Springs school has reversed course after booting a 12-year-old boy off campus for refusing to remove a patch on… Read More
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Report: K-12 public schools use illegal race-based hiring, screen for ‘social ideology’A search of a U.S. Department of Education (DOE) website by The Heartlander confirms a report that K-12 public schools have instituted illegal racial quotas in hiring. Additional… Read More
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St. Joseph, Missouri Board of Education member cries foul over ‘coded language’ in new member ethics policy meant to muzzle dissentA board member of a Missouri school district is denouncing a new ethics policy that he says contains “coded language” meant to muzzle his First Amendment rights. St. Read More
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Chicago Public Schools policy requires school district staff to support LGBT students and staffThe nations’ fourth largest school district has a policy requiring staff to support LGBT students and staff, giving such examples as using preferred pronouns and putting up visible signs… Read More
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NJ school district failed to look into dozens of sexual harassment claims, Education Department says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Department of Education has found that Newark Public Schools failed to properly respond to dozens of sexual harassment complaints, according to a… Read More
Public Education
‘Sends a clear message’: Mom secures $100,000 settlement with school that allegedly tried to transition her daughter(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A mother and daughter have settled with Spreckels Union School District in California after the school allegedly tried to socially transition her daughter behind… Read More
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School district speaks out after liberal AG sues to block parental notification policy(The Daily Signal) – School districts in the Sacramento area of California are considering policies requiring schools to notify parents if their children claim to identify as transgender,… Read More
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Biden admin highlights historic education funding, ignores worsening outcomesThe Biden administration released a “fact sheet” on Tuesday highlighting its support of K-12 education as students return to school. However, its “facts” were misleading, critics say. “Since… Read More
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Report: Wisconsin public schools has become heavily bureaucratic(The Center Square) – A law firm in Milwaukee says Wisconsin’s public schools have declining enrollment and increasing numbers of administrators. “Wisconsin has become heavily bureaucratic,” says the… Read More
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Colorado teacher wants to ‘burn things down’ and teach students about the ‘terrible things white people did’A public school teacher in Colorado said he wants to “burn things down” and teach 8th grade students about “some terrible things white people did.” Casey Menninger, a… Read More
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Some GOP candidates want to eliminate the Department of Education. Here’s what it would take(The Center Square) – Republican presidential candidates have put the U.S. Department of Education on notice. Several candidates said at last week’s debate that they want to get… Read More
Public Education
‘Funding cuts and teacher shortage myths.’ Data analysis reframes PA education issues(The Center Square) – As Pennsylvania’s legislators prepare to return to Harrisburg to sort out the state’s education system and budget, a new report challenges what they call “funding… Read More
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Denver middle school principal fired after publicly criticizing school safetyA Colorado school board backed its district’s decision to fire a middle school principal for raising concerns about school security. The Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education… Read More
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Philadelphia School District offers $300 a month to parents to drive their kids to schoolThe School District of Philadelphia is expanding a program that pays parents up to $300 a month to drive their kids to school. It’s hoped that the “Parent… Read More
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‘Leftists are doubling down on gaslighting parents.’ DeAngelis fires back at professor’s claim parental rights concerns are based on a ‘made-up crisis’A round table panel on education sparked controversy when a professor argued that parents having no say in schools is “a made-up crisis.” The… Read More
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Blue state school district shelled out thousands to create ‘equity dashboard’ to track students by race(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Pennsylvania school district that has pushed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives spent thousands of dollars to create an “equity dashboard” that broke… Read More
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Marxist teacher chose by select Democrat committee insiders for seat for Colorado General AssemblyTim Hernández, the teachers’ union activist in Colorado who advocated for an anti-capitalist plank, was picked to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Legislature. Hernández, who is an… Read More
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Geography of school choice part III: Small towns and Friday night lightsIn rural towns, schools are geographic landmarks, major employers and, most importantly, the hub of high school football, which may help explain school choice deserts in less-populated Western… Read More
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Speech control? Massachusetts elementary schools ban students from talking about weapons(Daily Caller News Foundation) – When school starts in Somerset, Massachusetts next week, elementary students will face a new rule that bans any talk or gestures of weapons, according… Read More