Public Education
Arizona public school funding per student to hit record level(The Center Square) – New numbers from the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee paint a clearer picture in the ongoing debate on school choice and funding for public education. Read More
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Colorado education board reviewing salary range increases for top paid employees(The Center Square) – The Colorado State Board of Education is seeking approval to increase its salary ranges for its non-classified at-will employees who are among its highest-paid executives. Read More
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Why does America have school choice deserts despite the policy’s popularity? (The geography of school choice: Part I)Never in America’s history has school choice been so popular or had so much momentum. However, school choice deserts remain, particularly in the West. While states like Florida… Read More
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Teachers’ unions trained educators to ‘inject gender ideology politics’ into classrooms, says report(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Wednesday report claimed that the largest teachers unions in the United States worked to “inject gender ideology politics” into classrooms, according to the… Read More
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California mom claims she was fired for opposing school district’s transgender ideology for 10-year-olds after pressure from ‘Progressive Democrats’ groupA California Mom says she was “cancelled” for speaking out against a new sex-ed curriculum promoting transgender ideology for 10-year-olds in her children’s school district. A “Progressive Democrats” group… Read More
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Wisconsin high school to allow biological male on girl’s sports team despite parental oppositionA Wisconsin school district announced its decision to allow a transgender high school student to play on a girl’s sports team in the fall, ignoring the concerns of parents. Read More
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot his 1st grade teacher pleads guilty to felony charge of neglectThe mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot and nearly killed his 1st grade teacher at a Virginia elementary school earlier this year pleaded guilty to felony child neglect… Read More
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New Jersey sues school districts to stop them from telling parents about their kids’ gender transitions; governor says it’s the ‘American way’The New Jersey attorney general has filed lawsuits against three school districts in the state over their policies to inform parents of their children’s gender transitions. Meanwhile, Gov. Read More
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Virginia school district approves putting Brave Books in school librariesA Virginia school board has officially accepted the donation of conservative children’s books for school libraries. The board of Spotsylvania County Public Schools (SCPS)… Read More
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High school reverses speech policies after student sues over suspension for posting memes about principal(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Tennessee high school has reversed its speech policies following a lawsuit by a 17-year-old student who was suspended for posting memes about the… Read More
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Conservative school board members recalled in Oregon for vote to lift COVID-19 mask requirementsVoters in an Oregon school district voted to recall three conservative board members who voted to lift the COVID-19 mask mandate last year. Each of the members were… Read More
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Former police chief under fire for rising crime and discrimination hired as middle school teacher in GeorgiaAfter being forced to retire over racial discrimination allegations and rising crime, Columbus, Georgia’s former police chief has been hired as a middle school social studies teacher. Freddie… Read More
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Texas school considers allying with NGOs to aid illegal foreign national students(The Center Square) – Fredericksburg Independent School District board members are considering partnering with nongovernmental organizations to provide health care services to “a pretty large population of undocumented students,”… Read More
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Universal ‘free’ school meals to cost Massachusetts’ taxpayers $172MMassachusetts will offer school meals to all students, even those who don’t need them, with millions coming out of the $56 billion state budget signed last week by the… Read More
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American values nonprofit PragerU offers curricula for classrooms. Florida approves, with more states to followThe children’s educational initiative of the conservative nonprofit PragerU has created videos and materials for use in public schools, and Florida is the first state to officially approve their… Read More
Public Education
Report: 44% of Wisconsin schools’ reading curriculum ‘doesn’t work’(The Center Square) – A new report on reading in Wisconsin shows many schools across the state continue to use reading lessons shown to leave students behind. The… Read More
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Kentucky’s largest school district remains out while fixing transportation issues(The Center Square) – Students in Kentucky’s largest public school district will remain out through at least the middle of this week as Jefferson County Public Schools officials continue… Read More
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Nevada Democrats reject scholarship compromise, while private foundation fills the gap, for nowNevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo said a private foundation will fund the $3.2 million shortfall in choice scholarships, as Democrats rejected proposals from the governor to fund the program. Read More
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American students are now absent at record rates after missing months of classroom instruction during the pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American students have been missing class at record rates following the COVID-19 pandemic, which kept them from in-person learning for months, according to a… Read More
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Second California school district adopts parental notification policy for gender changes(The Center Square) – Murrieta Valley Unified School District adopted a controversial parental notification policy enacted in nearby Chino Valley, while a similar measure failed to get on the… Read More