Culture, Public Education
Schools nationwide push gender pronouns without informing parents, report saysA new report reveals students in the nation’s largest school districts are encouraged to change their names and pronouns without parental knowledge, even though those same schools require parental… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma AG walks back predecessor’s green light for faith-based charter schools, citing ‘unsettled’ law(Daily Caller) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond rescinded his predecessor’s decision to allow publicly funded religious charter schools Thursday, according to a letter sent to the Statewide Virtual… Read More
Public Education
In ‘sweeping expansion,’ U.S. Dept. of Education extends reach over third-party educational services in the name of ‘transparency’Companies working with higher education institutions were shocked to discover the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) abruptly expanded its definition of a third-party service (TPS).Some critics see the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School 4 days a week: Is a schoolchild’s dream a parent’s thorny nightmare?Some Nebraska schools are moving to a four-day school week, following the lead of at least six other school districts in the state.Amid a challenging hiring and retention… Read More
Public Education
Hundreds of students’ mental health records leaked online after ransomware attack on LA school district(Daily Caller) – Hundreds of students’ mental health records were posted to a “dark web” site following a ransomware attack of the second largest school district in the country,… Read More
Public Education
Indiana House committee approves bill allowing partisan school board elections(The Center Square) – The Indiana House Committee on Education recently voted 6-4 to approve House Bill 1428, which would allow school districts to conduct partisan elections. The bill… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arkansas committee greenlights public teacher pay hike, universal school choice(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Senate Education Committee gave a do-pass recommendation Wednesday to the Arkansas LEARNS bill, but not without some reservations from both Democrats and… Read More
Government, Public Education
Lawmakers say educational investments are not paying off in Illinois(The Center Square) – As Gov. J.B. Pritzker tours the state touting his proposed early childhood investments, some Republican lawmakers say taxpayers are not getting a good return… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘I have a Master’s degree’: Teacher mocks parental involvement in curriculum(Daily Caller) – A teacher speaking out against parental rights legislation in Arizona Wednesday cited her master’s degree while mocking parents seeking involvement in school curricula.“I have a… Read More
Government, Public Education
Bill would create statewide charter school board in Oklahoma(The Center Square) – A bill that would create a single statewide charter school board in Oklahoma passed the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday.Currently, there are two charter… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County district continues withholding information about sexual assaults in schoolsThe reputation of Loudoun County Public School District (LCPS) took another hit after its board voted not to release a sexual assault report compiled by school attorneys.LCPS has… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school district sued for enabling child’s gender transition and hiding it from parentsA California school district secretly counseled an 11-year-old through a gender transition, prompting the mother to file a lawsuit.The lawsuit alleges that members of the Chico Unified School… Read More
Public Education
California judge rules school district must prioritize achievement over equityCalifornia parents have won a lawsuit against a school district over its math placement policies which emphasized equity over achievement.A coalition of Palo Alto parents and residents, led… Read More
Public Education
Defiance, physical aggression and disruption beset Nebraska elementary schoolsNebraska’s elementary students are increasingly struggling with defiance, physical aggression and disruption, according to an Omaha World Heraldreview of school districts' behavioral data.The Herald filed a records… Read More
Public Education
Family demands investigation into fake memorial for autistic son reportedly displayed at Los Angeles middle school(Daily Caller) – The family of a Bethune Middle School student with autism is calling for the California superintendent’s office to look into a death hoax involving their son,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school celebrates K-6 ‘Day of Reading’ by affirming ‘transgender and non-binary youth’(Daily Caller) – To celebrate the “National Day of Reading,” California’s largest school district hosted a read aloud event for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students to affirm “transgender and… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend billions to transform California schools into hubs for community social services(The Center Square) – California Governor Gavin Newsom would like to see one out of every three schools in California become a community school. Community schools not only… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
South Dakota database reveals the bad apples among teachersA database of teacher’s license application denials, suspensions and revocations in South Dakota reveals surprising details parents and school administrators need to know.The database, run by the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas district officials silent on gender-transitioning book being read to kindergartners(The Sentinel) – A Kansas City, Kansas, USD 500 kindergarten teacher proudly, but anonymously, posted on a social media page that they had read the bookJulian is a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cartoon book about gender identity in New York middle school has parent furiousA parent in Dutchess County, New York is asking a local school why cartoon books about gender identity are available in her child’s middle school library.Kristi Rollman was… Read More