Public Education
Measure allowing noncitizens to vote in Illinois school board elections receives criticism(The Center Square) – Some see a measure at the statehouse as a threat to democracy by allowing non-citizens in Illinois to vote in school board elections. Others… Read More
Public Education
Another California district axes honors classes in the name of equityParents in a California school district are protesting the high school for cutting honors classes in the name of racial equity.Culver City High School's decision was made because… Read More
Public Education
Florida teacher uses young students in TikTok videos with woke messagesSome are calling for a Florida teacher’s resignation after he posted videos mocking the removal of inappropriate books from schools, forcing students to participate. In the video, the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma GOP education plan raises teacher pay, gives tax credit for private school(The Center Square) – Oklahoma public schools would get an increase of half a billion dollars in funding and parents would have access to a parental choice tax credit… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board reverses woke urinal ban after students protest(Daily Caller) – A New Hampshire school board reversed its ban on urinals a week after prohibiting them amid backlash from students, according to WMUR News.The Milford School… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Neopronouns’ and ‘gender euphoria’: Colorado school district trained teachers on the ‘ABCs of LGBTQIA+’(Daily Caller) – A Colorado school district taught teachers about deadnaming and gender euphoria in a teacher training titled the “ABCs of LGBTQIA,” according to documents made public by… Read More
Public Education
Alaska school board censors dad who objects to library book on ‘kinks, fantasies, and porn’An Alaska father who objected to school books depicting anal sex and porn was silenced by the board during his public comment.Jay McDonald, a local school reform advocate,… Read More
Public Education
Akron pilots $43K no-cellphone policy to address school violence as superintendent resignsAkron Public Schools is piloting a no-cellphone policy to combat the alarming amount of violence in its public schools – a problem which led the superintendent to resign.The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Federal court reconsiders trans participation in girls’ sports in ConnecticutA federal court will revisit a Connecticut case allowing trans athletes to participate in girls’ high school sports. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City… Read More
Public Education
Not a single student is proficient in reading or math at 55 Chicago schools(Daily Caller) – In 55 Chicago Public Schools, not one student met grade level expectations in either math or reading during the 2021-2022 school year, according to a Wirepoints… Read More
Government, Public Education
Wisconsin governor wants more money for public schools, less school choice for parents(The Center Square) – Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend more than a $1.3 billion more over the next two years, but it’s almost certainly not going to happen. Read More
Public Education
Illinois schools underperforming despite increased funding(The Center Square) – Public education advocates say Illinois' evidence-based funding model has adequately funded schools. However, one lawmaker says students are still underperforming. Illinois’ evidence-based K-12 schools… Read More
Culture, Public Education
After School Satan Club might pay the price for being controversial – literallyA Virginia school board is considering revising its policies on after-school clubs following conflict over a new “After School Satan Club.”The Chesapeake Public School Board previously allowed the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Pre-K teacher claims toddlers should talk about sex and genderA California nursery school teacher and professor of early childhood development is being ridiculed online after saying pre-school children should be exposed to discussions about sexuality and “queerness.”“Not… Read More
Public Education
Committee defers bill that would have made South Dakota school lunches free(The Center Square) – A bill that would provide free school lunches to South Dakota public school students was deferred by lawmakers on the House Education Committee Monday. Read More
Public Education
Where did all the public school students go?More than 1.2 million students left the public system in a COVID-fueled diaspora. A new report examines where they went and why.InWhere Kids Went, Thomas S. Dee,… Read More
Courts, Public Education
School bus driver claims union continues collecting dues despite resignation(The Center Square) – An Ohio public school employee says his union locked him into paying dues for an entire school year against his will.Richard Koch, a bus… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school district votes to require athletes to compete according to birth sexA North Carolina school board reversed a policy which allowed transgender athletes to play on sports teams according to their chosen gender identity.At its Feb. 7 meeting, the New… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘We want urinals’: Students cut class in protest of school district’s woke urinal ban(Daily Caller) – Over 100 Granite State students banded together to conduct a Friday walk out to protest a school board district-wide policy that bans urinals over ‘gender identity’… Read More
Public Education
Ohio plans larger approach for school safety(The Center Square) – The state wants Ohio schools to focus on the physical and emotional well-being of students in order to provide a complete safety structure.The Ohio School… Read More