Public Education
Electric school bus bursts into flames in LA(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An electric school bus burst into flames in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, according to news coverage. The Los… Read More
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Family sues school after teen ‘censored’ for tribute to Charlie Kirk(The Daily Signal) – A North Carolina teen painted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on her school’s “spirit rock,” and was promptly censored, according to Alliance Defending Freedom. Read More
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Second professor removed as Bible-focused gender essay upends campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A second professor at the University of Oklahoma (OU) has been removed from the school in response to a student’s controversial essay on gender… Read More
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Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for ‘unconscionable, highly disturbing’ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an “unprecedented” $18 million… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools’ $17.5M settlement in sex abuse case helps ‘pursue justice’ for survivors, lawyers sayA $17.5 million settlement has been reached involving a former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school dean convicted of committing sex abuse and assault against a student. Read More
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Report: Declining enrollment converts schools to apartments(The Center Square) – Amid a steady decline in K-12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 apartments were created from former school buildings across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new… Read More
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South Carolina area districts note enrollment slump this year after high population growthYork County’s Rock Hill in South Carolina has enjoyed “some of the highest population growth in the state for decades” – yet this year, it marked enrollment declines across… Read More
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Major teachers’ union bankrolled advocacy org driving anti-school choice propaganda(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Payments from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to the left-wing advocacy organization Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) seem to coincide with anti-school choice… Read More
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Seattle using ‘gender book kit’ to teach kindergarteners they can change gendersSeattle Public Schools is using a set of classroom materials that tells kindergarten through 5th-grade students that boys can become girls and girls can become boys. The lessons… Read More
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West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in ‘biggest decrease’ year over year, report findsThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding – and the findings represent “a major shift,”… Read More
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College students fail basic math, English skills thanks to grade inflationAmerican college students can’t solve basic math problems or write grammatical sentences, forcing some students to enroll in college classes that teach elementary-school concepts, according to a… Read More
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New Hampshire marks nation’s steepest enrollment decline amid fourth-highest spending growth per student, analysis showsDespite boosting its per-pupil spending by 60.5% over two decades, New Hampshire has experienced “the nation’s largest decline in enrollment,” a recent analysis concluded. “New Hampshire’s K-12 public… Read More
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Virginia district responds to federal antisemitism investigation alleging failure to uphold Title VI obligationsA Virginia district has promised to assist with a federal inquiry by the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce probing “significant antisemitic incidents” at its schools. U.S. Read More
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Atlanta public school closures spark socialist protestAtlanta’s school board has voted to consolidate 16 schools, amid extravagant objections from a local socialist organization. Atlanta Public Schools (APS) currently faces a… Read More
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Freedom advocates push for Ten Commandments in schools(The Center Square) – Legal battles over the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools continue with a new brief filed this week, backed by 46 members of… Read More
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Lawmaker seeks to prevent colleges from discriminating against homeschoolers(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., has introduced a bill to ensure homeschoolers aren’t discriminated against in college admissions. “No student should ever… Read More
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Why aren’t teacher salaries rising? Rising benefits costs partly to blameDespite large increases in K-12 school spending across the board since 2002, teacher salaries have actually fallen 6.1%, a new study finds. Analysis by the Reason Foundation… Read More
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Massachusetts public-school staff missed average of 12 days in 2024-25, report concludesPublic schools nationwide are still wrestling with high chronic student absenteeism after the COVID-19 pandemic – but what happens when staffers also skip attending?… Read More
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Supporters of Tennessee’s school choice scholarships join lawsuit(The Center Square) – Two families participating in Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program are intervening in a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. Five organizations representing 10 plaintiffs filed a… Read More
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New online portal to track universities’ foreign funding live in 2026(The Center Square) – Starting in January, American universities can more easily report foreign funding, according to the Department of Education. The federal government will launch a new… Read More