Public Education
Virginia lab school proposal still in limbo amid budget negotiations(The Center Square) – A proposal to establish university-run schools in Virginia, known as lab schools, is still in limbo while lawmakers debate the specifics of their next biennium… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania funding for education up 40% since 2000(The Center Square) – Though the Pennsylvania Department of Education is fighting a lawsuit over whether it adequately funds low-wealth school districts, the broader picture of education spending… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union urges Washington Supreme Court to uphold capital gains tax(The Center Square) – The Washington Education Association has filed abriefwith the state Supreme Court that calls for opening the door to the imposition of a… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board approves anti-CRT resolution, delays vote on sex ed proposalA school board in Virginia approved a resolution banning Critical Race Theory but delayed a vote on a separate resolution addressing parental consent on sexual education and content.Both… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Oregon law puts tampons in boys’ public school bathrooms, and more students into private schoolsOregon’s "Menstrual Dignity Act," which will put tampons in even boys’ bathrooms this fall, is just one part of a "radical leftist agenda” that’s fueling an exodus from public… Read More
Public Education
Ohio mom prevails in free speech case over local school board(The Sentinel) – An Ohio mother filed a free speech lawsuit in federal court against her school board after being ordered to “zip it” by the board’s presiding officer. Read More
Public Education
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit(The Sentinel) – Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school district’s pronoun policy.On Tuesday, a federal judge issued… Read More
Public Education
Texas school may have illegally pushed vote on billion-dollar school bond, revealing common problems with how bond issues workA Texas public school district is under investigation for what Gov. Greg Abbott calls a “likely crime” – school bond electioneering. School officials may have pressured Northside Independent School… Read More
Public Education
Detroit schools, teachers’ union clash over mask policy(The Center Square) – About53,406kids attending Detroit Public Schools Community District still must wear a mask through the end of the regular school year because of… Read More
Public Education
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps(The Center Square) – A newworking paperanalyzed testing data from 2.1 million students in 49 states plus D.C. and found that “remote instruction was a primary… Read More
Public Education
Measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement now law(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 35 bills Friday, including measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement.Beginning Jan. 1, certain members of law enforcement can… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana House passes bill to require schools to inform parents about immunization exemptions(The Center Square) – A bill to require Louisiana schools to inform students and parents about exemptions from school immunizations cleared the House this week."House… Read More
Christian Schools, Government, Public Education
With violence on the rise in public schools, is school choice more important than ever?Violence in public schools is on the rise. And while there may be no clear answers on how to stop the historic increase in public school violence, a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Elementary school teaches children as young as 4 to identify racist family members and more with controversial bookA public elementary school helped children as young as 4 identify “racist members of their family” and school them in “anti-racism.”A November letter from Janney Elementary School principal… Read More
Public Education
New law borrows $1 billion to extend pension buyout option for Illinois state employees, including educators(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday a measure that borrows $1 billion to extend the existing pension buyout program for Illinois state employees… Read More
Public Education
Rep. Petryk: Wisconsin students will have to wait for gifted and talented opportunities(The Center Square) – One western Wisconsin state representative says kids looking to get into gifted and talented programs in public schools across the state are out of luck… Read More
Public Education
Georgia High School Association votes unanimously to require athletes to compete according to birth sexThe Georgia High School Association voted unanimously on Wednesday that students who compete in high school sports must do so according to the sex recorded on their birth certificate. Read More
Culture, Public Education
A majority of Americans seem to agree on what should not be taught to the youngest public school childrenA recent poll reveals some common ground amid vast differences in how American parents view what’s appropriate when it comes to sex, race and gender education in the classroom. Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin state superintendent again defends teaching of race, class and gender(The Center Square) – The top teacher in Wisconsin says it is important for all kids in Wisconsin to learn from the author who wants to “upend mainstream ideas… Read More
Public Education
CRT protest planned over Jackson County Public Schools(The Center Square) – A group called “Save Our Schools” is hosting a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, at the Commonwealth Commerce Center in Jackson,… Read More