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Minneapolis public school employees vote to authorize strike(The Center Square) – Less than a day after authorizing a strike, hundreds of Minneapolis teachers demonstrated outside the district office. Teachers rallied for higher pay, smaller class… Read More
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Maryland high school student handcuffed, searched after AI weapons detection system flags bag of chips as possible gunA Maryland high school student triggered an AI weapons detection system by placing a bag of chips in his pocket last week, leading to a response from multiple police… Read More
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Complaint: Utah schools ‘rebranded’ DEI to evade ban(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two Utah universities have been hit with federal complaints after several administrators were caught on video claiming that their schools still practice diversity, equity… Read More
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Florida teachers, students recount ‘all good things’ after cellphone bans: higher test scores, retention, learningWant more engaged students who participate actively in classrooms, improve academic performance and connect more closely with their peers? Then consider banning cellphones throughout the schoolday,… Read More
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Texas school district under fire after nixing Good Friday in favor of Cesar Chavez DayThe Austin, Texas, school district is facing criticism after administrators decided to remove the Good Friday holiday and instead celebrate a day honoring liberal labor leaders Cesar Chavez and… Read More
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Most voters reject federal control of education in new poll(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Some 8 in 10 Americans surveyed feel that education decisions should be made closer to home rather than in Washington, a new poll released Sunday… Read More
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High superintendent pay fuels debate over Illinois school consolidation(The Center Square) – A new Illinois Policy Institute report reignites debate over how schools are run and how much top administrators are paid, but one national education expert… Read More
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WV lawmaker stands up for school choice, says parents are leaving system that fails studentsOne West Virginia lawmaker isn’t afraid to say it in black and white: “Parents are leaving the public school system because the system failed them and their children.”… Read More
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AI augments school security with threat detectionAs public schools continue to grapple with on-campus violence, U.S. schools are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence to beef up security. AI companies have ramped up their offerings… Read More
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TX takes over Fort Worth schools after persistent low test scoresTexas is taking over management of the Fort Worth Independent School District – the state’s 10th largest school system – after most of its students continued to score below… Read More
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Mississippi parents protest after school officials pen character references for convicted sex offenderMultiple parents kept their children away from a Mississippi school district Wednesday to protest officials who wrote character references on behalf of a convicted sex offender. “There is… Read More
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Massachusetts district sees ‘steepest single-year decline’ in enrollment since 2010Mirroring a nationwide trend, Nantucket Public Schools (NPS) in Massachusetts is struggling with decreased enrollment its superintendent suggests is due in part from students leaving… Read More
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Washington school board backs resolution for open category for trans athletes(The Center Square) – On Wednesday night, the Kennewick (Washington) School District voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that supports placing some transgender athletes into an “open” category. Read More
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‘Breaking point’: Teachers beg for help as post-pandemic classroom violence spirals(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Teachers in Modesto, California are begging their school district to institute changes to behavior policies as students are becoming increasingly violent since returning to… Read More
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Teachers support school choice, don’t want cellphones in the classroom, survey showsWhile 50% of teachers feel optimistic about their local school district, just 26% are optimistic about education nationally, a new survey says. Even parents are more likely… Read More
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Report predicts growth for Arizona school choice programCommon Sense Institute says 100,000 students will use Empowerment Scholarship Account Read More
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‘Hate the police’: Harvard College dean hopes Trump dies, says cops are ‘racist and evil’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Resurfaced social media posts from a Harvard University dean show the administrator openly going off on conservatives, calling police racist, and describing “Whiteness” as… Read More
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‘They caught those bricks’: LA public school teacher brags about riots driving down ICE raids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Los Angeles public school teacher and activist praised rioters on Tuesday for throwing bricks at federal agents in California, crediting them with reducing… Read More
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Colorado parents decry board member’s description of school safety as a ‘privilege’Several parents in a Colorado district have taken issue with a board member’s description of school safety as a “privilege” that cannot be guaranteed. The criticism comes after… Read More
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Pennsylvania schools scramble to cut costs as legislative impasse withholds $4 billion in state fundingPublic-school districts across Pennsylvania are dipping into financial reserves to meet expenses after the state failed to pass a budget July 1 for the coming fiscal year. Read More