Public Education
LA elementary school materials push gender transitions despite Trump order(The Center Square) – Despite a Trump administration executive order defunding gender ideology in public education, Los Angeles Unified School District materials instruct elementary children how to be transgender… Read More
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Public school prayer guidance from Trump admin could shatter court precedents(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump could be preparing to put the final nail in the coffin of court precedent limiting the right to… Read More
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NYC mayoral frontrunner criticized for skimpy plan on public-school improvementZohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist nominee for New York City mayor, is under fire from left-leaning media outlets for failing to offer specifics on improving the city’s beleaguered public-education… Read More
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Chicago student petitions to restore bathroom doors removed due to crime(The Center Square) – A Chicago student launched a petition to restore bathroom doors after Oak Park and River Forest High School removed them. At the start of the… Read More
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Lower enrollment, budgetary woes haunt Seattle schools at start of school yearSeattle Public Schools welcomed 49,000 students this week – down from more than 52,000 students in 2020 – while planning further discussions over dwindling enrollment and projected budget deficits. Read More
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North Carolina, Michigan still suffering from pandemic learning lossThe latest K-12 standardized test scores are in, and they show several states still lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers. North Carolina and Michigan both released their annual reports… Read More
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Florida district mulls closing, consolidating 34 schools to ‘rightsize’ under-enrolled spacesTo address a “chronic under-enrollment problem,” the sixth-largest U.S. school system is eyeing 34 of its buildings as targets to repurpose or potentially close during a multi-phase plan. Read More
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North Carolina’s strategic public-education plan draws criticisms over academic goals, accountabilityA newly released strategic plan from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) may sound ambitious, but it doesn’t specifically focus on academics, according to educational critics. Read More
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Texas AG urges schools to implement voluntary prayer lawTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasted no time encouraging schools to test a new law allowing voluntary prayer during the school day in public schools. “In Texas classrooms,… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools lacking classroom placements for 200 students with disabilitiesAbout 200 students with disabilities still didn’t have access to a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) classroom by the second week of this school year, Chalkbeat… Read More
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State report: Minneapolis schools violate laws with biased disability classificationsMinneapolis Public Schools has violated state and federal law by overidentifying black students within the “developmental cognitive disability” category, the state’s education department recently concluded. “The notification is… Read More
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Federal investigation launched against Massachusetts school district for disregarding parental consentThe U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Burlington Public Schools (BPS) on Monday for violating parent rights. The Massachusetts district allegedly administered… Read More
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School choice participation topped 1.3 million students last school year, up 25%Over 1.3 million students were enrolled in private school choice programs last year – with enrollment continuing to grow across the United States. Participation… Read More
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School district letting boys in girls bathrooms likely won’t be swayed by Trump funding cuts(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Trump administration’s most powerful weapon against schools in recent months has been the threat of federal funding cuts. For one Virginia school district, the… Read More
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Grandma of 28 refutes anti-school-choice arguments from teachers’ union-sponsored groupAn Idaho grandmother of 28 easily saw through the rhetoric of an anti-school-choice group that appears more concerned about preserving school systems than meeting students’ needs Nan Hancock… Read More
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Charter schools in New Orleans show promise 20 years after Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina did more than level a city – it revamped New Orleans’ entire education system. “With schools closed, more than 7,000 people, including more than 4,000… Read More
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Analysts: New York skews reading, math scores to create ‘illusion’ of improved student performanceNew York State is skewing reading and math proficiency rates to make K-12 schools appear more effective, according to a recent policy analysis. On Aug. 11, the New… Read More
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Illinois law forces universities to dispense abortion pills on campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed legislation into law on Friday requiring all public colleges and universities in the state to dispense abortion… Read More
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Trump says he’ll allow 600,000 Chinese students to study in US(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will allow 600,000 students from China to study in the U.S. Trump… Read More
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New Illinois law promises public education to illegal immigrantsIllinois has passed a law guaranteeing illegal immigrants access to public education, which could cost taxpayers up to $1 billion annually. “Schools must take steps to protect the… Read More