Public Education
Superintendent denies district linked to LGBTQ resources taken down day after report(The Daily Signal) – A California school district’s superintendent said its now-taken down LGBTQ Resources did not include links to an LGBTQ youth center’s “Affirming Therapy” page,… Read More
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St. Louis public schools grapple with board squabbles, audit requests after superintendent’s leave of absenceThe St. Louis mayor has requested an audit of the city’s public schools one week after the furlough of its superintendent, even as school board… Read More
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Louisiana Gov. Landry defends 10 Commandments in classrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms on Monday during a news conference. Landry defended… Read More
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Many teaching positions unfilled as school year startsAs schools around the country resume classes this month, the struggle to fill teaching positions continues for many of them. The troubling trend began in the wake of… Read More
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School-level ACT scores show frightening declines since 2015 in Kansas(The Sentinel) – ACT scores for individual high schools in Kansas show concerning declines since 2015 in most cases. The statewide composite in 2015 was 21.9 but fell… Read More
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Med school quietly scrubs race-based criteria following complaint(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A prominent medical school silently removed a race requirement from a National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded research program on its website following an October… Read More
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North Carolina’s focus on K-3 literacy paying off(The Center Square) – From kindergarten through third grade, North Carolina public school students scored higher than the national average on literary assessments at the end of last school… Read More
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Plans to regulate distance education raises concerns over continued innovation, accessThe Biden administration has announced plans to increase oversight over distance education, prompting educational experts to warn it will only hinder online programs’ access and flexibility for students. Read More
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Arkansas public schools could soon receive Educational Freedom Account funds(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Legislative Council will consider a rule allowing public schools to receive money from the state’s Educational Freedom Accounts. An ALC subcommittee recommended… Read More
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Leaders named for Iowa’s new Division of Special Education(The Center Square) – The Iowa Department of Education appointed a familiar face to lead its newly restored Division of Special Education. Dr. Barbara Guy, who served as Director… Read More
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Report: Maryland electric school bus program resulted in millions of dollars in ‘wasteful spending’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An investigation into a Maryland school system’s electric bus initiative found that it resulted in millions of dollars in “wasteful spending” due to issues… Read More
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WA school leaders make case for more spending despite court-ordered funding bumps(The Center Square) – The Washington Association of School Administrators launched a new website last month that makes the case for increased state spending on K-12 education, even as… Read More
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Kansas Association of School Boards refuses to provide agenda for upcoming Title IX workshop(The Sentinel) – Weeks after a federal court placed a hold on implementing a new federal Department of Education (DOE) rule in Kansas, expanding … Read More
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GOP demands answers and accountability from Biden defense secretary on DEI in military base schoolsGOP members of the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking an explanation after it was disclosed that Department of Defense (DoD) educators are radicalizing kids at K-12 military schools. Read More
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First class but last place: New Mexico student achievement hits bottom despite record spendingPublic-school students in New Mexico still languish behind their national peers in academic performance, despite hefty funding increases and legislative meetings to work on court-ordered reform. Although… Read More
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Denver students can earn ‘seal of diversity’ for taking queer lit, gender studies classes(The Daily Signal) – A Denver high school allows students to take classes such as Queer Literature and Gender Studies to earn a “Seal of Diversity”… Read More
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Migration influx impacting Pennsylvania schools(The Center Square) – An influx of undocumented migrants into the U.S. strains services in many cities and presents challenges to public school systems, affecting the quality of education… Read More
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Arizona school district misspent $500,000 on travel expenses, agrees to changes(The Center Square) – An Arizona Auditor General report found wasteful spending at a school district on the Tohono O’Odham Nation Reservation south of Tucson. Most notably, the… Read More
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Gov. Evers names education firm to head Milwaukee district audit(The Center Square) – A consulting firm with former public school administrators will lead the audit into Milwaukee Public Schools’ financial woes. Gov. Tony Evers on Monday named… Read More
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New survey: More than two-thirds of Texans support school choice(The Center Square) – With just a few weeks before school starts in Texas, a new poll shows that more than two-thirds of Texans support school choice. The… Read More