Public Education
‘Concerns’ acknowledged after St Louis Public Schools superintendent’s sudden leave of absenceThe St. Louis Board of Education has placed its school superintendent on an abrupt leave of absence weeks before the school year, citing concerns after her brief one-year tenure. Read More
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Watchdog alleges Pennsylvania teachers’ union laundered money to Gov. Josh Shapiro campaignA watchdog group that battles union corruption is alleging that a Pennsylvania teachers’ union laundered money to illegally donate $1.5 million to the Keystone state’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro. Read More
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Ethics complaint filed in recall effort of Milwaukee school board(The Center Square) – There is now an ethics complaint to go along with the effort to recall four members of Milwaukee’s school board. The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education… Read More
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Parents outraged school district forces children to room overnight with trans students(The Daily Signal) – Students in a Southern California school district could be forced to choose between rooming with a transgender-identifying student or missing out on an overnight school field… Read More
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Teachers’ union convention pushes for radical, liberal policiesThe nation’s second-largest teachers’ union is once again promoting liberal, far-left policies at its national convention. Speakers at the American Federation for Teachers (AFT) event, held in Houston,… Read More
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School district takes hyperlink to org with trans surgery info after exposé(The Daily Signal) – A California high school took down its “LGBTQ Resources” webpage shortly following The Daily Signal’s report exposing it. Newport Harbor High School… Read More
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Another teacher charged with sexually assaulting a minor, as national trend continuesAn Arizona teacher has been arrested for hiding and sexually assaulting a runaway teen, in the latest example of a frightening nationwide phenomenon of child abuse by educators. Read More
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ACT trims test in bid to make it easier, less expensive for students to finishACT Education Corp has announced “enhancements” to the ACT college entrance test in a bid to reduce the cost of the test and allow students… Read More
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New school safety system launches in Texas(The Center Square) – A new school safety system has launched in Texas through the Texas Education Agency. “As a new school year approaches, the safety of students,… Read More
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Florida among a dozen states with back-to-school sales tax holiday(The Center Square) – Florida families will be able to take advantage of an upcoming sales tax holiday as they prepare their children for the new school year. It… Read More
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Survey places Oregon’s public schools among lowest nationwideA new report ranks Oregon’s K-12 public schools as 45th out of 50 states, based on a methodology emphasizing “quality” and “safety” factors. “It’s important for parents to… Read More
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Majors trimmed at two UNC System schools(The Center Square) – Eighteen academic programs at two University of North Carolina System institutions have been eliminated because of budget shortfalls and enrollment declines. The decision was… Read More
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Two Washington high schools losing SROs due to sheriff’s office staffing shortage(The Center Square) – Due to staffing shortages at the King County Sheriff’s Office, a pair of Kent School District high schools will not have school resource officers for… Read More
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Report: 8th-grade students need whole school year to reach pre-pandemic performance(The Center Square) – An education organization that administers a nationwide assessment has found that students are still not performing as well as they were immediately before the COVID-19… Read More
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Watchdog says Biden’s education secretary violated law by using office to attack Republicans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A watchdog group has accused Education Secretary Miguel Cardona of violating federal law by sending a mass email attacking Republicans for opposing student debt… Read More
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Some Oklahoma schools defy state directive, refuse to treat Bible as historical textSeveral Oklahoma public school districts claim they will defy a recent directive from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters to incorporate the Bible as a historical text in… Read More
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Student test scores still falling despite hundreds of billions in pandemic aid(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Student test scores are continuing to fall four years after schools moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study released Tuesday… Read More
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Maryland literacy policy in the works(The Center Square) – Maryland’s venture to create and implement a statewide comprehensive literacy policy is underway, but State Board of Education President Joshua Michael says the board won’t… Read More
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St. Louis joins other cities in raising school taxes while student achievement fallsShould public schools raise taxes to cover payroll, even amid failing test scores? That’s apparently what the St. Louis Public Schools district is considering: raising property taxes $6… Read More
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Chinese kindergarteners see frontline troop training under new effort to militarize kidsThe Chinese government is reportedly requiring military education of children as young as primary school, claiming it’s to counter encirclement of the communist nation by the U.S. Official… Read More