Public Education
Longview superintendent arrested on multiple charges in student sex assault investigation(The Center Square) – Police in Longview on Thursday arrested the Superintendent of Longview Public Schools as part of an ongoing investigation related to the reported sexual assault case… Read More
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Deadline approaches for $1 million school choice award(The Center Square) – The June 1 deadline for a $1 million Yass Prize school choice award is approaching, and education providers nationwide are encouraged to apply. Read More
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Report: Income cap could deny school choice to thousands(The Center Square) – A ballot proposal’s income cap could put thousands of Arizona students at risk of being removed from the state’s school choice program, according to a… Read More
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Mother speaks out after sex offender chaperoned Kansas elementary tripA Goddard, Kansas, mother and city council member released a video on social media alerting the community that a registered sex offender had chaperoned a local third-grade field trip. Read More
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WATCH: 13-year-old shares pro-life poem her Colorado school tried to banA seventh grader at a Colorado middle school was barred from reading her pro-life slam poem to her class, despite classmates reading poems about politically charged issues including immigration,… Read More
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Portland Public Schools’ own committee blasts projected pay increase, warning of ‘fragile’ public trustThe Portland Public Schools (PPS) district is facing internal criticism for an “extremely optimistic” 2026-27 budget plan, which analysts believe will not accurately reflect costs,… Read More
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Parents revolt after college tries surveillance experiment on kids, report shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Researchers shuttered a plan to train AI by filming preschoolers after facing backlash from parents, according to an investigative report. University of Washington… Read More
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Kathy Hochul tries having it both ways on school choice(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul seems to be walking a tightrope on education reform. Last week, she surprised nationwide school choice… Read More
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Hispanics flee Texas public schools, contributing to first non-pandemic enrollment slump in almost 40 years, report concludesThe Texas public education system is wrestling with a seismic shift – plunging enrollment even as the state’s population rises, according to analysts. “Public school enrollment is… Read More
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Florida budget would boost per student funding amid enrollment decline(The Center Square) – This month legislators are working to finalize the state budget in which the governor proposed a record amount of funding for public schools amid schools… Read More
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Obama-era reforms spurred learning loss long before COVID-19, report saysA new report finds student learning was declining years before COVID-19 and has failed to recover for most schools, pointing to failures stemming from the Obama era. A… Read More
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Kansas school district refuses to change transgender policies after federal violationsTwo of the four Kansas school districts found in violation of federal laws regarding transgenderism by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) last month have announced whether they… Read More
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Dual enrollment is skyrocketing. Here’s how homeschoolers blazed this path for their public-school peers.Although dual enrollment is being touted as one of the latest high school trends, homeschoolers have long enjoyed the benefits of this method in preparing for higher education. Read More
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Report: 25 years on, school choice demand surging(The Center Square) – A new report indicates demand for school choice in Pennsylvania is higher than it’s ever been since its inception 25 years ago. The commonwealth… Read More
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Quebec revokes teaching licenses from teachers who tried to spread Islam in public elementary schoolsQuebec officials have permanently revoked the teaching licenses of 11 staff members accused of pushing Islamic religious ideas and practices at a public elementary school in Montreal. The… Read More
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More Indiana schools may use referendum approach this year, despite low voter approvalProperty tax reforms in Indiana could have paved the way for “as many as 100 public school districts” to ask voters directly for more funding through referenda, … Read More
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California district engaged in ‘illegal fiscal practices’ through China partnership, audit concludesAn audit into California’s Val Verde Unified School District has uncovered “serious concerns” about “fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices” regarding its partnership with the Pegasus California School in China, Politico … Read More
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New Jersey schools may face legal challenge over gender policy(The Center Square) – The Thomas More Society has issued a demand letter to the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education in New Jersey, calling for the repeal… Read More
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Poverty, fatherlessness contribute to racial achievement gaps – not racism, new report findsFor decades, the learning gaps between African American and white students have been attributed to systemic racism and inequitable funding. But new research has found social issues may… Read More
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South Carolina considers mobile panic button system for schools to increase safetyA South Carolina bill – patterned after Alyssa’s Law in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in a Florida high school shooting in 2018 – may soon mandate mobile… Read More