Public Education
Lawmakers call for accountability over pro-Hamas campus violence(The Center Square) – Pro-Hamas demonstrations on college campuses have become increasingly intense, and even violent in recent days, pushing lawmakers to call for a change. U.S. Sen. Read More
Public Education
Grades for Kansas schools show continued declines in 2023(The Sentinel) – The new “A-F Grading for Kansas Schools,” based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a “D” or “F” grade, and… Read More
Public Education
US Census Bureau: K-12 education spending up 9%, largest increase in two decadesThe U.S. Census Bureau announced America’s K-12 education funding rose by 9% – the largest increase in more than 20 years. In a Thursday… Read More
Public Education
Florida, Texas, 3 other states reject Biden’s ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ Title IX rewrite they say undermines women’s rightsFlorida, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana have announced they will reject the rewrite by the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) of Title IX regulations, which essentially guts legal… Read More
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Arizona school district considers bathrooms with no doors due to current student safety concerns(The Center Square) – A school district in Arizona is considering a new open concept bathroom that would allow staff to see into the facilities from a hallway, which… Read More
Public Education
Los Angeles high school to host drag queen ‘World Series’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Los Angeles high school will be hosting a drag queen version of the World Series, according to the event’s website. Fairfax High… Read More
Public Education
Parents file $100M unfair labor practice complaint vs. Portland teachers’ union over 2023 strikeParents have filed an unfair labor complaint against the Portland teachers’ union, claiming its strike last November was illegal and necessitates restitution for the harmed families. The… Read More
Public Education
Aurora Public Schools to have DEI retreat for education board(The Center Square) – The Aurora Public Schools Board of Education in Colorado is participating in a retreat focused on diversity, equity and inclusion and the material for the… Read More
Public Education
Former school official arrested for allegedly framing principal with fake recording of racist rant(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Baltimore County Police arrested a high school athletic director after he allegedly created an artificial intelligence-generated voice recording of the school’s principal making racist… Read More
Public Education
‘This isn’t Coca Cola’: Former employee blows whistle on Denver superintendent, reveals staff forced to sign NDAsA former employee has blown the whistle on Denver Public Schools for forcing staff to sign non-disclosure agreements. During a DPS school board meeting on Monday, Will Jones,… Read More
Public Education
Texas law enforcement cracks down on pro-Hamas rioters in Austin(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety took swift action Wednesday to crack down on pro-Hamas rioters in Austin who attempted to… Read More
Public Education
Washington taxpayers to pay more for school meals as program expands(The Center Square) – More school districts across Washington are providing free school meals for students, both breakfast and lunch, at no cost to families. Other districts will… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ unions quietly support GOP candidates they like, but avoid endorsing them(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Teachers’ Unions are quietly propping up Republican candidates in state legislatures with less conservative positions, while abstaining from endorsing them publicly. These unions,… Read More
Public Education
Maine’s once-great public schools have fallen behind, research revealsOnce the premier state for public education, Maine has since fallen to below the middle of the pack. The Maine Policy Institute (MPI) set out to discover why. Read More
Public Education
85% of new migrant students still enrolled in Denver schools(The Center Square) – Denver Public Schools said that 85% of new-to-country students who joined this school year are still enrolled in the district. DPS’ April 18… Read More
Public Education
Gender identity shields student who beat Pennsylvania middle school girl, say community membersMembers of the North Penn School District (NPSD) are speaking out after school officials ignored warnings about plans by a newly-enrolled trans student to attack other students. The… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district cancels first-grade pronoun lesson(The Center Square) – DeWitt Public Schools canceled an optional “mini-lesson” for first-graders that would have taught they/them pronouns after parent reactions went viral on social media. DeWitt… Read More
Public Education
Texas Education Agency takes over more public school districts(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency is continuing to take over failing public school districts. The most recent takeovers include Socorro ISD and Marlin ISD. The… Read More
Public Education
‘That is not a religion’: DeSantis bars satanists from Florida school chaplaincy program(The Daily Signal) – The Sunshine State is now welcoming chaplains into public schools, but Satanists need not apply. On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican,… Read More
Public Education
Digital standardized tests becoming new norm(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s shift toward digital standardized school testing will save the state $6.5 million and hours of lost learning for students, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro. Read More