Public Education
California continues to violate SCOTUS, Constitution with gender ideology lawsThe state of California will require at least one all-gender bathroom in every school district, county office of education and charter school with any combination of grades 1-12 beginning… Read More
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WATCH: Report says more US families are saving for college(The Center Square) – As taxpayers continue subsidizing higher education and student loan debt at $1.8 trillion, more American families are planning and saving for college, according to a… Read More
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Turning pain into purpose: Young Wisconsin school board member fought school drugs, family trauma – and found faith along the wayAdam Manka is a man on a mission – overcoming family hardship to rise and serve others. At 18, he became one of the youngest elected officials in Wisconsin… Read More
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Students with disabilities get short shrift in Massachusetts schools, commentary arguesDespite Massachusetts’ reputation as a leader in public schools, students with special needs are failing to get the comprehensive education they are promised by law, a recent analyst concluded. Read More
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Los Angeles school board passes budget, limits screen time(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles Unified School District has approved its 2026-2027 budget as well as screen time limits for students. The limits include a total ban… Read More
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PA lawmakers still squabbling over public education budget before June 30 deadlinePennsylvania’s budget needs to be decided by a June 30 deadline, yet lawmakers are still dithering over how best to fund the state’s public schools. Republicans argue financial… Read More
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Former Virginia school paraprofessional sentenced after providing alcohol, vapes to minorsA former employee at a Virginia school district is serving a four-month sentence after admitting to providing alcohol and vapes in her home to at least three minors,… Read More
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Arizona constitutional amendment designed to protect school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona voters will get to vote on a constitutional amendment to protect military families who rely on the state’s school choice program. State lawmakers… Read More
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Los Angeles schools need to do better following Carvalho’s resignation(The Center Square) – Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has resigned from the Los Angeles Unified School District, and education watchdogs are not sad to see him go. Carvalho announced… Read More
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Oregon districts scuffle over school budget challenges after ‘eroded trust’ from communityThe Eugene and Springfield school districts in Oregon are endeavoring to re-engage their local communities after “a tornado of top leader resignations, midyear teacher layoffs and a union vote… Read More
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Quarter of all North Carolina districts ‘openly flout the law’ with school calendar violationsOver one in four North Carolina school districts are violating state policy by starting their academic calendars before the legal date of Aug. 24, a recent report discovered. Read More
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Gov. Shapiro Abandoning 30,000 children as PA democrats push to strip school choice(The Daily Signal) – Pennsylvania Democrats rushed anti-school choice legislation Tuesday, bypassing regular order and sneaking up on Republicans. They aim to strip 30,000 children… Read More
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Louisiana schools wrestle with increased staffing numbers, falling enrollment amid budgetary woesLouisiana’s public-school system is grappling with a problem repeated nationwide: burgeoning staff numbers even with student enrollment plunging, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “In Louisiana, the school workforce… Read More
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Sexual harassment allegations filed against New York district board member, multiple news outlets confirmNew York’s Buffalo Public Schools is doing damage control after multiple allegations of sexual harassment were filed against a board member, according to recent reports. “Two members… Read More
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Kansas school districts receive stern final warning for failing to protect girls, secret gender transitionsThree Kansas school districts have been given a final ultimatum by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for allowing boys in girls’ spaces in schools, in… Read More
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Ed Department transfers more key responsibilities in next moves to dismantle agency(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Education is transferring two of its key responsibilities to other parts of the executive branch, marking the administration’s latest effort to wind… Read More
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States that spend less, have school choice, graduate more students, report findsSpending more on public schools appears to have little correlation with higher graduation rates, new research shows. Business Insider’s rankings of the 50 states’ graduation… Read More
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Poll: Texas parents rate private schools higher than publicParents are far more likely to approve private school education than public school education, according to a recent poll from Texas Southern University. Read More
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New report says major school system hid admissions data defying Supreme Court(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A nonprofit released a report Tuesday concluding that the University of Texas system continues to discriminate based on race in defiance of a recent… Read More
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Ohio failing to meet students’ transportation needs, work group concludesOhio’s school transportation system must adapt to meet the changing needs of students, a state work group concluded in a recent report. “The draft, written by an outside… Read More