Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the… Read More
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Illinois State Board of Education, diversity recruiters, ask for more tax dollars(The Center Square) – Teach Plus, a special interest group, contributed to a $2.3 million increase in the 2023 state budget for the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship to… Read More
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San Francisco Unified latest public school district to face closures over falling enrollmentThe San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is set to close some of its schools due to declining enrollment leading to large budget deficits, reported local… Read More
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Report: Teachers unions quietly spend millions on GOP primaries in 32 states(The Daily Signal) – Though teachers unions are well known for donating huge sums to Democratic candidates, a closer look at donor data reveals that the unions have… Read More
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Former elementary teacher charged with 40 counts in sexual abuse case involving studentA North Carolina elementary teacher is facing multiple charges for sexually assaulting a former student. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Sara Kathleen Majors in October,… Read More
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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their… Read More
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New York teacher forced to resign after preventing 7-year-old male student from using girls’ bathroomA New York elementary school teacher was forced to resign for refusing to allow a biologically male transgender student to use the girls’ restroom. The Elmira Heights gym… Read More
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Report: New Hampshire leads the country in student enrollment decline(The Center Square) – New Hampshire is a leader in public education spending growth even as the state has lost more students over the past two decades than any… Read More
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Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parents’ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacob’s… Read More
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Florida university eliminates all DEI positions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – University of Florida has fired all of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff effective immediately, a spokesperson for the university told the Daily… Read More
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‘A discouraging story’: Teachers continue to flee profession years after pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Teachers are still fleeing schools in higher numbers than before the pandemic as schools continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic’s fallout, according to The… Read More
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Outrage over teen ‘toe sucking’ event billed as school charity for disabled peopleThe founder of a non-profit coffee shop that benefited from a public school charity which featured teens sucking and licking peanut butter off each others’ toes told The Heartlander he’s… Read More
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Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldn’t read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so “disgusting and horrendous,” even the teacher was “uncomfortable.” “I’m here to talk about… Read More
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‘Its conclusions are meaningless,’ says Catholic school superintendent of Illinois school choice report skewed to make public schools look betterOpponents of school choice in Illinois thought they had a smoking gun after a report showed public school students outscored school choice students in the state. But the… Read More
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Utah school choice applications open; high demand crashes website first dayApplications for the Utah education savings accounts program opened Feb. 28, and traffic surge to the online application “broke” the website temporarily. “Demand is apparently so high that… Read More
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Really? Michigan school students reportedly identify as therians(The Center Square) – Walking around on all four limbs while wearing an animal tail and a mask – called “quadrobics” – are key parts of identifying as a… Read More
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Report: Ohio school spending rising; teacher pay, enrollment declining(The Center Square) – Ohio schools spent nearly 15% more per student in 2020 than in 2002, while enrollment, the number of teachers and teacher pay dropped. According… Read More
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‘He has to be accountable’: Indiana school district refused to arrest teen student who assaulted 74-year-old teacherAn elderly Indiana teacher was viciously beaten by a teenage student, but the victim says officials have done little to discipline the teen. Robert Gooding, a 74-year-old substitute… Read More
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Report: K-12 student funding rose, test results haven’t in West Virginia(The Center Square) – West Virginia inflation-adjusted education funding per student grew from $12,351 in 2002 to $14,163 per student in 2020, according to a new report from Reason… Read More
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Superintendent at second Texas school district faces electioneering allegations after audio revealedThe superintendent for another Texas school district faces allegations of electioneering in the Republican primary, after a school reform activist released audio of the alleged incident. The Heartlander… Read More