Government
Cellphone policy requirement likely for Ohio schools(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will have to settle for school districts establishing respective cellphone policies rather than the state limiting use for students during the… Read More
Public Education
They spent $30K per pupil, but only 28% of 8th graders proficient in math(The Daily Signal) – The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, according to a report… Read More
Public Education
Tuesday primary to narrow Nebraska Board of Education candidates in District 4. Who are they?In two of the four Nebraska Board of Education primaries May 14, three candidates are vying for the top-two spots in Districts 2 and 4 for the ballot in… Read More
Homeschools
‘They can do it’: Engineer’s book explores a dad’s discoveries in homeschooling his childrenWe don’t need previous expertise in a topic to be able to teach it to others, Craig Harrison argues – challenging assumptions about homeschooling that people may not even… Read More
Courts
Jury awards former high schoolers $1M after admin pushed them out over alleged blackface photos(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Northern California jury awarded two former private Catholic high school students with $1 million and tuition reimbursements after administrators pushed them out over… Read More
Public Education
Straight F’s lead to second call for Education Secretary Cardona to resign(The Center Square) – Grades of F overall, and in each of five specific areas with active hot-button issues, were given by a North Carolina congresswoman chairing a committee… Read More
Courts
Alaska Supreme Court will hear school correspondence funding case in June(The Center Square) – The Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case over state funding of materials for correspondence schools on June 25. Anchorage Superior… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma State Department of Education demands school district return misused COVID relief fundsThe Oklahoma State Department of Education ordered a public school district to return over $573,000 of COVID-19 relief funds to the federal government, alleging misuse on athletic facilities. Read More
Courts
Student sues school district after suspension for using term ‘illegal alien’A 10th-grade student’s family has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina school district after it suspended him for using the term “illegal alien” in… Read More
Public Education
Oregon middle school lesson plan asks students to compare Trump with HitlerA school district in Oregon, already under fire for violence previously reported on by The Heartlander, is again on the defensive after asking middle school… Read More
Courts
Los Angeles school district sued over anti-charter policyA charter school group is suing the Los Angeles school district for its alleged anti-charter animus, accusing the board of passing illegal policies that defy voters’ wishes. The… Read More
Courts
Special education teacher arrested in Texas for throwing, injuring autistic studentA Texas special education teacher was arrested Monday and charged with assaulting an autistic student during class. Shaq Morales, a special needs teacher at Banuelos Elementary School, allegedly… Read More
Biden administration
Senators question Biden’s ‘ironclad’ commitment, munitions withholding(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 28 included an “ironclad” commitment to the staunch U.S. ally in in the… Read More
Law Enforcement
First responders may soon get workers comp for PTSD in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) – First responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder may soon qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania. The state House of Representatives approved a proposal… Read More
Border
Texas launches compensation program for those affected by border-related crimes(The Center Square) – Texas is launching a landowner compensation program for those impacted by border-related crimes after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law creating it. Read More
Illinois
Illinois governor directs state agencies to prepare for $800 million less than proposed budget(The Center Square) – Illinois state agencies are being directed to prepare to receive $800 million less than what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed for the fiscal year 2025 budget. Read More
Israel
Senators: Protestors calling for violence against Jews should be on No-Fly List(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced two measures that, if passed, would achieve a similar objective: to place on the… Read More
School Choice
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs education bills that include school choice expansion(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The governor of Missouri signed two education bills Tuesday that included measures to expand school choice in the state.Republican Gov. Read More
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds boaters how to be safe in 2024The Missouri State Highway Patrol is sharing safe boating tips for the lake-crazy state, in advance of National Safe Boating Week May 18-24. Every vessel should have U.S. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Biden’s Department of Education issues another ‘Dear Comrade’ letterThe Biden Department of Education issued what’s known as a “Dear Colleague” letter as it continues to get blasted by… Read More