Public Education
Seattle teachers OK strike; first day of school delayed(The Center Square) – Seattle teachers went on strike Wednesday, delaying the start of school for the school district’s 50,000 students. The Seattle Education Association (SEA)… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Biden administration and special interest groups played politics instead of getting kids back to school(reimaginED) – On Sept. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claimed that the Biden administration had a plan to “focus on safely getting back to in-person learning” last year. Read More
Government
Poll: South Carolina voters support educational savings accounts, school choice(The Center Square) – South Carolina residents are supportive of school choice, according to a new survey of eligible voters from the South Carolina Policy Council.When asked about… Read More
Public Education
Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students(The Sentinel) – One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem, the bureaucracy tries to deny the… Read More
Biden administration
Independent voters say Biden’s attacks on ‘MAGA Republicans’ went too far(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden has turned up the rhetoric against Trump supporters and what he calls the “ultra MAGA” wing of the Republican party, but new… Read More
Opinion, State Government
Op-Ed: College Savings Month: Make a Plan to Pay for Higher EducationAccording to a Georgetown University study, the cost of higher education has increased 169% over the last 40 years. And according to Sallie Mae’s annual How America… Read More
Biden administration
Report: Biden Education Department staff will get $500K from student loan bailout(The College Fix) – President Joe Biden’s $300 billion student loan bailout will benefit some of his political appointees to the U.S. Department of Education, according… Read More
National
New York, California AGs take a shot at gun industry(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from New York and California sent a letter Friday to the CEOs of three major credit card companies asking them to establish a specific… Read More
Biden administration
Student debt will rise to pre-cancellation levels in less than a decade, budget group says(The Center Square) – It will take less than a decade for student loan debt to return to the level it was at before President Joe Biden canceled nearly… Read More
Education
Mother asking for just a list of textbooks by grade is billed nearly $1,300 by Texas school districtA Texas mother trying to choose between schools asked her local school district for a list of required textbooks by grade. They billed her $1,267 for the information. Jennifer… Read More
Public Education
Washington teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass… Read More
Christian Schools
Man charged with kidnapping and murder in Christian school teacher Eliza Fletcher’s death received early prison release during pandemicThe search for a kidnapped schoolteacher in Memphis is over after her body was found Monday evening, Memphis police officials announced Tuesday. Cleotha Abston, 38, whose first prison sentence… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool families: Consider these fall outings and opportunities in the Kansas City areaFrom campus visits and field trips to standardized tests and special celebrations, the fall can bring numerous opportunities for homeschoolers in the Kansas City area. Now that the school… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Mask mandates expose the mulishness of public education bureaucrats while others buck policyAccording to Burbio’s Mask Policy Tracker, only seven of the 500 largest school districts in the United States (1.4%) had a mask mandate in effect for students beginning… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the… Read More
Public Education
Georgia teacher supply supplement will cost $20M(The Center Square) – Georgia plans to spend about $20 million on a program to give teachers and school employees a $125 bonus, a state official confirmed on Friday. Read More
Public Education
Louisiana superintendent says Biden admin’s Title IX gender and orientation rules are currently ‘unenforceable’(The Center Square) – Louisiana Superintendent Cade Brumley wants the state’s school leaders and athletic associations to know President Joe Biden’s proposed Title IX rules on sexual orientation and… Read More
Public Education
Washington school board passes new curriculum guidelines on U.S. history and race topics(The Center Square) – The Kennewick School Board in Washington state unanimously voted to adopt a new set of curriculum guidelines on Aug. 24 that aim to restrict teachings… Read More
Biden administration
Biden calls Trump and ‘Maga Republicans’ a threat to democracy(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden gave a speech Thursday night on the “soul of the nation” and called out what he sees as threats to American democracy. Read More
Local News
OTC receives significant national grant to help veteransSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Education has renewed Ozarks Technical Community College’s federal TRIO grant for an additional five years to expand the nationwide Veterans Upward Bound… Read More